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Davies, Sir John
Sir John Davies was an English poet and lawyer whose Orchestra, or a Poem of Dancing reveals a typically Elizabethan......
Davis, David
David Davis was an American politician, a close associate of Abraham Lincoln. He served as a Supreme Court justice......
Davis, John W.
John W. Davis was a conservative Democratic politician who was his partyâs unsuccessful candidate for the presidency......
Davis, Katharine Bement
Katharine Bement Davis was an American penologist, social worker, and writer who had a profound effect on American......
Davison, William
William Davison was a secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England, chiefly remembered for his part in the execution......
Day, William R.
William R. Day was a statesman and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1903â22). After graduation from......
Dean, John
John Dean is an American lawyer who served as White House counsel (1970â73) during the administration of U.S. Pres.......
Dees, Morris
Morris Dees is an American lawyer and civil rights activist who is known for founding the Southern Poverty Law......
DeLancey, James
James DeLancey was the lieutenant governor and chief justice of the British colony of New York. The eldest son......
Demetz, Frédéric-Auguste
Frédéric-Auguste Demetz was a French jurist and early advocate of the cottage reformatory for juvenile offenders,......
Depew, Chauncey Mitchell
Chauncey Mitchell Depew was an American railroad lawyer and politician who is best remembered as an orator, a wit,......
Dershowitz, Alan
Alan Dershowitz is an American lawyer and author known for his writings and media appearances in which he strongly......
Despard, Edward Marcus
Edward Marcus Despard was a British army officer and colonial administrator and organizer of a conspiracy against......
Dewey, Thomas E.
Thomas E. Dewey was a vigorous American prosecuting attorney whose successful racket-busting career won him three......
Di Pietro, Antonio
Antonio Di Pietro is an Italian jurist and politician who uncovered a wide-ranging government corruption scandal......
Dicey, Albert Venn
Albert Venn Dicey was a British jurist whose Lectures Introductory to the Study of the Law of the Constitution......
Dinarchus
Dinarchus was a professional speech writer at Athens whose work is generally thought to reflect the incipient decline......
Dole, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Dole is a trailblazing American politician whose career included many âfirstsâ for women. She was the......
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a jurist, one of the principal codifiers of Roman law under the emperor Justinian I. Dorotheus helped......
Dorr, Thomas Wilson
Thomas Wilson Dorr was an American lawyer and constitutional reformer in Rhode Island who led the Dorr Rebellion......
Douglas, William O.
William O. Douglas was a public official, legal educator, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, best......
Draco
Draco was an Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code punished both trivial and serious crimes in Athens with deathâhence......
Dreyfus, Alfred
Alfred Dreyfus was a French army officer whose trial for treason began a 12-year controversy, known as the Dreyfus......
Drusus, Marcus Livius
Marcus Livius Drusus was the son of the tribune of 122 bc by the same name; as tribune in 91, Drusus made the last......
Dudley, Edward R.
Before Edward R. Dudley became the first Black person to hold the title of U.S. ambassador, he was a teacher, a......
Duguit, LĂ©on
LĂ©on Duguit was a French jurist, one of the most revolutionary legal thinkers of his generation, who elaborated......
Dulany, Daniel
Daniel Dulany was a lawyer who was an influential political figure in the period just before the American Revolution.......
Dulany, Daniel
Daniel Dulany was an Irish-American colonial lawyer, landowner, and public official. Daniel Dulany went to Maryland......
Dumouriez, Charles-François du Périer
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French general who won signal victories for the French Revolution in......
Durbin, Dick
Dick Durbin is an American politician who represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983â97) and......
Duvall, Gabriel
Gabriel Duvall was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1811â35). Duvall, the great-grandson......
Dyer, Sir James
Sir James Dyer was the chief justice of the English Court of Common Pleas from 1559, who originated the modern......
DâAquino, Iva Toguri
Iva Toguri DâAquino was one of several announcers on propaganda radio broadcasts directed at U.S. troops from Japan......
Earp, Wyatt
Wyatt Earp was a legendary frontiersman of the American West, who was an itinerant saloonkeeper, gambler, lawman,......
Ebadi, Shirin
Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, writer, and teacher, who received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2003 for her......
