. . . . . . . . . "Mercedes Deiz (December 13, 1917 \u2013 October 5, 2005) was an American lawyer. She became the first black woman to practice law in Oregon, and was also the first black woman to serve as a district court judge and the first to be elected as a county circuit court judge."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "5473"^^ . . . . . . . . "Mercedes Deiz"@en . . . . . "Mercedes Deiz (December 13, 1917 \u2013 October 5, 2005) was an American lawyer. She became the first black woman to practice law in Oregon, and was also the first black woman to serve as a district court judge and the first to be elected as a county circuit court judge."@en . . . . . . . "1102223947"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "39200704"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .