# Robert Heberton Terrell

> Robert Heberton Terrell was an attorney and the second African American to serve as a justice of the peace in Washington, D.C. In 1911 he was appointed as a judge to the District of Columbia Municipal Court by President William Howard Taft; he was one of four African-American men appointed to high office and considered his "Black Cabinet". He was reappointed as judge under succeeding administrations, including that of Democrat Woodrow Wilson.

*African-American justice in Washington, D.C (1857-1925)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1857-11-27
- **Died:** 1925-12-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 44.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Robert Heberton Terrell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Heberton_Terrell)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24060989)

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