- Anne McLellan
A. Anne McLellan, P.C., LL.M., LL.B, B.A. (born August 31, 1950, in Hants County, Nova Scotia) is an academic and politician. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, serving most recently as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. - Robert Martin
Robert J. Martin (born January 13, 1947) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate since 1993, where he represents the 26th Legislative District. Before entering the Senate, Martin served in the United States Army as a First Lieutenant (1969-1971). Martin served in the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, from 1985 to 1993, … - Bora Laskin
Bora Laskin, PC, CC, LL.M, LL.B, MA, FRSC (October 5, 1912 - March 17, 1984) was a Canadian jurist, who served on the Supreme Court of Canada for fourteen years, including a decade as its Chief Justice. - Frank Hsieh
Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (born May 18, 1946 in Dadaocheng, Datong District, Taipei), a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, was the mayor of Kaohsiung City until his appointment as Premier of the Republic of China by president Chen Shui-bian on February 1, 2005 a post from which he announced his resignation on January 17, 2006. Hsieh is the DPP nominee in the 2008 presidential election. - Martin Cauchon
Martin Cauchon, PC, LL.B, LL.M (born August 23 1962) is a Canadian politician and former Liberal Party of Canada cabinet minister. Cauchon was born in La Malbaie, Quebec and studied law at the University of Ottawa and the University of Exeter. He was a lawyer from 1985 to 1993. He first entered politics when he ran against Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in the riding of Charlevoix in the 1988 election, and was defeated. - Melchior Wathelet
Melchior Wathelet is a Walloon politician and member of the cdH. He has degrees in law and in economics (University of Liège) and is a Master of Laws (Harvard University). He's also a professor at the Catholic University of Louvain. From 1995 to 2003 he was a Judge at the European Court of Justice. - Paul J. Mahoney
Paul J. Mahoney (b. 1946), British jurist, Judge and President of European Union Civil Service Tribunal. Law studies (Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1967; Master of Laws, University College London, 1969); lecturer, University College London (1967 to 1973); Barrister (London, 1972 to 1974); Administrator/Principal Administrator, European Court of Human Rights (1974 to 1990); Visiting Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, … - Robinson O. Everett
Robinson O. Everett was born in Durham, North Carolina, March 18, 1928 to a family of lawyers: his grandfather and both of his parents being noted North Carolina attorneys. His father, Reuben Oscar Everett, was one of the first five law students at Duke and practiced law for 66 years until his death, in his law office, at age 92. His mother was one of the first women to graduate from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she ranked at the head of her class, … - Peter Hogg
Peter Wardell Hogg, CC, QC, Ph.D, FRSC, LL.D (born 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, author and legal scholar. He is best known as a leading authority on Canadian constitutional law. Born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Hogg earned his LL.B from the University of New Zealand in 1962, his LL.M from Harvard University in 1963, and his Ph.D from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in 1970. - Stephan Kinsella
Norman (N.) Stephan Kinsella (born 1965) is an American intellectual property lawyer and libertarian legal theorist. His electronically-published works are primarily published on his blog and websites associated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute and anarcho-capitalist organizations. Born in Prairieville, Louisiana, he attended Louisiana State University where he earned Master of Science (MS) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in electrical engineering, … - Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy, BBA, LLB, LLM (born January 25, 1958) is a New Brunswick lawyer and politician. Murphy graduated from Moncton High School in 1976, from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1980 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1983. He received his Master of Laws from Osgoode Law School in 2002. A noted insurance lawyer, Murphy was president of the New Brunswick Liberal Association from 1988 - 1993. - Robert D. Rucker
Robert D. Rucker was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Frank O'Bannon in 1999. Born in Canton, Georgia, Justice Rucker grew up in Gary, Indiana, and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He is a graduate of Indiana University (B.A. 1974) and Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D. 1976). In 1998, he earned a Master of Laws degree in the judicial process from the University of Virginia Law School. - Jim Peterson
James Scott "Jim" Peterson, PC, BA, LL.B LL.M DCL (born July 30, 1941) is a retired Canadian politician and former Minister of International Trade. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he has a DCL from McGill University, a Master of Laws from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario. As well he has diplomas from l'Academie de Droit International in The Hague and La Sorbonne in Paris. - Wayne Martin
Wayne Stewart Martin <small>QC</small> (born 28 December 1952) was formally appointed on 4 April 2006 as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Western Australia. - Judith Collins
