James Lawrence King American judge dead at age 98
James Lawrence King, an American judge and senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida,
died on May 2, 2026. He was 98. Born in Miami on…
Famous Dead Lawyers: Recent Lawyer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 3,000 obituaries of famous dead lawyers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
G. Robert Blakey dead at age 90
G. Robert Blakey, an American attorney and emeritus law professor,
died on May 1, 2026, at age 90. He was best known for his work in connection with drafting the…
Stephen Adamini dead at age 81, Attorney, politician
Stephen Adamini, an American politician and attorney who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006,
died on April 29, 2026. He was 81. A Democrat, Adamini…
Len Strazewski American comic book writer dead at age 71
Len Strazewski, an American comic book writer,
died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 71. He worked on DC Comics titles including Starman, The Flash, Justice Society of…
Gerry Conway American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer dead at age 73
Gerry Conway, an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer,
died on April 27, 2026, at age 73. He wrote for titles including The Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League and…
Francisco Letamendia dead at age 82
Francisco Letamendia
died on April 26, 2026. He was a Spanish Basque politician and lawyer known for his role in the Burgos trials. Letamendia served as a member of the…
Reg Austin dead at age 91
Reg Austin
died on April 23, 2026. Tags Lawyers, Scientists, 23 April 2026, Austin, Reg, April 2026, April 23
George Ley public figure dead at age 80
George Ley, an English footballer who played for Portsmouth, Dallas Tornado and Exeter City,
died on April 23, 2026. He also played professionally for Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham…
Lawrence Korb American attorney, assistant secretary of defense dead at age 86
Lawrence Korb, an American attorney and assistant secretary of defense from 1981 to 1985,
died on April 20, 2026. He was 86. Korb was a senior fellow at the Center…
Ralph B. Guy Jr. American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Mich…
Ralph B. Guy Jr., an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,…
Gerardo Renault Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA, deputy dead at age 96
Gerardo Renault, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served in the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais from 1968 to 1978 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1978 to 1986,…
Oleksandr Polovkov public figure dead at age 46
Oleksandr Polovkov, a Ukrainian former professional football defender,
died on April 19, 2026. He was 46. Polovkov played for different clubs in the Ukrainian Premier League. He last played for…
David Mena Israeli politician, lawyer, member of the Knesset dead at age 73
David Mena, an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Knesset from 1992 to 1996,
died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 73. Born…
Terry L. Bruce American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 82
Terry L. Bruce, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993,
died on April 17, 2026, at age 82. Born in Olney, Illinois,…
Raza Kazim Pakistani philosopher and political activist dead at age 96
Raza Kazim, a Pakistani philosopher and political activist,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on January 13, 1930, in British India, he was also a…
Mamadou Sylla Guinean arms dealer dead at age 66
Mamadou Sylla, a Guinean arms dealer and politician,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 66. Born in Boké on January 25, 1960, he became wealthy after being…
Justin Fairfax American politician, lieutenant governor of Virginia, suicide by gunshot dead at age…
Justin Fairfax, an American politician and former lieutenant governor of Virginia,
died on April 16, 2026, in Wakefield, Virginia, at age 47. A Democrat, he served as Virginia’s 41st lieutenant…
Patrick Ground British politician dead at age 93
Patrick Ground, a British politician and barrister,
died on April 16, 2026, aged 93. Known as Reginald Patrick Ground QC, he served as a Conservative councillor on the London Borough…
Tony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony British lawyer, judge and life peer, member of the Hou…
Tony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, the British lawyer, judge and life peer who served in the House of Lords from 2009 to 2020,
died on April 16, 2026, aged…
Giorgos Gonios Greek footballer dead at age 79
