Robert Emmitt Lillard

Robert Emmitt Lillard
Born(1907-03-23)March 23, 1907
Trimble Springs Bottom, South Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1991(1991-11-06) (aged 84)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationLawyer · Judge · Politician · Civil rights activist
Years active1936–1978
Known forFirst African American circuit court judge in Davidson County

Robert Emmitt Lillard (March 23, 1907 – November 6, 1991) was an American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, and politician from Nashville, Tennessee. He served on the Nashville City Council and Metropolitan Council (1951–1971), organized voter registration drives, aided the Nashville sit-in movement, and in 1978 became the first African American 1st circuit court judge in Davidson County.

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