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Louis E. Sturns
1949–
United States
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Biography
Louis E. Sturns (born August 6, 1949) is an American lawyer and retired judge. In 1990, he became the first African American to serve on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's court of last resort for criminal cases. He was also the first African American criminal district court judge in Tarrant County, Texas, and the first African American president of the Tarrant County Bar Association.
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