Ernest A. Finney Jr.
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Ernest A. Finney Jr. was a pioneering civil rights attorney who became the first African American Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court in the 20th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief justice
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| barAdmission | South Carolina Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1931-03-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Smithfield, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Ernest A. Finney III
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Finney NERFINISHED ⓘ Leola Finney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2017-12-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Claflin College
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina State College School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime (Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court) | 1994 ⓘ |
| endTime (Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court) | 2000 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Finney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | civil rights law ⓘ |
| fullName | Ernest Adolphus Finney Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | induction into the South Carolina Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | South Carolina House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first African American Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court in the 20th century
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leadership in desegregation and voting rights cases in South Carolina courts ⓘ one of the first African Americans elected to the South Carolina legislature in the 20th century ⓘ pioneering civil rights attorney in South Carolina ⓘ |
| notableWork | legal defense of civil rights activists in South Carolina ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
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Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Methodist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
NERFINISHED
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Sumter, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Davenport Finney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime (Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court) | 1985 ⓘ |
| startTime (Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court) | 1994 ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryActivity | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
civil rights lawyer representing student protesters
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private practice attorney ⓘ public defender ⓘ |
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