Wilmont Sweeney
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Wilmont Sweeney | |||
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| Born | November 19,1925 Austin, Texas | ||
| Died | 1999 | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
| Education | Political science | ||
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Wilmont Sweeney (1925-1999), attorney, politician, judge, was born in Austin, Texas November 19,1925. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in political science in 1950, from UC Hastings College of Law in 1955, and was elected to the City Council of Berkeley, CA in 1961[1]. He was Berkeley's first Black councilmember. In 1974 he was inducted as the first Black judge in Berkeley-Albany Municipal Court[2]; in 1979 he was appointed Superior Court judge by California Governor Jerry Brown Jr.[3].
As Superior Court juvenile court judge, Sweeney promoted counseling and rehabilitation as alternatives to detention centers. California's Juvenile Court judges bestow an award in Sweeney's name honoring judges who uphold this ideal [4].
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