Giorgos Gonios, a Greek footballer best known for his career with Panathinaikos,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 79. A defender, he began his career as a…
José Santamaría public figure dead at age 96
José Santamaría, a footballer and manager,
died on April 15, 2026. He was 96. Born José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias in Montevideo, he spent his 18-year playing career with Nacional and…
Phil Rockefeller American politician, member of the Washington Senate dead at age 87
Phil Rockefeller, an American politician and lawyer who served in the Washington Senate from 2005 to 2011,
died on April 15, 2026. He represented the 23rd legislative district as a…
Hiroshi Shiono Japanese legal scholar and academic dead at age 94
Hiroshi Shiono, a Japanese legal scholar and academic,
died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 94. He specialized in administrative law and served as an honorary professor at…
Francisco Sanjosé public figure dead at age 73
Francisco Sanjosé, a Spanish footballer,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 73. He played as a defender for Sevilla and competed with Spain’s Olympic football team in…
Vicente Lucas Portuguese footballer dead at age 90
Vicente Lucas, Portuguese footballer for Belenenses and the Portugal national team,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Vicente da Fonseca Lucas in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese…
Arturo Lizón Giner Spanish politician, senator dead at age 87
Arturo Lizón Giner, a Spanish politician and senator from 1979 to 1993,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on August 24, 1938, in Sella, Spain,…
Hans-Jürgen Becher German footballer dead at age 84
Hans-Jürgen Becher, a German footballer who played for Schalke 04,
died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 84. A defender, he made 32 appearances in the Oberliga West…
Arthur Louis Schechter American politician, diplomat and attorney dead at age 86
Arthur Louis Schechter, an American politician, diplomat and attorney,
died on April 13, 2026, at age 86. He was born on December 6, 1939, in Rosenberg, Texas, and attended public…
Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi dead at age 78
Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi
died on April 12, 2026. Tags Lawyers, Politicians, 12 April 2026, Hossein, Iran, Tabrizi, April 12, April 2026
Shafique Ahmed Bangladeshi lawyer, minister of law dead at age 88
Shafique Ahmed, a Bangladeshi lawyer and former minister of law, justice and parliamentary affairs,
died on April 12, 2026, at the age of 88. He served as Bangladesh’s minister for…
Sutan Harhara Indonesian football player and manager dead at age 73
Sutan Harhara, an Indonesian football player and manager,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 73. He played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team in the…
Hüsamettin Cindoruk Turkish politician, acting president, twice member and speaker of the Grand Nat…
Hüsamettin Cindoruk, Turkish politician and acting president in 1993,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 92. He was twice a member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly and…
Cho Sang-rae South Korean politician, MP dead at age 89
Cho Sang-rae, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on September 6, 1936, in Gimje,…
Manuel Gurría Ordóñez Mexican politician, two-time deputy, senator, governor of Tabasco dead at age…
Manuel Gurría Ordóñez, a Mexican politician and lawyer,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 94. He served twice in the Chamber of Deputies, was a senator from…
Stephen M. Schwebel American jurist, judge, vice president and president of the ICJ dead at age 97
Stephen M. Schwebel, an American jurist and judge who served on the International Court of Justice from 1981 to 2000,
died on April 9, 2026. He was vice president of…
Brian Garvey English footballer dead at age 88
Brian Garvey, the English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League,
died on April 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in Kingston upon Hull, he joined his hometown…
Harald Ofner Austrian lawyer and politician dead at age 93
Harald Ofner, an Austrian lawyer and politician,
died on April 8, 2026. He was 93. Born in Vienna on October 25, 1932, he studied law and received a doctorate in…
Jimmy Sullivan Australian politician, Queensland MLA dead at age 44
Jimmy Sullivan, an Australian politician and Queensland MLA,
died on April 8, 2026, aged 44. James Anthony Sullivan served as the member for Stafford in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from…
Srećko Bogdan Croatian footballer dead at age 69
