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…
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David Judge British political scientist and writer, oesophageal cancer dead at age 75
David Judge, a British political scientist and writer, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 75 from oesophageal cancer. He was based at the University of Strathclyde, where…
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…
Abdul Hamid Mohamad Malaysian jurist dead at age 83
Abdul Hamid Mohamad, a Malaysian jurist and former Chief Justice of Malaysia, died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on April 18, 1942, in Kepala Batas,…
Norman Francis Lawyer dead at age 94
Norman Francis, an American academic who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana, died on February 18, 2026, at age 94. He led the university from 1968 to 2015,…
Chester Clem attorney dead at age 88
Chester Clem, an American politician and attorney in Florida, died on February 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Chester Earl Clem Jr. was born in Sanford, Florida, on December…
Richard Ottinger American politician dead at age 97
Richard Ottinger, an American politician and attorney who served in the United States House of Representatives, died on February 16, 2026. He was 97. A member of the Democratic Party,…
Susan Grode
American entertainment lawyerDied on Sunday February 15th 2026
Anna Benaki-Psarouda Greek politician dead at age 91
Anna Benaki-Psarouda, a Greek lawyer, politician and academician, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Exarcheia, Athens, on December 12, 1934, she obtained a PhD…
Bitokotipou Yagninim Togolese politician dead at age 84
Bitokotipou Yagninim, a Togolese politician, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on December 31, 1941, in Bassar, French Togoland, French West Africa, he was a…
Robert Duvall American actor
Robert Duvall, an American actor, filmmaker, and producer best known for his later-20th-century Hollywood roles, died on February 15, 2026, at age 95. Born in San Diego, California, he began…
Faʻaolesa Katopau Ainuʻu Samoan jurist and politician dead at age 62
Faʻaolesa Katopau Ainuʻu, a Samoan jurist and politician, died on February 14, 2026. Born in November 1963, he was a lawyer, politician and high chief (matai) who served as Samoa’s…
Susan George American-French political and social scientist dead at age 91
Susan George, the American-French political and social scientist, activist and writer, died on February 14, 2026. Born Susan Vance Akers on June 29, 1934, in Akron, Ohio, she wrote on…
Ángela Murillo
Spanish judgeDied on Friday February 13th 2026
Roy Medvedev Human rights activism with participation in dissident movement in the Soviet Union dea…
Roy Medvedev, a Russian politician and writer, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Tbilisi in 1925, he was known for his human rights activism…
Zaeem Qadri Pakistani politician dead at age 61
Syed Zaeem Hussain Qadri, a Pakistani lawyer and politician, died on February 13, 2026, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, at the age of 61. Born in Lahore on December 25, 1964,…
Anastasios Papaligouras Greek politician dead at age 77
Anastasios Papaligouras, a Greek politician and lawyer, died on February 12, 2026. Born in Athens on April 14, 1948, he studied law at the University of Athens and earned a…
José Luis Russo Uruguayan footballer
José Luis Russo, a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender, died on February 12, 2026. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he played for clubs in Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.…
Mirakbar Rahmonqulov Lawyer dead at age 73
Mirakbar Rahmonqulov, an Uzbek politician and lawyer, died on February 12, 2026, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at the age of 73. An Independent, he served in the Senate from 2020 to…
Otto Šimko Slovak jurist dead at age 101
Otto Šimko, a Slovak jurist and Holocaust survivor, died on February 11, 2026. Born in Topoľčany on June 1, 1924, to Artúr and Irena Šimko, he spent most of his…
Jeffrey Evangelos American politician dead at age 73
Jeffrey Evangelos, an American politician from Maine, died on February 11, 2026. He was an unenrolled member of the Maine House of Representatives, serving four two-year terms between 2012 and…
Anne Gambrill New Zealand lawyer and judge dead at age 91
Anne Gambrill, a New Zealand lawyer and judge, died on February 10, 2026, aged 91. Born Anne Gertrude Shorland in Wellington in 1934, she was the first woman to sit…
Genrikh Padva Lawyer dead at age 94
Genrikh Padva, a Russian advocate, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Moscow on February 20, 1931, he graduated from the Moscow Law Institute in…
Tommy McMillan Scottish footballer
Tommy McMillan, the Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen and Falkirk, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Paisley on June 26, 1944, he played…
Vardan Khachatryan Armenian politician dead at age 66
Vardan Khachatryan, an Armenian politician, died on February 6, 2026. He was an Armenian former footballer who played as a defender and appeared for the Armenia national football team. Khachatryan…