Judith Anne Collins (24 February 1959 -) is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the National Party. Collins was born in Hamilton. In 1977, she studied at Canterbury University, but switched to Auckland University in 1979. From Auckland, she obtained first an LLB and then a LLM. After leaving university, she began work as a lawyer, specialising in employment, property, commercial, and tax law. - Morley Callaghan
Edward Morley Callaghan, CC, LL.B., LL.M., LL.D., FRSC (September 22, 1903 - August 25, 1990) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, TV and radio personality. Callaghan was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He never practiced law, however. During the 1920s he worked at the "Toronto Daily Star" where he became friends with fellow reporter, … - Olivier Maingain
Olivier Maingain is a Belgian francophone politician. After becoming a Master of Laws he became a lawyer in 1982. In 1983 he became the president of the FDF Youth. He was elected as a city councillor of Brussels in 1988. He became a Member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region in 1989 and since 1991 he is a Member of the Chamber of Representatives. - Judd Gregg
Judd Gregg (born February 14 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire and current United States Senator serving as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics. - Marlys Edwardh
Marlys Edwardh is a Canadian litigation and civil rights lawyer. Edwardh graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and an honorary Doctorate in law from the Law Society of Upper Canada. She was called to the bar in 1976. Edwardh has served as counsel to several government commissions, including the Krever Inquiry into the contamination of Canada's blood transfusion supply. - Izzy Asper
Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper, OC, OM, QC, LL.M, Ph.D. (August 11, 1932 - October 7, 2003), Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate, was the founder of CanWest Global Communications Corp. Israel Asper was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba, the son of musicians who had emigrated from Ukraine. Asper attended the University of Manitoba. In 1957 he received his Bachelor of law degree from the University of Manitoba, and was called to the bar shortly thereafter. - Stanley Finch
Stanley Wellington Finch (July 20 1872 - 1951) was the first director of the Bureau of Investigation, which would eventually become the FBI. Finch was born in Monticello, New York. In 1893 he became a clerk in the United States Department of Justice, where he worked off and on for almost 50 years. Finch rose from the position of clerk to that of Chief Examiner between 1893 and 1908. It was only while working in the Justice Department, … - Alice M. Batchelder
Alice Moore Batchelder (born August 15, 1944) is an American attorney and jurist. She currently is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and was recently considered by President George W. Bush as a potential nominee for a U.S. Supreme Court seat that ultimately went to Justice Samuel Alito. Batchelder was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1964, where she met her future husband, … - Louis Lebel
Louis LeBel is a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada. LeBel was born in Quebec City. He went to school at the Collège des Jésuites, graduating with a BA in 1958. He earned his law degree at Université Laval in 1962 and went on to get an LL.M from the University of Toronto in 1966. He was called to the bar in 1962 and practiced in Quebec City in several firms until 1984. During this period he taught at University of Ottawa and Université Laval. - Arthur Gonzalez
The Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez is a United States Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Southern District of New York. Gonzalez received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University in 1969. Following graduation, he worked as a New York City public school teacher until 1982. After earning a law degree, also from Fordham, Gonzalez became an attorney for the Manhattan District Counsel Office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). - Clayton Ruby
Clayton Charles Ruby, CM, QC, LL.M, LL.B, BA is a Canadian lawyer, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights. He is one of the most famous lawyers in Canada at present, having served as a defence lawyer in a number of high-profile cases. Ruby received a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) from York University in 1963. He earned an Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) from the University of Toronto in 1969, … - Amos Wako
Hon. S. Amos Wako (born 31 July 1945) has been the Attorney General of Kenya since May 1991. Wako was born in Kenya. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics at the University of London, a Bachelor of Laws at the University College of Dar-es-Salaam, and a Master of Laws at the University of London. He served in several professional organizations, including holding the position of Secretary General of the African Bar Association from 1978 to 1980, … - Philip J. Prygoski
Philip J. Prygoski is a professor of Constitutional Law at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Michigan in 1969. He then earned a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Michigan in 1973. He also holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, conferred in 1978, and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Michigan, conferred in 1983. Prof. - Nuhu Ribadu