Srećko Bogdan, a Croatian footballer and former professional defender,
died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Mursko Središće, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia, he began his career…
Abass Kaboua Togolese politician, senator dead at age 63
Abass Kaboua, a Togolese politician and senator since 2025,
died on April 8, 2026. He was 63. Kaboua was a member of the Movement of Centrist Republicans (MRC), which he…
Terry Gabinski American politician, member of the Chicago City Council dead at age 87
Terry Gabinski, an American politician who served on the Chicago City Council,
died on April 8, 2026. He was 87. Gabinski represented the 32nd Ward on the Chicago City Council…
Valentina Savostyanova Russian politician, MP dead at age 77
Valentina Savostyanova, a Russian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the State Duma from 2000 to 2007,
died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 77.…
Bae Myeong-in South Korean politician, minister of justice dead at age 93
Bae Myeong-in, a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as minister of justice from 1982 to 1985,
died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 93. He was…
Pietro Calogero Italian magistrate dead at age 86
Pietro Calogero, an Italian magistrate,
died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Pace del Mela, Italy, on December 28, 1939, he graduated from the University…
Raynella Leath American convicted murderer dead at age 77
Raynella Leath, an American convicted murderer and former registered nurse,
died on April 4, 2026, in Knox County, Tennessee, at the age of 77. Born Raynella Bernardene Large on October…
Evelyn Wilson American judge, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dead at age 66
Evelyn Wilson, an American judge and justice of the Kansas Supreme Court,
died on April 4, 2026, at age 66 from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Wilson was born in…
Cyrille Schott French civil servant, prefect of Hérault, puisne judge of the Cour des Comptes dead…
Cyrille Schott, a French civil servant who served as prefect of Hérault from 2007 to 2008 and as a puisne judge of the Cour des Comptes from 2009 to 2013,…
Augustine Nshimye Law dead at age 79
Augustine Nshimye, a Ugandan judge and justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda,
died on April 3, 2026. He served as a member of the Supreme Court from 2015, after…
Guy Jutras Canadian boxing referee and boxing judge dead at age 95
Guy Jutras
died on April 3, 2026. He was a Canadian boxing referee and boxing judge. Guy Jutras, 95, Canadian boxing referee and boxing judge. Tags Lawyers, 03 April 2026,…
Machana Shamukuni Politician dies
Machana Shamukuni, a Motswana politician,
died on April 2, 2026. He served as Minister of Justice from the department’s creation in 2022 until 2024 and was a Member of the…
Birgit Collin-Langen German politician, MEP dead at age 69
Birgit Collin-Langen, a German politician and Member of the European Parliament from 2012 to 2019,
died on April 1, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, West…
Mykola Pinchuk public figure dead at age 79
Mykola Pinchuk, a Ukrainian and Soviet footballer who played as a defender,
died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Mykola Ivanovych Pinchuk on July 25, 1946,…
Chan Santokhi Surinamese politician, president, minister of justice, and twice MNA dead at age 67
Chan Santokhi, the Surinamese politician who served as president of Suriname from 2020 to 2025,
died on March 30, 2026. He was also minister of justice from 2005 to 2010…
Lin Yuan-lang Taiwanese politician, magistrate of Nantou County dead at age 85
Lin Yuan-lang, a Taiwanese politician and former magistrate of Nantou County,
died on March 27, 2026. He served as magistrate from 1989 to 1997. Lin was born on December 28,…
Noelia Castillo euthanasia case Spanish activist and paraplegic patient, voluntarily euthanized by…
Noelia Castillo Ramos, a Spanish activist and paraplegic patient,
died on March 26, 2026, after receiving euthanasia by lethal injection. Born in Barcelona in 2000, she became the subject of…
Nana Akuoko Sarpong Ghanaian traditional ruler and politician, MP, secretary for health and interna…
Nana Akuoko Sarpong, a Ghanaian traditional ruler and politician,
died on March 26, 2026, aged 87. He was the Omanhene of the Agogo Traditional Area and served as a member…
Colin Mackay British judge and barrister, High Court judge dead at age 82
Sir Colin Crichton Mackay, a British judge and barrister who served as a Justice of the High Court of England and Wales from 2001 to 2013,
died on March 25,…
Manuel Estella Spanish politician, president of the Cortes of Castile and León dead at age 86
