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Deborah L. Cook
Deborah L. Cook, born 1952 in Pittsburgh, is a senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (confirmed 2003, 66-25) and former 146th justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1995-2003.
Debra A. Livingston
Debra A. Livingston, born 1959, is an American jurist on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, appointed by George W. Bush in 2007.
Debra M. Brown
Debra Marie Brown (born 1963) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Mississippi since 2013, appointed by President Barack Obama and chief judge since 2021.
Dee D. Drell
Dee D. Drell is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Louisiana, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003.
Delissa A. Ridgway
Delissa A. Ridgway, born Delissa Anne Ridgway, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of International Trade since 2019.
Dena M. Coggins
Dena M. Coggins is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of California since 2024, appointed by President Biden.
Deng Adut
Deng Thiak Adut (born 1983) is a South Sudanese-born Australian criminal lawyer in Blacktown, Sydney, a former SPLA child soldier, 2017 NSW Australian of the Year, and author of Songs of a War Boy.
Denis R. Hurley
Denis R. Hurley, born 1937, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Eastern District of New York, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
Denise Cote
Denise Cote, born 1946 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Clinton in 1994.
Denise J. Casper
Denise J. Casper is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Massachusetts since 2010 and as the court's chief judge since 2025.
Denise P. Hood
Denise P. Hood, also known as Denise Page Hood, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in Michigan since 2022.
Dennis G. Jacobs
Dennis G. Jacobs is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2019.
Dennis Holahan
Dennis Holahan (born 1942, Stamford, Connecticut) is an American entertainment lawyer and former actor, known for Jerry the Banker in Scarface (1983), Halloween II (1981), and roles in M*A*S*H; later a Lewis Brisbois partner.
Denny Chin
Denny Chin, born 1954 in Kowloon, Hong Kong, is a federal judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President Obama in 2010.
Denzil P. Marshall, Jr.
Denzil P. Marshall, Jr., also known as Denzil Price Marshall, Jr., is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas since 2010.
Derek Brown (Utah politician)
Derek Brown is an American Republican politician and the Attorney General of Utah, elected in November 2024 after serving in the Utah House of Representatives and chairing the state Republican Party.
Derrick K. Watson
Derrick K. Watson, also known as Derrick Kahala Watson, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Hawaii since 2013, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Desmond Henley
Desmond Charles Henley (OBE, FBIE) was an English master embalmer with J.H. Kenyon, London, from 1941 to 1992; he embalmed George VI, Churchill, Mountbatten, Hendrix, and Bon Scott, and led disaster mortuary teams.
Deval Patrick
Deval Laurdine Patrick (born 1956) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician, 71st governor of Massachusetts (2007-2015), the state's first Black governor, earlier Clinton's Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, later Bain Capital Double Impact founder and 2020 presidential candidate.
Diana J. G. Motz
Diana J. G. Motz, born Diana Jane Gribbon Motz in 1943, is an American jurist and senior judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Diana Saldaña
Diana Saldaña, born 1971, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas, sitting in Laredo since 2011 after serving as a magistrate judge and federal prosecutor.
Diane Gujarati
Diane Gujarati, born 1969 in New York, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York since 2020.
Diane J. Humetewa
Diane Joyce Humetewa, born 1964, is a United States district judge for the District of Arizona, appointed by President Obama in 2014 as the first female Native American federal judge.
Diane S. Sykes
Diane S. Sykes, born in 1957, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2025.
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, born 1937 in New York, is an American judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by Reagan in 1986 and on senior status since 2016.
Didrik Nyholm
Didrik Nyholm was a Danish jurist who served 25 years on the Mixed Courts of Egypt and then, from 1921 to 1931, as a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice.
Diego de Avendaño
Diego de Avendaño (1594–1688) was a Spanish Jesuit jurist and theologian who taught in Lima and wrote the six-tome Thesaurus Indicus on conscience in Spanish American affairs.
Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (1910–1997), ninth President of the Philippines 1961–1965 and vice president 1957–1961; enacted the 1963 Agricultural Land Reform Code, decontrolled foreign exchange in 1962, filed the Sabah claim, and proposed MAPHILINDO.
Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP): head of the Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales, created by the 1879 Act, reconstituted under the 1985 Act; appointed by the Attorney General, issues the Code for Crown Prosecutors; current holder Stephen Parkinson since 2023.
District attorney
District attorney (DA): the chief local prosecutor for a US county or judicial district, also called state's attorney or county attorney. Holds broad charging discretion, is elected in most states, and faces election-year sentencing effects.