List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Tennessee

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Tennessee.

It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses).

Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

Fredrick McGhee : First African American male lawyer in Tennessee (1885)
Benjamin Hooks : First African American male judge in Tennessee since Reconstruction Era (1965)