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Sankaran Nair, Sir Chettur
Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair was an Indian jurist and statesman who, despite his independent views and outspokenness,......
Sapru, Sir Tej Bahadur
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru was a jurist and statesman important in the progress of British India toward self-government.......
Savary, Anne-Jean-Marie-René, duc de Rovigo
Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary, duc de Rovigo was a French general, administrator, and trusted servant of Napoleon......
Savigny, Friedrich Karl von
Friedrich Karl von Savigny was a German jurist and legal scholar who was one of the founders of the influential......
Scaevola, Publius Mucius
Publius Mucius Scaevola was one of the foremost Roman jurists of his time and a prominent figure in the events......
Scaevola, Quintus Mucius
Quintus Mucius Scaevola was the founder of the scientific study of Roman law. As consul in 95 Scaevola and his......
Scaevola, Quintus Mucius
Quintus Mucius Scaevola was a prominent Roman jurist. He was the cousin of Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex, who......
Scalfaro, Oscar Luigi
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro was a lawyer and politician who was president of Italy from 1992 to 1999. Educated at the......
Scalia, Antonin
Antonin Scalia was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016, well known......
Schlabrendorff, Fabian von
Fabian von Schlabrendorff was a West German lawyer, best known for his participation in two attempts to assassinate......
Schulmeister, Karl
Karl Schulmeister was the chief of espionage for Napoleon I. Throughout his life Schulmeister nurtured the curious......
Scott, James Brown
James Brown Scott was an American jurist and legal educator, one of the principal early advocates of international......
Scott, Rick
Rick Scott is an American Republican politician who was elected to represent the state of Florida in the U.S. Senate......
Scroggs, Sir William
Sir William Scroggs was a controversial lord chief justice of England (1678–81), who presided over the trials of......
Seddon, Richard John
Richard John Seddon was a New Zealand statesman who as prime minister (1893–1906) led a Liberal Party ministry......
Selborne, Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of, Viscount Wolmer Of Blackmoor, Baron Selborne Of Selborne
Roundell Palmer, 1st earl of Selborne was a British lord high chancellor (1872–74, 1880–85) who almost singlehandedly......
Selden, John
John Selden was a legal antiquarian, Orientalist, and politician who was the leading figure in the Antiquarian......
Sessions, Jeff
Jeff Sessions is an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. attorney general (2017–18) in the administration......
Severing, Carl
Carl Severing was a German politician who was a leading member of the Social Democratic Party during the Weimar......
Sewall, Samuel
Samuel Sewall was a British-American colonial merchant and a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials, best remembered......
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury was an English politician, a member of the Council of State (1653–54;......
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of Shaftesbury was one of the most effective social and industrial reformers in......
Shaw, Lemuel
Lemuel Shaw was the chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1830–60), who left an indelible......
Sheindlin, Judy
Judy Sheindlin is an American jurist and television personality who was best known for the show Judge Judy (1996–2021).......
Shiras, George, Jr.
George Shiras, Jr. was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1892–1903). Shiras was admitted......
Shuvalov, Pyotr Andreyevich, Count
Pyotr Andreyevich, Count Shuvalov was a diplomat and political-police director who became one of Alexander II’s......
Shāfiʿī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-
Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Shāfiʿī was a Muslim legal scholar who played an important role in the formation of Islamic legal......
Sibal, Kapil
Kapil Sibal is an Indian lawyer, politician, and government official who became a senior leader in the Indian National......
Simon, John Allse Brook Simon, 1st Viscount
John Allse Brook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon was a British home secretary (1915–16, 1935–37), foreign secretary (1931–35),......
Simons, Walter
Walter Simons was a German jurist who served as interim president of the Weimar Republic, from March to May 1925.......
Sinha, Satyendra Prassano, 1st Baron Sinha of Raipur
Satyendra Prassano Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha of Raipur was an Indian lawyer and statesman who had an extremely successful......
Sirica, John
John Sirica was a U.S. district court judge whose search for the truth about the 1972 Watergate break-in was the......
