Donald W. Davis Sr.

A criminal and civil law lawyer in Oklahoma for 32 years, Donald W. Davis Sr.* (PolSci’62) received the Trailblazer of the Year award at the Oklahoma Bar Association’s annual meeting last year. He was the first African-American to be appointed as a municipal special judge in the Oklahoma City Municipal Court. During the civil rights movement, Donald represented the Ministers Alliance Organization, which included the majority of African-American churches in Oklahoma City. He also is a founding member of the J.J. Bruce Legal Society, an organization of black trial lawyers, and was a charter member of the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association.

*Lifetime member