Judge Israel Augustine, Jr., was the first African American district judge in Louisiana.
Augustine was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In 1970, Israel M. Augustine, Jr. became the first Black elected as judge in Criminal District Court.
Judge Augustine surprised many observers by being elected last year to a 12‐year term on the Criminal Court bench.
Augustine was general counsel of the Southern Christian Leader ship Conference for six years and a friend of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was president of the conference at the time of his death.
