Oscar W. Adams Jr.

Oscar W. Adams Jr.
Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
In office
October 10, 1980  October 31, 1993
Appointed byFob James
Preceded byJames N. Bloodworth
Succeeded byRalph Cook
Personal details
Born
Oscar William Adams, Jr.

February 7, 1925
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
DiedFebruary 15, 1997(1997-02-15) (aged 72)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Spouses
  • Willa Ingersoll
    (m. 1949; died 1982)
  • Anne-Marie Bradford
Children
  • Gail Adams
  • Oscar Adams III
  • Frank Adams
Parents
  • Oscar William Adams Sr.
  • Ella Virginia Eaton
Education
Known forFirst African-American justice of Alabama Supreme Court

Oscar William Adams Jr. (February 7, 1925 February 15, 1997) was the first African-American Alabama Supreme Court justice and the first African American elected to statewide office in Alabama (including the Reconstruction era).