Smith, Jack
Jack Smith American career prosecutor who in November 2022 was appointed special counsel in the U.S. Department......
Solon
Solon was an Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta,......
Somers, John Somers, Baron
John Somers, Baron Somers was an English statesman, chief minister to King William III of England from 1696 to......
Sotomayor, Sonia
Sonia Sotomayor associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2009. She was the first Hispanic......
Souter, David Hackett
David Hackett Souter was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009. Souter’s father was......
Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of, Baron Wriothesley Of Titchfield
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st earl of Southampton was an influential minister of state during the last years of the reign......
Specter, Arlen
Arlen Specter was an American lawyer and politician who was a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (1981–2011). Originally......
Speransky, Mikhail Mikhaylovich, Graf (Count)
Mikhail Mikhaylovich, Count Speransky was a Russian statesman prominent during the Napoleonic period, serving as......
Spitzer, Eliot
Eliot Spitzer is an American lawyer and politician who was governor of New York from 2007 to 2008. As the state’s......
Stallo, Johann Bernard
Johann Bernard Stallo was a German-American scientist, philosopher, educator, and lawyer who influenced philosophic......
Stammler, Rudolf
Rudolf Stammler was a German jurist and teacher who is considered to be one of the most influential legal philosophers......
Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl, Viscount Stanhope Of Mahon, Baron Stanhope Of Elvaston
Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope was an English politician and historian who was chiefly responsible for......
Stanton, Edwin M.
Edwin M. Stanton was the secretary of war who, under Pres. Abraham Lincoln, tirelessly presided over the giant......
Starr, Belle
Belle Starr was an American outlaw of Texas and the Oklahoma Indian Territory. Myra Belle Shirley grew up in Carthage,......
Starr, Ken
Ken Starr was an American lawyer best known as the independent counsel (1994–99) who headed the investigation of......
Stefan Dušan
Stefan Dušan was the king of Serbia (1331–46) and “Emperor of the Serbs, Greeks, and Albanians” (1346–55). He was......
Steinbach, Emil
Emil Steinbach was an Austrian economist, jurist, and statesman noted for his social reforms while serving in the......
Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames, 1st Baronet
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Baronet was a British legal historian, Anglo-Indian administrator, judge, and......
Stevens, John
John Stevens was an American lawyer, inventor, and promoter of the development of steam power for transportation.......
Stevens, John Paul
John Paul Stevens was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. Stevens,......
Stevenson, Bryan
Bryan Stevenson is an American lawyer, professor, author, and activist who works to bring legal representation......
Stewart, Potter
Potter Stewart was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1958–81). Stewart was admitted to the......
Stone, Harlan Fiske
Harlan Fiske Stone was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1925–41) and the 12th chief justice of the......
Story, Joseph
Joseph Story was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1811–45), who joined Chief Justice John......
Strange, Luther
Luther Strange is an American politician who was appointed as a Republican to the U.S. Senate from Alabama in 2017......
Strong, William
William Strong was a U.S. Supreme Court justice (1870–80), one of the most respected justices of the 19th-century......
Sulla
Sulla was the victor in the first full-scale civil war in Roman history (88–82 bce) and subsequently dictator (82–79),......
Sulpicius Rufus, Servius
Servius Sulpicius Rufus was a Roman jurist who wrote nearly 180 treatises on law. While none of them are extant,......
Sutherland, Edwin
Edwin Sutherland was an American criminologist, best known for his development of the differential association......
Sutherland, George
George Sutherland was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1922–38). Sutherland’s family immigrated......
Suárez, Francisco
Francisco Suárez was a Spanish theologian and philosopher, a founder of international law, often considered the......
Swayne, Noah H.
Noah H. Swayne was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862–81). Swayne chose the law after......
Sykes, Gresham M.
Gresham M. Sykes was an American criminologist known for his contributions to the study of delinquency and prisons.......
Taft, Robert A.
Robert A. Taft was a Republican leader in the U.S. Senate for 14 years (1939–53) whose espousal of traditional......