Edelman, Marian Wright
Marian Wright Edelman is an American lawyer and civil rights activist who founded the Childrenâs Defense Fund in......
Edmunds, George Franklin
George Franklin Edmunds was a U.S. senator and constitutional lawyer, who for a quarter of a century was a participant......
Edwards, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Edwards was an American attorney and author who was the wife of the Democratic U.S. senator and 2004......
Ehrlich, Eugen
Eugen Ehrlich was an Austrian legal scholar and teacher generally credited with founding the discipline of the......
ElBaradei, Mohamed
Mohamed ElBaradei is an Egyptian lawyer and government official who was director general (1997â2009) of the International......
Eldon, John Scott, 1st Earl of, Viscount Encombe Of Encombe, Baron Eldon Of Eldon
John Scott, 1st earl of Eldon was the lord chancellor of England for much of the period between 1801 and 1827.......
Ellsworth, Oliver
Oliver Ellsworth was an American statesman and jurist, chief author of the 1789 act establishing the U.S. federal......
Elphinstone, Mountstuart
Mountstuart Elphinstone was a British official in India who did much to promote popular education and local administration......
Elphinstone, William
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop and statesman, and the founder of the University of Aberdeen. Elphinstone......
Emhoff, Doug
Doug Emhoff is an American attorney who served as the second gentleman of the United States (2021â25) and is the......
Emmet, Thomas Addis
Thomas Addis Emmet was a lawyer in Ireland and, later, in the United States, a leader of the nationalist Society......
Empson, Sir Richard
Sir Richard Empson was an English lawyer and minister of King Henry VII, remembered, with Edmund Dudley, for his......
Erim, Nihat
Nihat Erim was a Turkish politician who served as prime minister of Turkey from 1971 to 1972, heading a coalition......
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine was a British Whig lawyer who made important contributions to the protection......
Ervin, Samuel J., Jr.
Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. was a U.S. senator best known as chairman of the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign......
Essex, Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st earl of
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st earl of Essex , was the worst of a number of cruel and lawless barons during the reign......
Evarts, William Maxwell
William Maxwell Evarts was a U.S. lawyer and statesman who took part successfully in the three greatest public......
Evatt, Herbert Vere
Herbert Vere Evatt was an Australian statesman, judge, and writer on law who was a key member of the Labor administrations......
Ewart, William
William Ewart was an English politician who succeeded in partially abolishing capital punishment. Ewart was educated......
Eötvös, Kåroly
Kåroly Eötvös was a Hungarian writer, lawyer, and politician best known as the defense counsel in a notorious case......
Falconer of Thoroton, Charles Falconer, Lord
Charles Falconer, Lord Falconer of Thoroton was a British politician whose term as lord chancellor (2003â07) was......
Falconer, Martha Platt
Martha Platt Falconer was an American social worker who helped transform U.S. institutions for delinquent or displaced......
Farinacci, Prospero
Prospero Farinacci was an Italian jurist whose Praxis et Theorica Criminalis (1616) was the strongest influence......
Farinacci, Roberto
Roberto Farinacci was a radical Italian politician and Fascist ras, or local party boss, who helped Benito Mussolini......
Farnham, Eliza Wood Burhans
Eliza Wood Burhans Farnham was an American reformer and writer, an early advocate of the importance of rehabilitation......
FernĂĄndez de Kirchner, Cristina
Cristina FernĂĄndez de Kirchner is an Argentine lawyer and politician who in 2007 became the first woman elected......
FernĂĄndez-Miranda y Hevia, Torcuato
Torcuato FernĂĄndez-Miranda y Hevia was a Spanish jurist and politician. A leading figure in the Falangist movement......
Ferraro, Geraldine
Geraldine Ferraro was an American Democratic politician who was the first woman to be nominated for vice president......
Feuerbach, Paul, knight von
Paul, knight von Feuerbach was a jurist noted for his reform of criminal law in Germany. Feuerbach received a doctorate......
Field, David Dudley
David Dudley Field was a U.S. lawyer whose advocacy of law codification had international influence. The âField......
Field, Stephen J.
Stephen J. Field was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and chief architect of the constitutional approach......
Fielding, Sir John
Sir John Fielding was an English police magistrate and the younger half brother of novelist Henry Fielding, noted......
