1. Robert Swan Mueller III (1944)

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Republican attorney who served as the sixth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is best known for being the head of the Special Counsel investigation of Russian interference...

2. John Pickering (1737)

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Notable as the first federal judge to be impeached, Pickering was forced to leave his position when Thomas Jefferson notified the United States House of Representatives of his drunkenness, illegal...

3. Joseph Reed (1741)

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American lawyer and military officer who served in the Revolutionary War. He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Confederation.

4. Kensey Johns (1759)

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Attorney and jurist who earned the title of Chancellor of Delaware. In 1794, he briefly filled a vacancy in the United States Senate before being ejected due to a lack...

5. Katya Gordon (1980)

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Journalist, lawyer and singer-songwriter who ran for president in the 2018 Russian elections. 

6. Edwin M. Stanton (1814)

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Edwin M. Stanton is a famous Lawyer, who was born on December 19, 1814 in United States. Nineteenth-century American attorney who served as Secretary of War during the American Civil...

7. Esther Hobart Morris (1812)

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Esther Hobart Morris is a famous Lawyer, who was born on August 8, 1812 in United States. Known as the first female Justice of the Peace in United States history,...

8. Ezekiel B Turner (1825)

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Ezekiel B Turner is a famous Lawyer, who was born on May 24, 1825 in United States. American attorney and federal judge. From 1880 to 1888, he served on the...

9. Robert Todd Lincoln (1843)

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Robert Todd Lincoln is a famous Lawyer, who was born on August 1, 1843 in United States. American lawyer and U.S. Secretary of War from 1881 to 1885. He was...

10. Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849)

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Clara Shortridge Foltz is a famous Lawyer, who was born on July 16, 1849 in United States. Indiana-born attorney who became the first woman to practice law on the West...

11. Paris Nesbit (1852)

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Australian attorney remembered for several personal scandals. He received an appointment to the Queen's Counsel in the early 1890s and became an advocate of the Federation of Australia.

12. Louis Marshall (1856)

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Notable as a founding member of the American Jewish Committee and a director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, this civil rights attorney and activist is...

13. Harry Trelawney Eve (1856)

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Harry Trelawney Eve is a famous Lawyer, who was born on October 13, 1856 in United Kingdom. Notable for his legal and political work, Eve was a longtime judge in...

14. Marilyn Mosby (1980)

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Marilyn Mosby is a famous Lawyer, who was born on January 22, 1980 in United States. Marilyn Mosby (née James; born January 22, 1980) is an American politician and lawyer...

15. Deltan Dallagnol (1980)

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Brazilian lawyer who became an attorney for the Federal Public Ministry of Brazil in 2003. 

16. Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889)

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Lloyd Llewellyn Black is a famous Lawyer, who was born on March 15, 1889 in United States. Federal judge who, in 1939, received his United States Senate commission to serve...

17. Oliver Hill (1907)

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Remembered for his groundbreaking legal work during the American Civil Rights movement of the mid-20th Century, he contributed to the demise of the unjust "separate but equal" doctrine and championed...

18. David Bazelon (1909)

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Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals. He held strong influence in the decisions of his and lesser courts.

19. Mahala Ashley Dickerson (1912)

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Mahala Ashley Dickerson is a famous Lawyer, who was born on October 12, 1912 in United States. She was the first black woman admitted to the bar association in both...

20. Alfred E. Woodward (1913)

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Alfred E. Woodward is a famous Lawyer, who was born on December 15, 1913 in United States. An Illinois circuit judge who raised the famous Watergate reporter, Bob Woodward. According...

21. Louis Berry (1914)

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American attorney who was the first African-American to be permitted to practice law in Alexandria, Louisiana. He was the first African-American to practice law in Louisiana since A. P. Tureaud...

22. Clay Pell (1981)

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Attorney and United States Coast Guard lieutenant who also held a high-ranking position in the United States Department of Education.

23. Joseph Harryfowler Connick Sr. (1926)

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Joseph Harryfowler Connick Sr. is a famous Lawyer, who was born on March 27, 1926 in United States. New Orleans-based lawyer and father of musician and actor Harry Connick, Jr....

24. Newton Minow (1926)

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Former Chairman of the FCC who is forever remembered for calling television a vast wasteland.

25. Roy Cohn (1927)

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American attorney who rose to prominence during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. He was also on the team that prosecuted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for treason.