Cesare Ruperto Judge dead at age 100
Cesare Ruperto, an Italian judge, died on February 5, 2026, in Rome at the age of 100. He served as a member of Italy’s Constitutional Court from 1993 to 2002…
Jeff Griffin American politician dead at age 81
Jeff Griffin, an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Reno, Nevada, from 1995 to 2002, died on February 5, 2026. During his tenure, he chaired the Criminal…
Alan Trustman Screenwriter dead at age 95
Alan Trustman, an American screenwriter best known for The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, died on February 5, 2026, at age 95. Born in Brookline,…
Troy Poteete American Cherokee politician dead at age 70
Troy Poteete, an American Cherokee politician and jurist, died on February 5, 2026, at age 70. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on March 6, 1955, he served on the Cherokee Nation…
Sandra Schultz Newman Attorney dead at age 87
Sandra Schultz Newman, an American judge and former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, died on February 4, 2026, at age 87. Born Sandra Schultz on November 4, 1938, she…
Nogueira de Brito Lawyer dead at age 88
José Luís Nogueira de Brito, a Portuguese politician and lawyer, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 88. A member of the CDS – People's Party, he served…
Corrado Carnevale Italian jurist dead at age 95
Corrado Carnevale, an Italian jurist and judge who served as president of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in…
Lee Hamilton American politician dead at age 94
Lee Hamilton, an American politician and lawyer from Indiana, died on February 3, 2026. A Democrat, he represented Indiana’s 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965…
Chuck Sullivan American lawyer and sports executive dead at age 83
Chuck Sullivan, an American lawyer and sports executive who was vice president of the New England Patriots and owned the team's stadium, Foxboro Stadium, died on February 2, 2026. He…
Rafael Hui Hong Kong civil servant dead at age 77
Rafael Hui, Hong Kong civil servant and former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong, died on February 1, 2026, at the age of 77. Hui served as a career…
Lucien Weiler Luxembourgish politician dead at age 74
Lucien Weiler, a Luxembourgish politician and jurist, died on February 1, 2026, at the age of 74. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party and served as…
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez Lawyer, politician dead at age 62
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez, a Mexican politician and lawyer, died on January 31, 2026. He was a member of the National Action Party (PAN) and served as municipal president of Mexicali,…
Georghios Pikis
Cypriot judgeDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Robert W. Pratt
American juristDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Wolfgang Pfeifer German footballer dead at age 90
Wolfgang Pfeifer died on January 30, 2026. He was a German footballer who played for Einheit Dresden, Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team. Wolfgang Pfeifer (3 July 1935…
Diógenes Quintero
Colombian lawyerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Kim Kyo-chang
South Korean lawyerDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Louis J. Ceci American judge, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court dead at age 98
Louis J. Ceci, an American judge and justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1982 to 1993, died on January 27, 2026. He was 98. A lawyer, jurist and Republican…
Abdul Salam Azimi
Afghan judgeDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Barbara Aronstein Black
American legal scholarDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Robert W. Kostelka
American judge and politicianDied on Monday January 19th 2026
David Young English footballer dead at age 80
David Young, an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic, Southend United and Newcastle United, died on January 18, 2026, aged 80. A central defender, he made 209 appearances in…
David Annoussamy
Indian judgeDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Arthur Tobin LawyerPolitician dead at age 95
Arthur Tobin, an American politician and lawyer from Quincy, Massachusetts, died on January 16, 2026, at age 95. He served on the Quincy City Council and in the Massachusetts legislature…
Rafael Gvaladze
Azerbaijani judgeDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
Sir James Munby
English judgeDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
Jacoby & Meyers American attorney dead at age 83
Jacoby & Meyers, the American law firm founded by Leonard Jacoby and Stephen Meyers, died on January 12, 2026. Established in September 1972 as a partnership, the firm began in…
Park Soon-yong
South Korean lawyerDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Jean-Louis Duplat
Belgian magistrateDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Robert K. Tanenbaum
American trial attorney and novelistDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Seydou Madani Sy
Senegalese jurist and politicianDied on Friday January 9th 2026
Albert Bourgi
French juristDied on Friday January 9th 2026
William H. Yohn Jr.
