Famous Dead Lawyers — Obituaries & Memorials — Page 3

Georghios Pikis

Cypriot judgeDied on Friday January 30th 2026

January 30, 2026 4:55 pm

Robert W. Pratt

American juristDied on Friday January 30th 2026

January 30, 2026 12:55 pm

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…

January 30, 2026 12:00 pm

Diógenes Quintero

Colombian lawyerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026

January 29, 2026 8:15 am

Kim Kyo-chang

South Korean lawyerDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026

January 28, 2026 2:05 pm

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…

January 27, 2026 12:00 pm

Abdul Salam Azimi

Afghan judgeDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026

January 22, 2026 9:35 am

Barbara Aronstein Black

American legal scholarDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026

January 21, 2026 9:45 pm

Robert W. Kostelka

American judge and politicianDied on Monday January 19th 2026

January 19, 2026 1:25 am

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…

January 18, 2026 12:00 pm

David Annoussamy

Indian judgeDied on Saturday January 17th 2026

January 17, 2026 4:05 pm

Leonard D. Jacoby

American attorney Died on Friday January 16th 2026

January 16, 2026 6:55 pm

Arthur Tobin, LawyerPolitician, died on January 16, 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…

January 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Rafael Gvaladze

Azerbaijani judgeDied on Thursday January 15th 2026

January 15, 2026 3:25 pm

Sir James Munby

English judgeDied on Thursday January 15th 2026

January 15, 2026 12:45 am

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…

January 12, 2026 12:00 pm

Park Soon-yong

South Korean lawyerDied on Monday January 12th 2026

January 12, 2026 5:25 am

Jean-Louis Duplat

Belgian magistrateDied on Sunday January 11th 2026

January 11, 2026 8:05 am

Robert K. Tanenbaum

American trial attorney and novelistDied on Saturday January 10th 2026

January 10, 2026 2:25 am

Seydou Madani Sy

Senegalese jurist and politicianDied on Friday January 9th 2026

January 9, 2026 6:25 pm

Albert Bourgi

French juristDied on Friday January 9th 2026

January 9, 2026 2:15 am

William H. Yohn Jr.

American jurist and politicianDied on Thursday January 8th 2026

January 8, 2026 12:20 am

Francesco Paolo Casavola

Italian juristDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026

January 7, 2026 2:00 pm

Gianpaolo Tosel

Italian magistrateDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026

January 7, 2026 1:55 pm

Julius Berman

American rabbi and attorneyDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025

December 31, 2025 7:15 pm

Carolyn R. Dimmick

American juristDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025

December 31, 2025 12:45 am

Rhoda Billings

American lawyer and justiceDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025

December 31, 2025 12:00 am

Joseph Hartzler

American lawyerDied on Tuesday December 30th 2025

December 30, 2025 2:00 am

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…

December 29, 2025 12:00 pm

Khosrow Alikordi

Iranian lawyer and human rights activistDied on Sunday December 28th 2025

December 28, 2025 11:25 pm

Hans Flock

Norwegian judgeDied on Sunday December 28th 2025

December 28, 2025 3:45 am

Robert Smellie

New Zealand High Court judgeDied on Saturday December 27th 2025

December 27, 2025 3:50 am

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…

December 25, 2025 12:00 pm

Tomáš Vrána

Czech lawyer and judicial officerDied on Wednesday December 24th 2025

December 24, 2025 3:55 pm

David Young, heart failure, died on December 24, 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…

December 24, 2025 12:00 pm

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…

December 24, 2025 12:00 pm

Vivian Polania

Colombian lawyer and social media influencerDied on Monday December 22nd 2025

December 22, 2025 9:15 pm

María Victoria Calle

Colombian juristDied on Sunday December 21st 2025

December 21, 2025 10:30 pm

George C. Pratt

American judgeDied on Friday December 19th 2025

December 19, 2025 7:25 am

Mohamed Khadhar Ibrahim

Kenyan juristDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025

December 17, 2025 4:20 pm

Ismail Ayob

South African anti-apartheid lawyerDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025

December 17, 2025 9:40 am

Tanko Muhammad

Nigerian juristDied on Tuesday December 16th 2025

December 16, 2025 1:45 pm

William J. Bauer

American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitDied on Monday December 15th 2025

December 15, 2025 11:50 pm

Alex R. Munson

American juristDied on Sunday December 14th 2025

December 14, 2025 9:30 am

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…

December 13, 2025 12:00 pm

Sandra Segal Ikuta

American juristDied on Saturday December 13th 2025

December 13, 2025 5:10 am

Bernardo P. Pardo

Filipino juristDied on Friday December 12th 2025

December 12, 2025 4:05 am

Thomas E. Dewberry

American politician and judgeDied on Wednesday December 10th 2025

December 10, 2025 11:35 pm

D. G. Martin

American lawyer and politicianDied on Wednesday December 10th 2025

December 10, 2025 3:50 am

James H. Payne

American juristDied on Wednesday December 10th 2025

December 10, 2025 1:15 am

Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal

Dutch constitutional lawyer and AfricanistDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025

December 9, 2025 4:40 pm

Robert B. Fiske

American trial attorneyDied on Friday December 5th 2025

December 5, 2025 10:55 pm

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"…

December 5, 2025 12:00 pm