Manuel Estella, a Spanish politician and president of the Cortes of Castile and León from 1991 to 2003,
died on March 24, 2026. Estella Hoyos was a deputy in the…
Gaspare Russo Lawyer dead at age 98
Gaspare Russo, an Italian politician and lawyer who served as mayor of Salerno from 1970 to 1974 and president of Campania from 1976 to 1979,
died on March 23, 2026,…
Celeste M. Stiehl American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives dead at age…
Celeste M. Stiehl, an American politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983,
died on March 22, 2026. Born Celeste Sullivan in Belleville, Illinois, on…
Robert Mueller American lawyer, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California, deputy attor…
Robert Mueller, the American lawyer who served as director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013,
died on March 20, 2026, at age 81. He also served as U.S. attorney…
Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo Spanish lawyer and writer dead at age 84
Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo, a Spanish lawyer and writer,
died on March 20, 2026. Also known as Pepe de Regos, he was born in Vilamea (A Pontenova) in 1941. He…
Muhammad Kamal Hassouna Palestinian politician, minister of national economy dead at age 84
Muhammad Kamal Hassouna, a Palestinian politician and businessman who served as minister of national economy from 2007 to 2009,
died on March 20, 2026. He was born in Hebron on…
Nicholas Haysom Diplomat, legal scholar dead at age 73
Nicholas Haysom, a South African diplomat and lawyer who served as the United Nations Secretary-General’s special representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan,
died on March 19,…
Tom Georgeson Actor dead at age 88
Tom Georgeson, the English actor known for Between the Lines, A Fish Called Wanda and Doctor Who,
died on March 18, 2026, aged 89. Born in Liverpool on 8 August…
Anthony Mason Australian jurist, chief justice, judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and t…
Anthony Mason, the Australian jurist who served as chief justice of Australia from 1987 to 1995,
died on March 17, 2026. He was born in Sydney on April 21, 1925.…
Valeri Kirss
Estonian media personality and lawyer
Died on Tuesday March 17th 2026
Marina Yusoff Malaysian politician dead at age 84
Marina Yusoff, a Malaysian politician, lawyer and businesswoman,
died on March 16, 2026. Born on Dec. 7, 1941, she began her political career as an Umno activist and served as…
Alfred J. Noll Lawyer, writer dead at age 66
Alfred J. Noll, an Austrian lawyer, politician and writer,
died on March 16, 2026. Born in Salzburg on January 30, 1960, he earned his law degree from the University of…
E. Grady Jolly American judge dead at age 88
E. Grady Jolly, an American judge and United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, died March 16, 2026, at age 88. Born in…
Francine Demichel French academic and jurist dead at age 87
Francine Demichel, a French academic and jurist,
died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born Francine Batailler in Marseille on October 31, 1938, she served as president…
Steve Thel American academic and lawyer dead at age 71
Steve Thel, an American academic and lawyer,
died on March 14, 2026. Born Steven Scott Thel in Tacoma, Washington, on December 28, 1954, he was the son of Albert John…
Bruno Contrada Italian police officer dead at age 94
Bruno Contrada, the Italian police officer and intelligence official who served as police chief of Palermo and deputy director of the civil intelligence service SISDE,
died on March 13, 2026.…
Siti Norma Yaakob First woman to become Chief Judge of Malaya dead at age 85
Siti Norma Yaakob, a Malaysian lawyer and judge who became the first woman to serve as Chief Judge of Malaya,
died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 85.…
Kevin Kiely Irish politician dead at age -1
Kevin Kiely, Irish politician and Mayor of Limerick from 2009 to 2010,
died on March 12, 2026, aged 64. He was a member of Fine Gael and was first elected…
Anastasios Gonis Jurist dead at age 99
Anastasios Gonis, a Greek politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1993 to 1996,
died on March 12, 2026. He was a member of New Democracy. Gonis, who was…
Jeong Chi-geun Prosecutor dead at age 94
Jeong Chi-geun, a South Korean politician and former prosecutor,
died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on June 30, 1931, he served as Minister of Justice…
Judy Pace Actress dead at age 83
Judy Pace, the American actress known for her roles on Peyton Place and The Young Lawyers,
died on March 11, 2026, at age 83. Born Judy Lenteen Pace in Los…
