Lawyers, Judges & Jurists, WAP-ʿĀM
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Wapner, Joseph
Joseph Wapner was an American jurist and TV personality who presided (1981–93) over The People’s Court, an immensely......
Ward, Hortense Sparks Malsch
Hortense Sparks Malsch Ward was an American lawyer and reformer who campaigned energetically and successfully in......
Ward, Nathaniel
Nathaniel Ward was a Puritan minister and writer. Forced to leave his native England at a time of Puritan persecution,......
Wareru
Wareru was a famous king of Hanthawaddy (Hansavadi, or Pegu), who ruled (1287–96) over the Mon people of Lower......
Warren, Earl
Earl Warren was an American jurist, the 14th chief justice (1953–69) of the United States who presided over the......
Washington, Bushrod
Bushrod Washington was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1798 to 1829. A nephew of George......
Washington, Harold
Harold Washington was an American politician who gained national prominence as the first African American mayor......
Wayne, James M.
James M. Wayne was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1835–67). Wayne was admitted to the......
Waynflete, William of
William of Waynflete was an English lord chancellor and bishop of Winchester who founded Magdalen College of the......
Webster, Daniel
Daniel Webster was an American orator and politician who practiced prominently as a lawyer before the U.S. Supreme......
Weddington, Sarah
Sarah Weddington was an American lawyer, speaker, educator, and writer best known for her role as the plaintiff’s......
Wells, Alice Stebbins
Alice Stebbins Wells was an American minister and social welfare worker who, in 1910, became the first woman appointed......
Westlake, John
John Westlake was an English lawyer and social reformer who was influential in the field of law dealing with the......
Wheaton, Henry
Henry Wheaton was an American maritime jurist, diplomat, and author of a standard work on international law. After......
White, Byron R.
Byron R. White was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1962–93). Before taking up the study......
White, Edward Douglass
Edward Douglass White was the ninth chief justice of the United States (1911–21), whose major contribution to U.S.......
White, Mary Jo
Mary Jo White is an American attorney who served as head (2013–17) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission......
Whitney, William C.
William C. Whitney was the U.S. secretary of the navy (1885–89) who played a major role in the post-Civil War rebuilding......
Whittaker, Charles E.
Charles E. Whittaker was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1957–62). Whittaker was admitted......
Wiesenthal, Simon
Simon Wiesenthal was the founder (1961) and head (until 2003) of the Jewish Documentation Centre in Vienna. During......
Wigmore, John Henry
John Henry Wigmore was an American legal scholar and teacher whose 10-volume Treatise on the Anglo-American System......
Willebrandt, Mabel Walker
Mabel Walker Willebrandt was an American lawyer who served as assistant attorney general of the United States from......
Williams, Edward Bennett
Edward Bennett Williams was an American lawyer best known for his defense of famous public figures. After graduating......
Willis, Fani
Fani Willis is an American lawyer who currently serves as the district attorney of Fulton county, Georgia. The......
Willkie, Wendell
Wendell Willkie was a U.S. Republican presidential candidate in 1940 who tried unsuccessfully to unseat President......
Wilson, David
David Wilson was an American lawyer and author who collaborated with Solomon Northup to describe the latter’s kidnapping......
Wilson, James
James Wilson was a colonial American lawyer and political theorist, who signed both the Declaration of Independence......
Wolfgang, Marvin
Marvin Wolfgang was an American criminologist who was described by the British Journal of Criminology as “the most......
Wolsey, Thomas, Cardinal
Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey was a cardinal and statesman who dominated the government of England’s King Henry VIII......
Woodbury, Levi
Levi Woodbury was an American politician who was an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1846 to 1851. Woodbury......
Woods, William B.
William B. Woods was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1880–87). After being admitted to......
Wright, Quincy
Quincy Wright was an American political scientist and authority on international law known for classic studies......
Wythe, George
George Wythe was an American jurist who was one of the first judges in the United States to state the principle......
Yaroslav the Wise
Yaroslav the Wise was the grand prince of Kyivan Rus (Kievan Rus) from 1019 to 1054. A son of the grand prince......
Yoon Suk-Yeol
Yoon Suk-Yeol is a South Korean lawyer and public official who served as prosecutor general (2019–21) and president......
Young, Owen D.
Owen D. Young was a U.S. lawyer and businessman best known for his efforts to solve reparations issues after World......
Zafrulla Khan, Sir Muhammad
Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan was a Pakistani politician, diplomat, and international jurist, known particularly for......
Zouche, Richard
Richard Zouche was an English jurist, one of the founders of international law, who became regius professor of......
Zubatov, Sergey Vasilyevich
Sergey Vasilyevich Zubatov was a tsarist colonel of the Russian gendarmes known for his establishment of a system......
Ó Dálaigh, Cearbhall
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh was the chief justice of the Irish Supreme Court (1961–74) and the fifth president of Ireland......
Ōoka Tadasuke
Ōoka Tadasuke was a highly respected Japanese judge of the Tokugawa period (1603–1867). Appointed to office by......
ʿAbduh, Muḥammad
Muḥammad ʿAbduh was a religious scholar, jurist, and liberal reformer, who led the late 19th-century movement in......
ʿĀmilī, Bahāʾ ad-dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn, al-
Bahāʾ ad-dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmilī was a theologian, mathematician, jurist, and astronomer who was a major......