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu (born November 11, 1960) is the Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Prior to his appointment to his current position of Assistant Inspector General of Police by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in April of 2007, Ribadu served as Nigeria's Assistant Commissioner of Police and as the head of the Legal and Prosecution Department of the Nigeria Police Force. - John Matheson
Colonel John Ross Matheson, OC, CD, QC, LL.M., LL.D. (born November 14, 1917) is a former Canadian politician who helped develop both the maple leaf flag and the Order of Canada. Born in Arundel, Quebec, the son of the Reverend Dr Dawson Matheson and his wife Gertrude, Col. Matheson served as an officer during World War II. He was first elected as a Liberal in the Ontario riding of Leeds in a by-election in 1961. He was re-elected in 1962, 1963, and 1965. - Ho Peng Kee
Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee is a Singaporean Member of Parliament, and represents the Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency for the People's Action Party. He is currently the Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, as well as president of the Football Association of Singapore. Ho is an alumnus of the Anglo-Chinese School. - Sally Walker
Sally Walker is an author and academic administrator known for work in media law. Currently the Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University (since 2003), Walker studied at Warrnambool High School and then received a scholarship to attend Melbourne Girls' Grammar School. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne; she placed first in her graduating class and was awarded the Supreme Court Prize, … - Sarath N. Silva
Sarath Nanda Silva is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Educated at Sri Lanka College of Law, Sarath Nanda Silva holds a Master of Laws degree Magna Cum Laude from the University of Brussels. He was admitted as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in June 1967 and commenced his career in the Attorney General's department in 1968 as a Crown Counsel. He was promoted to Senior State Counsel in 1975 and Deputy Solicitor-General in 1979. - Joe Ghiz
Joseph Atallah Ghiz, LL.B LL.M. (January 27, 1945 - November 9, 1996) was Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1993, an educator of law and a justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. He is the father of Robert Ghiz, the current Premier of Prince Edward Island. Born to Atallah Joseph Ghiz, a Syro-Lebanese corner store owner and Marguerite McKarris, … - Ivan Head
Ivan Leigh Head, O.C., Q.C., B.A., LL.M., LL.D. (July 28 1930 - November 1 2004) was a Canadian lawyer, legal academic, and civil servant. He was an influential foreign policy adviser of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Born in Calgary, Alberta, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1952 from the University of Alberta. He was called to the Bar of Alberta in 1953 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1974. - Serge Joyal
Serge Joyal, PC, OC, OQ, BA, LL.B, LL.M, LL.L (born in Montreal, February 1, 1945) is a Canadian Senator. A lawyer by profession, Joyal served as vice-president of the Quebec wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1974 general election and remained a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for ten years. - Shaista Shameem
Shaista Shameem is a Fijian lawyer, journalist, and academic of Indian descent. She is best known as Director of the Fiji Human Rights Commission, and is known throughout the South Pacific region for her fervent human rights activism. On August 2004, she was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the use of mercenaries. Shameem holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from New Zealand's University of Waikato and an LLM from the University of Auckland. - Francis Fox
Francis Fox, PC, QC, BA, LL.L, D.E.S.(D)., LL.M, MA (born December 2 1939, Montreal, Quebec) is a member of the Senate of Canada. He is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and is the former Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office and thus was a senior aide to Prime Minister Paul Martin. - Morris Shumiatcher
Morris Cyril "Shumy" Shumiatcher (1917 - September 23, 2004) was a Canadian lawyer best known for his contribution to the field of human rights and civil liberties. Born in Calgary, Alberta, a son to Luba Lubinsky and Abraham Shumiatcher (1890-1974), he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1940 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1941 from the University of Alberta. He received his Master of Laws in 1942 from the University of Toronto. - Eldred Tabachnik
Eldred Tabachnik, QC (born 5 November 1943) is a South African-born English barrister and recorder and a former president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. After reading law at the University of Cape Town, he qualified as an Advocate at the South African Bar. He came to England and gained a LLM with distinction for commercial law and restitution. He then lectured in law at University College, London. He was called to the Bar in 1970, and was created a QC in 1982. - Anthony Grabiner Baron Grabiner
Anthony Stephen Grabiner, Baron Grabiner QC (born 21 March 1945) is a British judge and barrister. The son of Ralph Grabiner and Freda Cohen was educated in the Central Foundation Boys' Grammar School, EC2 and in the London School of Economics (LSE), where he graduated with Bachelor of Laws in 1966, and with a Master of Laws one year later. He was further educated in Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the Bar one year later.
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