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Greg G. Guidry

Greg G. Guidry, also known as Greg Gerard Guidry, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana since 2019.

Greg Mathis

Greg Mathis (born 1960, Detroit) is a retired Michigan 36th District Court judge and host of Judge Mathis (1999-2023), the Emmy-winning courtroom show; from 2023 he hosts Mathis Court With Judge Mathis.

Gregory A. Phillips

Gregory A. Phillips, also known as Gregory Alan Phillips, is an American jurist serving on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2013, appointed by President Obama.

Gregory A. Presnell

Gregory A. Presnell, born 1942 in Tampa, Florida, is a senior United States district judge for the Middle District of Florida, appointed by President Clinton in 2000.

Gregory G. Katsas

Gregory G. Katsas, also known as Gregory George Katsas, is an American circuit judge on the D.C. Circuit since 2017 who previously argued more than 75 appeals.

Gregory H. Woods III

Gregory H. Woods III, born 1969, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of New York since 2013.

Gregory K. Frizzell

Gregory K. Frizzell, born Gregory Kent Frizzell, is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007.

Gregory N. Stivers

Gregory N. Stivers is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Kentucky since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Gretchen S. Lund

Gretchen S. Lund (born 1975) is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the Northern District of Indiana since 2024, appointed by President Biden.

Guido Calabresi

Guido Calabresi, born 1932 in Milan, Italy, is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, appointed by President Clinton in 1994.

Gustavo A. Gelpí, Jr.

Gustavo A. Gelpí, Jr., born 1965 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a US circuit judge on the First Circuit, appointed by President Biden in 2021.

Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde

Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde is an American Samoan attorney and former District Court judge serving as Attorney General of American Samoa, confirmed by the Senate in a 14-0 vote in February 2025.

H. Alberta Colclaser

H. Alberta Colclaser (Hazel Alberta Colclaser, 1911-2010), American aviation lawyer and State Department foreign service officer; only woman on the ICAO legal committee, Paris Peace Conference delegate, and early space law participant.

H. L. A. Hart

H. L. A. Hart, born Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart, was a British legal philosopher and Oxford Professor of Jurisprudence, widely regarded as the twentieth century's most important English-speaking legal philosopher.

H. Russel Holland

H. Russel Holland, born Hezekiah Russel Holland in 1936, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Alaska since 2001.

H. V. Evatt

H. V. Evatt (1894–1965), Australian judge, politician, and diplomat; High Court justice 1930–40, Attorney-General and External Affairs minister 1941–49, UN General Assembly president 1948–49, ALP opposition leader 1951–60, NSW Chief Justice 1960–62.

Habib Bourguiba (حبيب بورقيبة)

Habib Bourguiba (حبيب بورقيبة), Tunisian lawyer and Neo-Destour founder, led independence from France in 1956 and was Tunisia's first president 1957-1987, enacting the Personal Status Code before his 1987 removal by Ben Ali.

Hala Y. Jarbou

Hala Yalda Jarbou, born 1971 in Iraq, is a United States district judge for the Western District of Michigan since 2020, appointed by President Trump and its chief judge since 2022.

Haldane R. Mayer

Haldane R. Mayer, also known as Haldane Robert Mayer, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Halil S. Ozerden

Halil S. Ozerden, born in 1966, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, appointed by George W. Bush in 2007 and serving as chief judge since 2024.

Hannah Dugan

Hannah C. Dugan, former Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge (Branch 31), convicted December 2025 of felony obstruction for helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz evade ICE agents at the courthouse; fined $5,000, no prison, July 2026.

Hans Kelsen

Hans Kelsen (Reine Rechtslehre, Pure Theory of Law) was an Austrian jurist (1881–1973), co-designer of Austria's 1920 constitution, originator of the Grundnorm and the constitutional-court model of judicial review, later a Berkeley professor.

Hans Weidel

Hans Weidel (1903-1985), German lawyer, NSDAP and SS member, and Wehrmacht military judge in occupied Warsaw promoted to superior staff judge; postwar Gütersloh notary, grandfather of AfD leader Alice Weidel.

Harish Salve (हरीश साळवे)

Harish Salve (हरीश साळवे), born 1955 in Nagpur, is an Indian Senior Advocate (1992) and former Solicitor General of India (1999-2002), now also a King's Counsel at London's Blackstone Chambers, known for the Vodafone tax case, the Kulbhushan Jadhav ICJ case, and international arbitration.

Harmeet Dhillon

Harmeet K. Dhillon, Sikh American lawyer from Chandigarh, founded Dhillon Law Group and the Center for American Liberty, led California GOP and RNC roles, and became DOJ Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in April 2025.

Harold D. Mooty III

Harold D. Mooty III, born Harold Dean Mooty, III, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Alabama since 2025.

Harriet Harman

Baroness Harriet Harman (KC) is a British Labour politician, MP for Peckham/Camberwell and Peckham 1982–2024, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, twice acting leader, first female Solicitor General, and now UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls.

Harris L. Hartz

Harris L. Hartz, born in 1947 in Baltimore, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2001.

Harry Connick Sr.

Harry Connick Sr. (Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Sr., 1926-2024), New Orleans district attorney for Orleans Parish 1973-2003, longest-serving in city history; defeated Jim Garrison; central figure in Connick v. Thompson Brady case; father of Harry Connick Jr.

Harry T. Edwards

Harry T. Edwards, also known as Harry Thomas Edwards, is an American jurist and senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, appointed by Jimmy Carter in 1980.