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Christina A. Snyder

Christina A. Snyder, born in 1947, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Central District of California since 2016.

Christina Bobb

Christina Bobb, also Christina Gabrielle Bobb, is an American attorney, former Marine Corps judge advocate, OAN host, Trump lawyer, RNC election integrity counsel, and Arizona fake-elector case defendant.

Christina C. Reiss

Christina Clair Reiss is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Vermont since 2009, nominated by President Barack Obama.

Christine M. Arguello

Christine M. Arguello (born 1955) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Colorado, appointed by George W. Bush in 2008.

Christine P. O'Hearn

Christine Patricia O'Hearn, born 1969 in Camden, New Jersey, is a United States district judge for the District of New Jersey, appointed by President Biden in 2021.

Christopher A. Boyko

Christopher A. Boyko, born 1954 in Cleveland, is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005.

Christopher A. Wray

Christopher A. Wray (born 1967) is an American lawyer, eighth Director of the FBI from August 2, 2017 to January 20, 2025, and earlier Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (2003-2005) under George W. Bush.

Christopher Columbus Langdell

Christopher Columbus Langdell was an American legal scholar who, as dean of Harvard Law School from 1870 to 1895, introduced the case method of teaching law.

Christopher Darden

Christopher A. Darden, American lawyer and deputy district attorney, co-lead prosecutor with Marcia Clark in the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial; famous for the failed glove demonstration, author of In Contempt, later a defense attorney.

Christopher M. Carr

Christopher M. "Chris" Carr is an American Republican politician who has served as Attorney General of Georgia since 2016, after leading the state's economic development agency.

Christopher R. Cooper

Christopher R. Cooper, also known as Christopher Reid Cooper, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Columbia since 2014.

Christopher R. Wolfe

Christopher R. Wolfe, born 1972 in Lubbock, Texas, is a United States district judge for the Western District of Texas, appointed by President Trump in 2026.

Christy C. Wiegand

Christy C. Wiegand, born Christy Criswell Wiegand in 1975, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2020.

Cindy K. Chung

Cindy K. Chung, also known as Cindy Kyounga Chung, is an American jurist on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals since 2023, appointed by President Biden.

Cindy K. Jorgenson

Cindy K. Jorgenson, born 1953, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Arizona since 2018, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.

Claire C. Cecchi

Claire C. Cecchi, born Claire Claudia Cecchi in 1964, is a United States district judge in New Jersey appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011.

Claire Eagan

Claire Eagan, born 1950, is a senior US district judge in Oklahoma, appointed by George W. Bush and a FISA Court judge from 2013 to 2019.

Claire R. Kelly

Claire Rita Kelly (born 1965) is an American jurist serving as a judge on the United States Court of International Trade since 2013, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Clarence Cooper (judge)

Clarence Cooper, born in 1942, is an American jurist who served as a US district judge for the Northern District of Georgia from 1994 to 2021.

Clarence Darrow

Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-1938), American labor and criminal defense lawyer, defended Debs in the 1894 Pullman Strike, saved Leopold and Loeb from execution in 1924, and faced William Jennings Bryan in the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial.

Claria H. Boom

Claria Horn Boom, born 1969, is an American jurist who has served as a federal district judge in both eastern and western Kentucky since 2018.

Clark Waddoups

Clark Waddoups (born 1946) is an American jurist and senior United States district judge for the District of Utah, appointed by George W. Bush in 2008.

Claude M. Hilton

Claude M. Hilton (born 1940) is an American jurist and retired US district judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1985.

Claude Villeneuve (judge)

Claude Villeneuve is a Canadian jurist who served as a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for Saint-François and Bedford, seated in Sherbrooke, until 2026.

Claudia A. Wilken

Claudia A. Wilken is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of California, appointed by President Clinton in 1993 and chief judge from 2012 to 2014.

Claus von Bülow

Claus von Bülow (Claus Cecil Borberg, 1926–2019), Danish-born socialite; convicted 1982 of attempting to murder heiress wife Sunny by insulin injection, conviction reversed 1984, acquitted at 1985 retrial; subject of Reversal of Fortune.

Clay D. Land

Clay D. Land is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Georgia since 2001, appointed by George W. Bush.

Clifton L. Corker

Clifton Leland Corker is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Colin McDonald (attorney)

Colin Michael McDonald, American federal prosecutor and first Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement Division, confirmed 52-47 in March 2026; former San Diego AUSA and Hawaii public corruption prosecutor.

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (born 1943) is an American federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 1997, in senior status since 2023, who handled the Microsoft antitrust case.