Summary
John H. "Jack" Ruffin Jr., retired Georgia Court of Appeals chief judge, died Friday night in Atlanta, Richmond County legislative delegation chairman Quincy Murphy confirmed Saturday.
Ruffin - the first black member of the Augusta Bar Association - was also the first black Augusta Superior Court judge and the first black Court of Appeals chief judge.See the full content of this document
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Judge Who Broke Racial Barrier Dies
His name will be featured on the new Richmond County judicial center under construction on Walton Way, city commissioners decided last year.
Associates said they became alarmed Friday when Ruffin, 75, did not show up to teach a class at Morehouse College. He was found alive at his Atlanta ...See the full content of this document
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