Famous Dead Lawyers: Recent Lawyer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 3,000 obituaries of famous dead lawyers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Gary Welsh
American lawyer and political commentator
Died on Sunday May 1st 2016
Renato Corona
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Phililpines
Died on Friday April 29th 2016
Frederick Bruce-Lyle
Ghanaian-born judge in several Caribbean countries
Died on Thursday April 21st 2016
Tony Whittaker
British solicitor and political activist
Died on Friday April 1st 2016
Solomon Blatt, Jr.
American federal district judge
Died on Wednesday April 20th 2016
A. R. Surendran
Sri Lankan lawyer
Died on Monday April 11th 2016
Ray Thornton
American attorney and politician
Died on Wednesday April 13th 2016
Joe Freeman Britt
American attorney and death penalty advocate
Died on Thursday April 7th 2016
Matiu Dickson
New Zealand Māori academic (University of Waikato) and lawyer
Died on Thursday April 7th 2016
Shirley Hufstedler
American lawyer and judge
Died on Wednesday March 30th 2016
Marie-Claire Kirkland
Canadian politician and judge
Died on Thursday March 24th 2016
Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain
Canadian politician and judge
Died on Thursday March 24th 2016
Reid Scott
Canadian politician and judge
Died on Wednesday March 2nd 2016
Darryl Hunt
American justice reform activist
Died on Sunday March 13th 2016
Cees Fasseur
Dutch historian and legal scholar
Died on Sunday March 13th 2016
William Schaap
American lawyer
Died on Thursday February 25th 2016
Francisco Rubio Llorente
Spanish judge
Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2016
Luis Alberto Machado
Venezuelan lawyer and politician
Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2016
Lauro Vizconde
Filipino crime victim (Vizconde murders) and justice advocate
Died on Saturday February 13th 2016
Antonin Scalia
American Justice of the Supreme Court (1986-2016)
Died on Saturday February 13th 2016
Oscar Camilión
Argentine lawyer and diplomat
Died on Friday February 12th 2016
Redding Pitt
American attorney and politician
Died on Sunday February 7th 2016
Charles Redding Pitt
American attorney and politician
Died on Sunday February 7th 2016
Alex Hickman
Canadian judge and politician
Died on Sunday January 10th 2016
Wolfgang Schnur
German politician and lawyer
Died on Saturday January 16th 2016
António de Almeida Santos
Portuguese lawyer and politician
Died on Monday January 18th 2016
T. S. Sinnathuray
Singaporean Supreme Court judge
Died on Monday January 18th 2016
George Carroll
American lawyer and politician
Died on Thursday January 14th 2016
James Hannah
American chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court (2005–2015)
Died on Thursday January 14th 2016
Anthony Mellows
British barrister and academic
Died on Sunday January 10th 2016
Alexander Hickman
Canadian judge and politician
Died on Monday January 11th 2016
Hayes McClerkin
American lawyer and politician
Died on Wednesday January 6th 2016
Norm Wolfinger
American State Attorney (1985–2013)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Adriana Olguín
Chilean lawyer and politician
Died on Thursday December 24th 2015
Joe Jamail
American attorney and billionaire
Died on Wednesday December 23rd 2015
Ignacio Carrau
Spanish politician and lawyer
Died on Saturday December 12th 2015
Juvenal Juvêncio
Brazilian lawyer and sports director
Died on Wednesday December 9th 2015
Xavier Olea Muñoz
Mexican lawyer and politician
Died on Tuesday December 1st 2015
Tahir Elçi
Turkish pro-Kurdish lawyer
Died on Saturday November 28th 2015
Sebastião do Rego Barros Netto
Brazilian lawyer and diplomat
Died on Monday November 9th 2015
Jack Millard
American prosecutor (Wayne Williams
Died on Thursday November 5th 2015
Colin Nicholson
New Zealand lawyer and jurist
Died on Saturday October 31st 2015
Truman McGill Hobbs
American district court judge
Died on Tuesday November 3rd 2015
Thomas R. Fitzgerald
retired chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Died on Sunday November 1st 2015
Lowell B. Komie
American lawyer and author
Died on Thursday October 29th 2015
Monika Zbrojewska
Polish attorney and politician
Died on Friday October 30th 2015
Alvin Bronstein
American lawyer and prisoner rights activist
Died on Saturday October 24th 2015
Michael Margaret Stewart
American lawyer and Alaskan First Lady
Died on Thursday October 22nd 2015
Elmo Braz Soares
Brazilian politician and lawyer
Died on Sunday October 25th 2015
Peter Tillers
Latvian-born American legal scholar
Died on Saturday October 3rd 2015