26. George Conway (1963)

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American attorney who is known for having argued the 2010 Morrison v National Australia Bank case before the U.S. Supreme Court which resulted in a unanimous decision authored by Antonin Scalia....

27. Kim Hudson (1973)

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Graduate of Cumberland School of Law at Samford University who practices law at Davis, Bingham, and Hudson in Auburn, Alabama. She is the wife of professional baseball pitcher Tim Hudson.

28. Ricardo Anaya (1979)

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Mexican lawyer, politician, and former president of the National Action Party. He has held several positions within the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico and was also the Deputy of the...

29. Mimi Rocah (1970)

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Accomplished attorney and former federal prosecutor who became a Criminal Justice Fellow at Pace Law School. She has also worked as a legal analyst for NBC News and various programs...

30. Festus Keyamo (1970)

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Well-respected attorney, writer and activist who earned the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2017. He was appointed the Director of Strategic Communications of the 2019 re-election bid of President Muhammadu...

31. Sam Glover (1977)

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Lawyer and writer who gained fame as the creator and founder of Lawyerist, a community for solo and small-firm lawyers. He opened his own firm in 2005 and has served...

32. Lourdes Montes (1984)

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Famous as the wife of the popular Spanish bullfighter Francisco Rivera Ordonez. She has worked as a lawyer throughout her home country of Spain.

33. Joe Tacopina (1966)

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Former prosecutor who switched to the defense side and has been an expert for many talk shows discussing legal cases in the news.

34. Asha Rangappa (1974)

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Lawyer who has served as an Associate Dean and a senior lecturer at Yale University. She has appeared as a legal analyst for CNN and has published op-eds in outlets like The...

35. Matthew Yarbrough (1966)

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Known best as the prosecutor in several high-profile immigration, human smuggling, and computer hacking cases, this Assistant United States Attorney for Texas' North District founded the Dallas-based Yarbrough Law Group....

36. Lily Mazahery (1972)

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Known for founding both the Legal Rights Institute and the Mazahery Law Firm, this controversial Iranian American former attorney and activist fought for human rights in Iran and North Africa...

37. Walter Shaub (1971)

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American attorney who served as the director of the United States Office of Government Ethics from 2013-17. He went on to become Senior Director, Ethics for the election law organization Campaign Legal...

38. Andrés Longton (1982)

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Lawyer turned politician and reality TV personality who is recognized for having been the legal advisor for Chile's Ministerial Secretariat of Education. He has appeared on the popular reality TV program Mundos...

39. Diane Humetewa (1964)

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Famous as the first Native American woman to become a United States federal judge, she served as both the U.S. District Attorney for Arizona and the U.S. District Judge for...

40. Marvin Mitchelson (1928)

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Divorce lawyer for many of Hollywood's stars, he pioneered the concept of palimony.

41. Peter Marcuse (1928)

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German-born attorney and urban development expert. His publications include Of States and Cities: The Partitioning of Urban Space and Cities for People Not for Profit: Critical Urban Theory.

42. Robert Everett Coyle (1930)

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Robert Everett Coyle is a famous Lawyer, who was born on May 6, 1930 in United States. Federal judge who served as a United States Chief Judge from 1990 to...

43. Albie Sachs (1935)

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Appointed by Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Court of South Africa, this judge and human rights activist also penned such historical and political works as Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter and...

44. Harrell Gunn (1991)

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American lawyer who is known for having founded the Gunn Law Group LLC where he is known as a Personal Injury Attorney. He represents several celebrities and is also known...

45. John Albert Knebel (1936)

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John Albert Knebel is a famous Lawyer, who was born on October 4, 1936 in United States. This Oklahoma-born attorney and high-ranking government employee served during 1976 and 1977 as...

46. John Van de Kamp (1936)

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John Van de Kamp is a famous Lawyer, who was born on February 7, 1936 in United States. After serving during the late 1970s and early 1980s as Los Angeles...

47. Tommy Koh (1937)

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Former Singaporean ambassador to the United Nations and to the United States.

48. Jed Rakoff (1943)

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United States District Court Judge for New York's Southern District known for presiding over such high-profile cases as the Securities and Exchange Commission v. Citigroup and the Associated Press v....

49. Morris Davis (1958)

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United States Air Force officer and attorney who served as the third Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commissions from 2005-07. Previously, he worked as the Director of Air Force Legal...

50. Loren A. Smith (1944)

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Loren A. Smith is a famous Lawyer, who was born on December 22, 1944 in United States. Federal judge who began serving on the United States Court of Federal Claims...