Harold B. Jackson Jr.

Harold B. Jackson Jr.
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 18
In office
August 1, 1978 – December 16, 1985
Preceded byTransitioned from 2nd circ.
Succeeded byPatricia D. McMahon
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 18
In office
January 7, 1974 – July 31, 1978
Appointed byPatrick Lucey
Preceded byChrist T. Seraphim
Succeeded byTransitioned to Milwaukee circ.
President of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors
In office
July 6, 1971 – December 1972
Personal details
Born(1939-12-28)December 28, 1939
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedFebruary 14, 2016(2016-02-14) (aged 76)
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee
Spouses
  • Rita Suzanne McCabe
    (m. 1962; div. 1979)
  • Dolores Dross Haig
    (m. 1980; div. 1985)
  • Kathleen Davis
    (m. 1998)
Children3
Parent
RelativesJewell Jackson McCabe (sister)
Alma materMarquette University
Marquette Law School
ProfessionLawyer, judge

Harold Baron Jackson Jr. (December 28, 1939 – February 14, 2016) was an American lawyer and judge from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County for 12 years and was the first African American circuit court judge in Wisconsin history. Earlier, he served as president of the Milwaukee School Board and was also the first African American to hold that office.