American jurist and politicianDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Francesco Paolo Casavola
Italian juristDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Gianpaolo Tosel
Italian magistrateDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Julius Berman
American rabbi and attorneyDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Carolyn R. Dimmick
American juristDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Rhoda Billings
American lawyer and justiceDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Joseph Hartzler
American lawyerDied on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Pedro Camus Spanish Olympic footballer dead at age 70
Pedro Camus, a Spanish footballer and central defender who competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on December 29, 2025, at the age of 70. Pedro…
Khosrow Alikordi
Iranian lawyer and human rights activistDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Hans Flock
Norwegian judgeDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Robert Smellie
New Zealand High Court judgeDied on Saturday December 27th 2025
Frank Craighill Sports agent dead at age 86
Frank Craighill, an American sports agent and founding partner of the sports marketing firm ProServ, died on December 25, 2025, at the age of 86. ProServ was created in 1970…
Tomáš Vrána
Czech lawyer and judicial officerDied on Wednesday December 24th 2025
David Young American-British lawyer and academic, heart failure dead at age 89
David Reginald Young, an American-British lawyer and academic, died on December 24, 2025, in Oxford, England, at the age of 89. He served as a Special Assistant at the National…
M. Ravi Singaporean human rights activist dead at age 56
M. Ravi, a Singaporean human rights lawyer and activist, died on December 24, 2025, aged 56. Born Ravi Madasamy on April 9, 1969, in Singapore, he qualified and practised law…
Vivian Polania
Colombian lawyer and social media influencerDied on Monday December 22nd 2025
María Victoria Calle
Colombian juristDied on Sunday December 21st 2025
George C. Pratt
American judgeDied on Friday December 19th 2025
Mohamed Khadhar Ibrahim
Kenyan juristDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Ismail Ayob
South African anti-apartheid lawyerDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Tanko Muhammad
Nigerian juristDied on Tuesday December 16th 2025
William J. Bauer
American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitDied on Monday December 15th 2025
Alex R. Munson
American juristDied on Sunday December 14th 2025
Gerald Watt Antiguan politician, MP and speaker of the House of Representatives dead at age 86
Sir Gerald Watt, Antiguan politician and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, died on December 13, 2025, at the age of 86. He represented St. John's Rural East in…
Sandra Segal Ikuta
American juristDied on Saturday December 13th 2025
Bernardo P. Pardo
Filipino juristDied on Friday December 12th 2025
Thomas E. Dewberry
American politician and judgeDied on Wednesday December 10th 2025
D. G. Martin
American lawyer and politicianDied on Wednesday December 10th 2025
James H. Payne
American juristDied on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal
Dutch constitutional lawyer and AfricanistDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Robert B. Fiske
American trial attorneyDied on Friday December 5th 2025
Marius van der Merwe Whistleblower testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry as “Witnes…
Marius van der Merwe, a South African private security company owner and former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department official, died on December 5, 2025, after being shot. Also known as "Vlam"…
Swaraj Kaushal
Indian lawyer and politicianDied on Thursday December 4th 2025
Sam E. Haddon
American juristDied on Thursday December 4th 2025
Woo Po-shing
Hong Kong solicitor and politicianDied on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Ena Collymore-Woodstock
Jamaican barrister and magistrateDied on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Rodica Stănoiu
Romanian jurist and politicianDied on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Assusete Magalhães
Brazilian magistrateDied on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Seo Dong-kown
South Korean lawyerDied on Monday December 1st 2025
Donald Brockett
American attorneyDied on Sunday November 30th 2025
Ludwig Minelli
Swiss lawyerDied on Sunday November 30th 2025