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David Gauke

David Gauke (born 1971), British solicitor and former Conservative MP for South West Hertfordshire 2005-2019; Lord Chancellor 2018-19, first solicitor in the role; lost whip over Brexit 2019, later chaired the Independent Sentencing Review.

David H. Urias

David H. Urias, also known as David Herrera Urias, is a United States district judge for the District of New Mexico, appointed by President Biden in 2022.

David Hittner

David Hittner is an American jurist who has served as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas since 1986, appointed by President Ronald Reagan.

David J. Barron

David J. Barron (born 1967) is chief judge of the First Circuit since 2022, an Obama 2014 appointee, former Harvard Law professor, OLC acting assistant attorney general, and Stevens clerk.

David J. Brewer

David Josiah Brewer (1837-1910), Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1890-1910, born in Smyrna, nephew of Stephen J. Field; author of Muller v. Oregon and In re Debs, labeled a laissez-faire conservative but a revisionist subject.

David J. Hale

David J. Hale, born David Jason Hale, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Kentucky since 2014.

David J. Novak

David John Novak, born 1961, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Virginia since 2019, nominated by President Trump.

David Kang

David Kang is an Australian Sydney barrister who, as a Macquarie University student, fired two blank shots from a starter pistol at Prince Charles on 26 January 1994 to protest Cambodian refugee detention; he received 500 hours community service and was admitted to the NSW Bar in 2004.

David L. Bunning

David L. Bunning is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky since 2002, appointed by George W. Bush.

David L. Russell

David L. Russell, also known as David Lynn Russell, is an American jurist and senior US district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, appointed by Reagan in 1981.

David Lammy

David Lammy (born 1972) is the British Labour MP for Tottenham since 2000, former Foreign Secretary (2024–25), Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor (2025–26), and author of the 2017 Lammy Review on criminal justice inequality.

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George (1863–1945), Welsh Liberal statesman, Chancellor behind the 1909 People's Budget, Prime Minister 1916–1922 leading Britain in WWI, and signatory of the Treaty of Versailles, the only Welsh and Welsh-speaking PM.

David M. Ebel

David M. Ebel, born 1940, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit since 2006.

David M. Lawson

David M. Lawson (born 1951) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Eastern District of Michigan, appointed by President Clinton in 2000.

David N. Hurd

David N. Hurd, born 1937, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Northern District of New York, appointed by President Clinton in 1999.

David O. Carter

David O. Carter (born 1944) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Central District of California since 1998, appointed by President Bill Clinton.

David O. Nuffer

David O. Nuffer, also known as David Ogden Nuffer, is an American jurist and senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah.

David R. Hansen

David Rasmussen Hansen, born 1938 in Exira, Iowa, is an American jurist and senior judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, elevated in 1991.

David R. Stras

David R. Stras, born David Ryan Stras in 1974, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Eighth Circuit since 2018.

David S. Cercone

David Stewart Cercone, born 1952 in Pittsburgh, is a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002.

David S. Leibowitz

David S. Leibowitz, born David Seymour Leibowitz, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida since 2024.

David S. Morales

David S. Morales, born 1968 in Edinburg, Texas, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas since 2019.

David Sam

David Sam, born in 1933, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Utah, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985.

David W. Dugan

David Wayne Dugan is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Illinois since 2020, appointed by President Trump.

David W. McKeague

David W. McKeague is an American jurist and senior judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005.

Dean Whipple

Dean Whipple (born 1938) is an American jurist and senior United States district judge for the Western District of Missouri, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987.

DeAndrea G. Benjamin

DeAndrea G. Benjamin, also known as DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, is an American jurist on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President Biden in 2023.

Deborah Coyne

Deborah Coyne (Deborah Margaret Ryland Coyne, born 1955, Ottawa) is a Canadian lawyer, author and constitutional activist who opposed the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, advised Clyde Wells, and ran for the 2012 Liberal leadership.

Deborah K. Chasanow

Deborah K. Chasanow (born 1948) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the District of Maryland, appointed by President Clinton in 1993.

Deborah L. Boardman

Deborah L. Boardman, born Deborah Lynn Boardman in 1974, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the District of Maryland since 2021.