Oscar W. Adams Jr.

Oscar W. Adams Jr.
Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
In office
October 10, 1980 – October 31, 1993
Appointed byFob James
Preceded byJames N. Bloodworth
Succeeded byRalph Cook
Personal details
Born
Oscar William Adams, Jr.

February 7, 1925
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
DiedFebruary 15, 1997(1997-02-15) (aged 72)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Spouses
  • Willa Ingersoll
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    (m. 1949; died 1982)​
  • Anne-Marie Bradford
Children
  • Gail Adams
  • Oscar Adams III
  • Frank Adams
Parents
  • Oscar William Adams Sr.
  • Ella Virginia Eaton
Education
Known forFirst African-American justice of Alabama Supreme Court

Oscar William Adams Jr. (February 7, 1925 – February 15, 1997) was the first African-American Alabama Supreme Court justice and the first African American elected to statewide office in Alabama (including the Reconstruction era).[1]

  1. ^ Noble, Holcombe B. (February 18, 1997). "Oscar Adams, 72, a Pioneer As Alabama Top Court Justice". The New York Times.