MBLA
Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
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MBLA  TRAILBLAZER AWARDS
In September 2007, the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association created the MBLA Trailblazer Award to honor black lawyers
and judges who have blazed the trail and created a path where it did not exist for black lawyers and enriched the legal profession.

The first MBLA Trailblazer Awards were awarded on March 27, 2008 at the MBLA Gala Dinner, entitled
"Honoring Our Legacy,
Strengthening Our Future"
at the Boston Sheraton Hotel in Back Bay.

The 2008 Honorees are listed below.  Read about our Trailblazers...


Hon. Margaret Burnham
(Professor, Northeastern University School of Law)
First African-American Female Judge in Massachusetts

Hon. Joyce London Alexander
(Magistrate, U.S. District Court)
First African-American Chief United States Magistrate Judge in the Nation
First African-American Chief Judge in Massachusetts

Wayne Budd, Esq.
(Senior Counsel, Goodwin Procter)
First African-American United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts

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Governor Deval Patrick
(Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
  • First African-American Governor in Massachusetts
TRAILBLAZERS IN 2008
TRAILBLAZERS IN 2009