Peter Simpson, the English footballer who played most of his career as a defender with Arsenal, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, he joined Arsenal’s groundstaff in 1960, signed as an apprentice…
M. P. Jayasinghe, a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, and former governor of Uva and North Central provinces, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Hambantota in 1945, he served as governor of Uva Province from…
Kenneth Keith, a New Zealand jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge of the International Court of Justice from 2006 to 2015, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Auckland on 19 November…
Zenonas Juknevičius, a Lithuanian politician and lawyer, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1949, in Valdeikiai, Pasvalys district, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University in 1977 and qualified…
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr., an American jurist and senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, died on May 12, 2026, at age 100. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, on…
Jan E. DuBois, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 1988, died on May 10, 2026, at age 95. A native of Philadelphia, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania…
Abraham Foxman, an American lawyer and activist who served as director of the Anti-Defamation League from 1987 to 2015, died on May 10, 2026, at age 86. He was the organization’s national director emeritus at the time of his death.…
Theo van Boven, a Dutch jurist and professor emeritus in international law, died on May 9, 2026. He was appointed in 1977 as director of the United Nations Division for Human Rights, a precursor of the UN Human Rights Office.…
Jana Dubovcová, a Slovak lawyer and politician who served as minister of justice in 2023, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 73. Born Jana Verčíková in Žilina on June 22, 1952, she studied law at Comenius University,…
Shin Jong-o died on May 6, 2026, by suicide. He was a South Korean judge associated with Kim Keon Hee. The death was reported without further details.
Pierre-François Veil, French lawyer and civil servant and president of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah since 2023, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Clichy on March 16, 1954, he was the…
José Navarro, a Peruvian football defender who played for Defensor Arica, Sporting Cristal and the national team, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 77. Navarro, whose full name was José Mercedes Navarro Aramburu, earned 30 caps for…
Dame Shirley Porter, British politician and former leader of Westminster City Council, died on May 4, 2026, aged 95. She led the council from 1983 to 1991 and served as lord mayor of Westminster from 1991 to 1992. Born Shirley…
Alexis Dipanda Mouelle, Cameroonian magistrate and president of the Supreme Court from 1990 to 2014, died on May 4, 2026, at age 84. Born in Bonaléa on March 25, 1942, he earned a licentiate in law from the Federal University…
André Cerdini, a French magistrate, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Vals-les-Bains on December 18, 1929, he studied law at the Catholic University of Lyon. Cerdini worked in Ivory Coast for several years before…
Régis Barroso, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy from 1967 to 1971, died on May 3, 2026, in Fortaleza, Brazil, at the age of 84. Born Francisco Régis Monte Barroso in Fortaleza on August 4, 1941,…
Pietro Giuseppe Grasso died on May 3, 2026. He was an Italian jurist.
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 December 20, 1927, King graduated from Redland High School in…
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 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, and…
Stephen Adamini, an American politician and attorney who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006, died on April 29, 2026, at age 81. A Democrat, he represented a portion of the Upper Peninsula during his tenure…
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 America, Phantom Lady and The Fly. He also wrote a…
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 The Punisher, and was known for co-creating Marvel’s vigilante antihero… · England · 29 March 2024 · March 2024 · Musicians · March 29
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 Congress of Deputies from 1977 to 1978 and again from…
Thomas Gayford, a Canadian equestrian and Olympic champion, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Toronto on November 21, 1928, he competed for Canada in the 1952 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team…
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 between 1963 and 1976. After his English career, Ley moved…
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 for American Progress and a senior adviser to the Center…
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, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 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, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 96.…
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 FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk before the suspension of club activities due…
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 in Or Yehuda in 1953, he served in the Israel…
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, on March 25, 1944, he was also a lawyer and…
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 governor from 2018 to 2022 and was the second African-American…
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 of Hammersmith from 1968 to 1971, representing the Parson's Green…
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 82. Born Anthony Peter Clarke on 13 May 1943, he…
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 forward at Agios Ierotheos before signing for Panathinaikos in the…
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 lawyer, inventor and former politician in Pakistan. He invented the…
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 among several people given large amounts of rice by the…
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 the University of Tokyo. Shiono was also a member of…
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 Real Madrid, winning five national championships with Nacional and 12…
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 Democrat, serving communities including Bainbridge Island, Keyport, Poulsbo, Kingston, Hansville,…
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, he was a lawyer and a member of the Spanish…
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 the men’s tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Sanjosé García…
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 Mozambique, he played as a central defender and spent 13…
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 schools there before graduating from Lamar High School. Schechter earned…
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 and 201 appearances in the Bundesliga for Schalke 04.
