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1/#OTD in 1870, Jonathan Jasper Wright became the first black state supreme court justice in American history. He served on the South Carolina Supreme Court, the next stop on our #52courts52weeks tour! #BlackHistoryMonth 
2/ When Wright was on the Court, he and his colleagues worked out of the State House. It was not until 1971 that the Court finally moved into its own building – the renovated Columbia Post Office.
3/ Before serving on the Court, Wright was active and influential in law and politics. He was one of the first three African-American attorneys admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1868.
A new project for a new year: Each week in 2019, @DrToddACurry, @ProfLeonard_ISU, and I will profile a different state supreme court in the United States. We’ll start this Friday with the First State, Delaware!
If you're following along with our #52courts52weeks tour, here's our itinerary so far:
Our first stop was the First State, Delaware, known for corporate law, a challenged partisan balance requirement, and creating the last permanent state supreme court.
Our first stop was the First State, Delaware, known for corporate law, a challenged partisan balance requirement, and creating the last permanent state supreme court.
We headed west to Nevada with @ProfLeonard_ISU to learn about the new majorities of women serving on the Court and in the state legislature, as well as the state's unique chief justice rotation rules. #52courts52weeks
