Israel Meyer Augustine Jr.

Israel Meyer Augustine Jr. (16 November 1924 – 29 August 1994) was an American lawyer and the first Black district judge in Louisiana.

In 1971, he presided over a trial of twelve Black Panthers members accused of the attempted murder of five New Orleans policemen.

Augustine died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1994, aged 69. He was a Catholic.

Israel Meyer Augustine Middle School was renamed for him.

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