Richard Mays | |
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| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1973–1977 | |
| Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Conley Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Dudley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1943 Little Rock, Arkansas, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Howard University, University of Arkansas School of Law |
| Occupation | Politician, judge, lawyer, businessman |
Richard Leon Mays Sr. (born August 5, 1943) an American retired politician, judge, lawyer, and businessman from the U.S. state of Arkansas. Elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1972, he was one of the first three African Americans to serve in the Arkansas General Assembly since the Reconstruction era. Governor Bill Clinton appointed Mays to the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1980.