Luciano Magnalbò Lawyer dead at age 82
Luciano Magnalbò, an Italian politician,
died on March 11, 2026, in Macerata, Italy, at the age of 82. Born in Macerata on April 5, 1943, he was a member of…
John H. Morrison American lawyer dead at age 92
John H. Morrison, an American lawyer and senior partner of Kirkland & Ellis,
died on March 11, 2026. He practiced at the Chicago law firm from 1962 until his retirement…
Sergei Nekrasov Russian football player dead at age 53
Sergei Nekrasov, a Russian football player,
died on March 10, 2026. He was 53. Nekrasov, whose full name was Sergei Vladimirovich Nekrasov, played as a defender and midfielder. He made…
Moon Yong-joo Lawyer dead at age 93
Moon Yong-joo, a South Korean politician and lawyer,
died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 93. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, she served in the National…
László Kiss Judge dead at age 75
László Kiss, a Hungarian judge,
died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on February 10, 1951, in Jánosháza, Hungary, he served on the Constitutional Court from…
Eduard Apalkov Russian former football player dead at age 56
Eduard Apalkov, a Russian former football player and defender,
died on March 9, 2026. He was 56. Born Eduard Ivanovich Apalkov on January 30, 1970, he is identified in the…
Klaus Kribben Lawyer dead at age 88
Klaus Kribben, a German politician and lawyer who served in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1975 to 1996,
died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 88. A member…
Graham Sissons public figure dead at age 91
Graham Sissons, an English footballer who played as a defender,
died on March 8, 2026. He made more than 250 Football League appearances for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall.…
Mahendra Pal Singh Indian legal scholar dead at age 85
Mahendra Pal Singh, an Indian legal scholar and jurist,
died on March 7, 2026. He was a scholar of constitutional law, administrative law and comparative law, and professor emeritus at…
Nuno Morais Sarmento Lawyer dead at age 65
Nuno Morais Sarmento, a Portuguese politician and lawyer,
died on March 7, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 65. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he…
Sadok Belaïd Tunisian jurist and academic dead at age 87
Sadok Belaïd, a Tunisian jurist and academic,
died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on March 3, 1939, he was a longtime professor at Tunis University…
List of Charles University rectors Czech lawyer dead at age 95
Charles University rector and Czech lawyer Charles University rectors
died on March 6, 2026. This is a list of rectors of the University of Prague founded in 1347/1348 by Emperor…
Colleen Hanabusa American politician dead at age 74
Colleen Hanabusa, an American politician and lawyer,
died on March 6, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at age 74. A Democrat, she served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional…
Catherine C. Blake United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Distric…
Catherine C. Blake, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland,
died on March 4, 2026, at age 75. Born in Boston…
John Markie Scottish footballer
John Markie, a Scottish footballer with Falkirk,
died on March 2, 2026. John Markie (16 December 1944 – 27 February 2026) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a central…
Timothy D. Leonard American politician and jurist dead at age 86
Timothy D. Leonard, an American politician and jurist who served as a United States district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma,
died on March 2, 2026, at age 86.…
Gao Mingxuan
Chinese jurist
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Charles S. Russell American lawyer and judge dead at age 100
Charles S. Russell, an American lawyer and judge,
died on February 28, 2026. Russell was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 23, 1926, and received his education at the Congressional…
Lorin N. Pace American politician dead at age 100
Lorin N. Pace, an American politician and attorney who served in the Utah House of Representatives and Utah State Senate,
died on February 24, 2026, at age 100. A Republican,…
Wiesław Zajączkowski Lawyer dead at age 82
Wiesław Zajączkowski, a Polish politician and lawyer,
died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 11, 1944, in Łomazy, General Government, he was a member…
Rodolfo Díaz Lawyer dead at age 82
Rodolfo Díaz, an Argentine politician and lawyer,
died on February 20, 2026, in Buenos Aires at the age of 82. A member of the Justicialist Party, he served as Minister…