Judge Who Defied Desegregation in 1980s Found Dead in Law Office

White pupils from outlying areas of Norfolk arrive by bus on Sept. 4, 1970 at inner-city Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, VA, formerly almost all-black, on the opening day of schools under a court-ordered desegregation plan requiring massive busing. AP Photo

PINEVILLE, La.—A judge who made national headlines in the 1980s for defying a federal desegregation order has been found dead in his law office.

The Town Talk reports that Pineville police say in a news release that the 83-year-old attorney, Richard “Dick” Lee, apparently died Friday from an accidental bullet wound. Police say the investigation is continuing.

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