Deaths Famous Dead Lawyers

Diane Coleman

American lawyer and disability rights advocate · 22 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 22

November 23, 2024

Richard J. Scott

Canadian jurist · 22 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 22 · Scott

November 23, 2024

Mercedes Bulnes

Chilean lawyer and politician · 21 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 21

November 22, 2024

Manfred Ohrenstein

American lawyer and politician · 21 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 21

November 22, 2024

H. S. Bedi

Indian jurist · 20 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 20 · Bedi

November 21, 2024

Naoyuki Agawa

Japanese academic and attorney · 18 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 18

November 19, 2024

Giridhar Malaviya

Indian academician and lawyer · 17 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 17

November 18, 2024

William J. Lavery

American politician and jurist · 17 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 17 · Lavery

November 18, 2024

Helen Ginger Berrigan

American judge · 16 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 16 · Berrigan

November 17, 2024

Spencer Lawton

American district attorney · 16 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 16

November 17, 2024

Mohammad Fazlul Karim

Bangladeshi jurist · 15 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 15 · Karim

November 16, 2024

Fred Kessler

American politician and judge · 12 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 12

November 13, 2024

Theodore Olson

American lawyer · 12 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 12

November 13, 2024

Pedro Machete

Portuguese judge · 12 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 12

November 13, 2024

José Botafogo Gonçalves

Brazilian lawyer · 12 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 12 · Gonçalves

November 13, 2024

Marie Benešová

Czech politician and lawyer · 10 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 10 · Czech

November 11, 2024

Lee Shi-yoon

South Korean lawyer and judge · 08 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 8

November 9, 2024

Titinga Frédéric Pacéré

Burkinabé solicitor · 07 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 7 · Pacéré

November 8, 2024

Peter Schnell

German lawyer and politician · 04 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 4

November 5, 2024

Seo Sang-hong

South Korean lawyer and judge · 04 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 4

November 5, 2024

Murray Sinclair

Canadian lawyer and politician · 03 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 3

November 4, 2024

Louis Scolnik

American civil rights attorney and jurist · 03 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 3

November 4, 2024

Justin L. Quackenbush

American judge · 03 November 2024 · November 2024 · Quackenbush · November 3

November 4, 2024

Gaston Vogel

Luxembourgish lawyer and author · 01 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 1

November 2, 2024

Daira Galvis

Colombian lawyer and politician · 28 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 28

October 29, 2024

John F. Keenan

American judge · 27 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 27 · Keenan

October 28, 2024

K. S. Puttaswamy

Indian jurist and petitioner · 27 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 27 · Puttaswamy

October 28, 2024

Wang Ching-feng

Taiwanese magistrate · 24 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 24

October 25, 2024

John Lawrence O’Meally

Australian judge · 17 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 17 · O'Meally

October 18, 2024

Joyce Hens Green

American jurist · 16 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 16 · Green

October 17, 2024

John Corbett O’Meara

American jurist · 13 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 13 · O'Meara

October 14, 2024

Chip Mellor

American lawyer who founded the Institute for Justice · 13 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 13

October 14, 2024

George Hampel

Australian barrister and judge · 13 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 13

October 14, 2024

James T. Vaughn Jr.

American lawyer and judge · 10 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 10 · Vaughn

October 11, 2024

Simona-Maya Teodoroiu

Romanian judge and politician · 09 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 9

October 10, 2024

Alan N. Bloch

American jurist · 09 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 9 · Bloch

October 10, 2024

Daniel Williams

Grenadian politician and lawyer · 01 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 1

October 2, 2024

Dick Moss

American labor lawyer · 01 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 1

October 2, 2024

Marcus R. Clark

American judge · 29 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 29 · Clark

September 30, 2024

Jeffrey P. Victory

American Judge · 29 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 29 · Victory

September 30, 2024

Piero Angelini

Italian lawyer and politician · 28 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 28

September 29, 2024

Choi Gwang-ryul

South Korean lawyer and judge · 28 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 28

September 29, 2024

Dániel Karsai

Hungarian constitutional lawyer and human rights activist · 28 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 28 · Daniel

September 29, 2024

Edwin L. Pittman

American judge · 26 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 26 · Pittman

September 27, 2024

Edwin Pittman

American judge · 26 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 26

September 27, 2024

Amélia Hruschka

Brazilian lawyer and politician · 24 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 24 · Amelia

September 25, 2024

Manolis Papastefanakis

Greek lawyer and politician · 24 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 24 · Greek

September 25, 2024

Robert A. Collier Jr.