Filangieri, Gaetano
Gaetano Filangieri was a Neapolitan jurist, philosopher, and economic theorist whose La scienza della legislazione......
Finletter, Thomas K.
Thomas K. Finletter was an American lawyer and government official whose policy recommendations reshaped the United......
Fiore, Pasquale
Pasquale Fiore was an Italian jurist and leading authority on international law. Fiore studied at Urbino, Pisa,......
Fitzgerald, Patrick
Patrick Fitzgerald is an American lawyer who, as the U.S. attorney (Northern District of Illinois) in Chicago (2001â12)......
Flavius, Gnaeus
Gnaeus Flavius was a Roman legal writer and politician who made public the technical rules of legal procedure,......
Flores, Cilia
Cilia Flores is a Venezuelan politician who served as the countryâs first lady beginning in 2013 and is the wife......
Folger, Henry Clay
Henry Clay Folger was an American lawyer and business executive who is chiefly remembered as the founder of the......
Foltz, Clara Shortridge
Clara Shortridge Foltz was a lawyer and reformer who, after helping open the California bar to women, became a......
Ford, Gerald
Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States (1974â77), who, as 40th vice president, had succeeded to......
Forrer, Ludwig
Ludwig Forrer was a Swiss statesman, twice elected federal president of the Swiss Confederation, who was a noted......
Fortas, Abe
Abe Fortas was a lawyer and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1965â69). Nominated to......
Fortescue, Sir John
Sir John Fortescue was a jurist, notable for a legal treatise, De laudibus legum Angliae (c. 1470; âIn Praise of......
FouchĂ©, Joseph, duc dâOtrante
Joseph FouchĂ©, duc dâOtrante was a French statesman and organizer of the police, whose efficiency and opportunism......
Fouquier-Tinville, Antoine-Quentin
Antoine-Quentin Fouquier-Tinville was a French Revolutionary lawyer who was public prosecutor of the Revolutionary......
Frankfurter, Felix
Felix Frankfurter was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1939â62), a noted scholar and teacher......
Fraunce, Abraham
Abraham Fraunce was an English poet, a protégé of the poet and courtier Sir Philip Sidney. Fraunce was educated......
Frederick II
Frederick II was the king of Prussia (1740â86), a brilliant military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic......
Frederick II
Frederick II was the king of Sicily (1197â1250), duke of Swabia (as Frederick VI, 1228â35), German king (1212â50),......
Frederick William II
Frederick William II was the king of Prussia from August 17, 1786, under whom, despite his lack of exceptional......
Freedman, Maurice
Maurice Freedman was a British scholar who was one of the worldâs leading experts on Chinese anthropology. After......
French, Sir George Arthur
Sir George Arthur French was a British soldier in Canada who organized the North West Mounted Rifles (later the......
Fuller, Melville Weston
Melville Weston Fuller was the eighth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1888â1910), whose......
Gaius
Gaius was a Roman jurist whose writings became authoritative in the late Roman Empire. The Law of Citations (426),......
Galloway, Joseph
Joseph Galloway was a distinguished American colonial attorney and legislator who remained loyal to Great Britain......
Gandhi, Mahatma
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the Indian......
Gans, Eduard
Eduard Gans was a major German jurist and, for a time, a potent force in the revival of studies of Jewish culture.......
Gardiner, Stephen
Stephen Gardiner was an English bishop and statesman, a leading exponent of conservatism in the first generation......
Garland, Merrick
Merrick Garland is an American lawyer, judge, and government official who served as U.S. attorney general throughout......
Garrett, Pat
Pat Garrett was a Western U.S. lawman known as the man who killed Billy the Kid. Born in Alabama and reared in......
GarzĂłn, Baltasar
Baltasar GarzĂłn is a Spanish judge famous for his high-profile investigations into crimes against humanity. GarzĂłn,......
Gentili, Alberico
Alberico Gentili was an Italian jurist, regarded as one of the founders of the science of international law and......
Gierke, Otto Friedrich von
Otto Friedrich von Gierke was a legal philosopher who was a leader of the Germanist school of historical jurisprudence......
Gillars, Mildred
Mildred Gillars was an American citizen who was a radio propagandist for the Nazi government during World War II.......