Category: Law and Law Enforcement

Golden E. Johnson

Feb 23, 2022

in 1930-1959 (Born), African Americans, Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Law and Law Enforcement, Politics & Government

1944-2010 Golden Johnson was the first Black woman to serve as a Newark municipal court judge. Her obituary called her “a trailblazer for African American women lawyers in NJ.” She was appointed a judge by Gibson in 1974, at only 30 years old. She said, “I look forward to serving the people of Newark to…
M. Bernadine Johnson Marshall

Feb 23, 2022

in 1910-1929 (Born), African Americans, Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Featured, Law and Law Enforcement

1923-1997 Marie B. Johnson, of Newark, was one of the first African American women in NJ to be admitted to the NJ bar in 1949 with Martha Belle Williams. When they graduated they made the front page of the Newark News and Bernadine said she had “dreamed of this since I was a little girl…Oh…