Interview with Judge R. Black, May 17, 1966 Page: 5
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Don Wilson: But you did need a form book?
Judge Black: I needed a form book.
Don Wilson: Still need those today, don't we?
Judge Black: Yeah, sure do.
Don Wilson: Judge, how long did you practice law then after you received your license
before you decided to enter public office?
Judge Black: Well, I went, wasn't very long. I first went as District Clerk for a short
time. Made the race for that and elected, and then I resigned and became county
attorney, Callahan County.
Don Wilson: And how long did you serve as county attorney for Callahan County?
Judge Black: Until 1916.
Don Wilson: And then did you take some other office there, Judge?
Judge Black: Not at that time. In 1918, I ran for county judge, was elected county judge
and served as county judge of Callahan until 1922.
Don Wilson: Between 1916 and 1918, those were the years of World War I, Judge, did
you practice law then?
Judge Black: I did.
Don Wilson: And that was in Callahan County.
Judge Black: Callahan County.
Don Wilson: Did you have an office in Baird or where was it?
Judge Black: In Baird.
Don Wilson: Now in 1918, you stated that you became, ran for county judge and was
elected and you served until 1922. Was that just one term?
Judge Black: That was two terms. It was two year terms at that time.
Don Wilson: All right, did you have an opponent during that period of time?
Judge Black: I did when I ran the first time. I didn't, of course, on my second time.5
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Wilson, Don & Black, R. Interview with Judge R. Black, May 17, 1966, text, May 17, 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth865942/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.