American judge and politician · 21 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 21 · Collier

September 22, 2024

Raquel Blandón

Guatemalan politician and lawyer · 21 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 21

September 22, 2024

Ren Jianxin

Chinese jurist and politician · 20 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 20 · Øren

September 21, 2024

Kevin Mullins

American judge · 19 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 19

September 20, 2024

Itsuo Sonobe

Japanese lawyer and judge · 17 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 17

September 18, 2024

Tyrone C. Fahner

American lawyer and politician · 16 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 16 · Fahner

September 17, 2024

J. Gorman Houston Jr.

American judge · 16 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 16 · Houston

September 17, 2024

Milda Vainiutė

Lithuanian legal scholar and politician · 12 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 12 · Lawyers

September 13, 2024

Avelino Porto

Argentine lawyer · 12 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 12 · Argentine

September 13, 2024

Julius Ansah

Ghanaian judge · 11 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 11

September 12, 2024

Clio Maria Bittoni

Italian lawyer · 09 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 9 · Bittoni

September 10, 2024

Olavi Heinonen

Finnish judge · 08 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 8

September 9, 2024

Kazimierz Działocha

Polish judge and politician · 08 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 8

September 9, 2024

Juozas Žilys

Lithuanian lawyer and judge · 08 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 8

September 9, 2024

Franz Sauerzopf

Austrian judge and politician · 02 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 2

September 3, 2024

Henri Leclerc

French criminal defense lawyer · 01 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 1 · French

September 2, 2024

Oswaldo Ramos Soto

Honduran jurist · 30 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 30 · Soto

August 31, 2024

Carlos Nieto Palma

Venezuelan lawyer and prisoner's rights activist · 29 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 29 · Palma

August 30, 2024

Josef Bartončík

Czech lawyer and politician · 29 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 29 · Czech

August 30, 2024

A. G. Noorani

Indian lawyer and political commentator · 28 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 28 · Noorani

August 29, 2024

Delwyn Williams

British Conservative Party politician and solicitor · 22 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 22

August 23, 2024

Gary Rulon

American jurist · 21 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 21

August 22, 2024

Mary Sey

Gambian jurist · 21 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 21

August 22, 2024

Emmanuel Ayoola

Nigerian lawyer and judge · 20 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 20

August 21, 2024

Guy de Muyser

Luxembourgish jurist · 19 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 19 · Muyser

August 20, 2024

Eva Kreisky

Austrian political scientist and jurist · 15 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 15

August 16, 2024

Kathy Byrne

American lawyer · 14 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 14

August 15, 2024

Maureen Mwanawasa

Zambian lawyer · 12 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 12

August 13, 2024

Abdulai Conteh

Sierra Leonean lawyer and politician · 12 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 12

August 13, 2024

Jacques Delisle

Canadian judge and convicted murderer · 09 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 9

August 10, 2024

Uno Lõhmus

Estonian jurist · 07 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 7

August 8, 2024

Javier González Mocken

Mexican lawyer and politician · 06 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 6 · Mocken

August 7, 2024

Paul Darling

English barrister · 06 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 6

August 7, 2024

James H. Coleman

American judge · 04 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 4 · Coleman

August 5, 2024

Giuseppe Sciortino

Italian-born Canadian lawyer and political activist · 03 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 3

August 4, 2024

Alan Cooke Kay

American judge · 02 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 2 · Kay

August 3, 2024

Dick Asher

American lawyer and record executive · 23 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 23

July 24, 2024

Mark Kennedy

American judge · 22 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 22

July 23, 2024

Andrzej Milczanowski

Polish lawyer and politician · 22 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 22

July 23, 2024

Jorge Alberto Lara Rivera

Mexican lawyer and politician · 21 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 21 · Rivera

July 22, 2024

Edward A. Panelli

American judge · 20 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 20 · Panelli

July 21, 2024

Giuseppe Consolo

Italian lawyer · 20 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 20

July 21, 2024

Sigma Huda

Bangladeshi lawyer and human rights activist · 16 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 16

July 17, 2024

Chester J. Straub

American jurist · 15 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 15 · Straub

July 16, 2024

Martin Stolar

American civil rights and criminal defense attorney · 10 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 10

July 11, 2024

Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah

Malaysian jurist · 10 July 2024 · July 2024 · Abdullah · July 10

July 11, 2024

Joana Marques Vidal

Portuguese lawyer · 08 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 8 · Vidal

July 9, 2024

Javier Valle Riestra

Peruvian jurist and politician · 05 July 2024 · July 2024 · Riestra · July 5

July 6, 2024

Roland Dumas

French lawyer and politican · 02 July 2024 · July 2024 · French · July 2

July 3, 2024

Orville Frenette

Canadian judge · 27 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 27

June 28, 2024

Olav T. Laake

Norwegian judge and politician · 24 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 24 · Laake

June 25, 2024

Ricardo M. Urbina

American jurist · 18 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 18 · Urbina

June 19, 2024