Taft, William Howard
William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States (1909–13) and 10th chief justice of the United......
Takahashi Hisako
Takahashi Hisako was a Japanese economist and government official who became the first female member of the Supreme......
Taney, Roger B.
Roger B. Taney was the fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, remembered principally for......
Tarde, Gabriel
Gabriel Tarde was a French sociologist and criminologist who was one of the most versatile social scientists of......
Tendulkar on Gandhi
Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar first published his eight-volume biography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahatma, in......
Thibaut, Anton Friedrich Justus
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut was a German jurist and leader of the philosophical school that maintained the tradition......
Thomas, Clarence
Clarence Thomas is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1991, the second African......
Thompson, Smith
Smith Thompson was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1823–43). Thompson studied law under......
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow was the lord chancellor of England from June 1778 to April 1783 and from December......
Tijerina, Reies
Reies Tijerina was an American radical and civil rights activist who led a land-grant movement in northern New......
Todd, Thomas
Thomas Todd was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1807–26). Todd was admitted to the bar......
Torrens, Sir Robert Richard
Sir Robert Richard Torrens was an Australian statesman who introduced a simplified system of transferring land,......
Tribonian
Tribonian was a legal authority and public official in the Byzantine Empire (eastern Roman Empire), who was the......
Trimble, Robert
Robert Trimble was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1826–28). Trimble grew up on the Kentucky......
Trumbull, Lyman
Lyman Trumbull was a U.S. senator from Illinois whose independent views during the Civil War and Reconstruction......
Tunkin, Grigory Ivanovich
Grigory Ivanovich Tunkin was a Soviet legal scholar and diplomat who played a major role in formulating Soviet......
Ulpian
Ulpian was a Roman jurist and imperial official whose writings supplied one-third of the total content of the Byzantine......
Vacarius
Vacarius was a scholar of Roman (civil) and canon law, who was, at the nascent University of Oxford and elsewhere,......
Vallandigham, Clement L.
Clement L. Vallandigham was a politician during the American Civil War (1861–65) whose Southern sympathies and......
Van Cortlandt, Stephanus
Stephanus Van Cortlandt was a Dutch-American colonial merchant and public official who was the first native-born......
Van Devanter, Willis
Willis Van Devanter was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1910–37). After graduating from......
Vance, Usha
Usha Vance is the second lady of the United States and the first Indian American and practicing Hindu to hold the......
Vattel, Emmerich de
Emmerich de Vattel was a Swiss jurist who, in Le Droit des gens (1758; “The Law of Nations”), applied a theory......
Verres, Gaius
Gaius Verres was a Roman magistrate notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily. His trial exposed the extent of......
Vidocq, François
François Vidocq was an adventurer and detective who helped create the police de sûreté (“security police”) in France.......
Vinogradoff, Sir Paul Gavrilovitch
Sir Paul Gavrilovitch Vinogradoff was an Anglo-Russian legal scholar and medievalist who was perhaps the greatest......
Vinson, Fred M.
Fred M. Vinson was an American lawyer and the 13th chief justice of the United States, who was a vigorous supporter......
Vlasov, Andrey Andreyevich
Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov was an anti-Stalinist military commander who, captured by the Germans early in World......
Vyshinsky, Andrey
Andrey Vyshinsky was a Soviet statesman, diplomat, and lawyer who was the chief prosecutor during the Great Purge......
Wagner, Robert F.
Robert F. Wagner was an American Democratic Party politician who served as mayor of New York City (1954–65). Wagner......
Waite, Morrison Remick
Morrison Remick Waite was the seventh chief justice of the United States (1874–88), who frequently spoke for the......
Waldeck-Rousseau, René
René Waldeck-Rousseau was a politician who, as premier of France, settled the Dreyfus Affair. He was also responsible......
Wallace, Lewis
Lewis Wallace was an American soldier, lawyer, diplomat, and author who is principally remembered for his historical......
Wallace, Perry
Perry Wallace was a trailblazer in college basketball who became the first Black varsity basketball player in the......