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 law, justice and parliamentary affairs from 2009 to 2013. Born… · Britain · 12 April 2026 · April 2026
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 1970s as a wing-back and was known as a versatile… · 11 April 2026 · April 2026
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 served as its speaker from 1991 to 1995. Born in… · 11 April 2026 · April 2026
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, Korea, Japan, he was a member of the Democratic Justice…
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 1991 to 1992, and served as governor of Tabasco from…
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 the court from 1994 to 1997 and president from 1997… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
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 2020 until his death. He was promoted to Assistant Minister… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
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 with NK Rudar Mursko Središće before moving to MTČ Čakovec… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
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 club Hull City in 1957 and made more than 200…
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 1958. By 1965, he was a lawyer. Ofner began his… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
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 founded and led as its inaugural president. Born on April… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
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 from 1969 to 1998 and served as the ward’s Democratic… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
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. Born Valentina Borisovna Savostyanova on September 21, 1948, in Donetsk… · Ukraine · 07 April 2026 · April 2026
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 born on November 8, 1932, in Changwon, Japanese-occupied Korea. Bae’s… · 06 April 2026 · April 2026
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 of Messina. Calogero was responsible for the arrest of numerous… · 06 April 2026 · April 2026
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 25, 1948, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, she was raised in… · 04 April 2026 · April 2026
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 Smith Center, Kansas, on December 6, 1959. She graduated from… · 04 April 2026 · April 2026
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, died on April 4, 2026, at the age of 75.…
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 being appointed to the court in September 2015. Nshimye’s career… · 03 April 2026 · April 2026 · Cancer
Guy Jutras died on April 3, 2026. He was a Canadian boxing referee and boxing judge. · 03 April 2026 · April 2026
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 National Assembly for the Chobe constituency from 2014 to 2024.… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
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 Germany, on September 4, 1956, she was a member of… · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
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, he played his only match for the USSR on June… · Russia · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
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 and served twice as an MNA. Santokhi was elected president… · Netherlands · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
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, 1940, and died at the age of 85. · China · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
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 a landmark case in Spain over the application of the… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
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 of parliament from 1979 to 1981. Sarpong also held government… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
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, 2026. Born on 26 September 1943, he attended Radley College… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Cortes of Castile and León from 1983 to 2003. A… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
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, at the age of 98. Born in Minori, Campania, on… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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 September 7, 1925, she attended the Belleville public schools and… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
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 studied law in Madrid and passed the State Civil Service… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
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 March 21, 1942, and received his schooling in Madinah before… · Egypt · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
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 for the Northern District of California from 1998 to 2001… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
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, 2026, in New York City, at the age of 73.… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
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 1936, he worked in television and film from 1963 to… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
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. Mason served as a judge of the Supreme Court of… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
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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 deputy chief of Wanita Umno from 1972 to 1974. In… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Salzburg and later worked as a lawyer in Vienna. He… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Louisville, Mississippi, on October 3, 1937, he received a Bachelor… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
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 of Paris 8 University from 1987 to 1991. She also… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Thel and Ruth Muriel McAvoy. He graduated from Radford High… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
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. Born in Naples on 2 September 1931, he joined the… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
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. Born on 6 July 1940 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, she… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
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 to Limerick City Council in 1985. Made a Peace Commissioner… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
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 born in 1926 in Pylos-Nestoras, Greece, died in Athens. · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
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 in 1999, working in antitrust and trade regulation, including civil… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
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 from May to June 1982. He was identified in available… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Angeles on June 15, 1942, she worked in film and… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
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 the National Alliance and served in the Senate of the… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Assembly from 1981 to 1985. Born on February 8, 1933,… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
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 1998 to 2016. · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
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 one appearance for Russia, in a friendly against Brazil on… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026