Eugene F. Black c. 1949

Eugene F. Black (1903–1990) was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1956 to 1972.

Black studied law at both the Detroit College of Law and the University of Michigan Law School. He passed the bar in 1925. In 1945, Black was elected Michigan Attorney General as a Republican, but he did not seek re-election two years later. He later served as a judge of the Thirty-First Circuit. In 1955, Black was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court as a Democrat.

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Party political offices Preceded byJohn R. Dethmers Republican nominee for Michigan Attorney General 1946 Succeeded byStuart B. White Legal offices Preceded byFoss O. Eldred Michigan Attorney General 1947-1949 Succeeded byStephen John Roth