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Holly A. Brady

Holly A. Brady is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Indiana since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

Holly A. Thomas

Holly A. Thomas, also known as Holly Aiyisha Thomas, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2022.

Holly L. Teeter

Holly L. Teeter, born 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas, is a United States district judge for the District of Kansas since 2018, nominated by President Trump.

Howard C. Nielson, Jr.

Howard Curtis Nielson, Jr. (born 1968) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Utah since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Howard Clayton Knotts

Howard Clayton Knotts (1895-1942), Springfield, Illinois aviation lawyer and World War I flying ace with six victories; Illinois Commerce Commission aviation supervisor and Journal of Air Law and Commerce author.

Howard D. McKibben

Howard D. McKibben (born 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the District of Nevada, appointed by President Reagan in 1984 and chief judge from 1997 to 2002.

Howard F. Sachs

Howard F. Sachs, born Howard Frederic Sachs in 1925, is an American retired federal judge who served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Howard K. Stern

Howard K. Stern, also known as Howard Kevin Stern, is an American attorney in California known for representing Anna Nicole Smith as her lawyer and manager.

Hubertus Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha

Hubertus Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (born 1975, Hamburg), German lawyer and head of the former ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha since Prince Andreas's 2025 death; foundation chief, forester, DSB Protektor.

Hugh Cregg

Hugh Anthony Cregg (1887 or 1888-1960), Essex County, Massachusetts district attorney 1931-1959 and state senator; prosecutor of the Jessie B. Costello and Berrett-Molway trials; grandfather of musician Huey Lewis.

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz (born 1973) is a Mixtec lawyer from Oaxaca and Minister President of Mexico's Supreme Court (SCJN) from 1 September 2025. He won the June 2025 judicial election as top vote-getter, becoming the first Indigenous justice in nearly 170 years.

Hugo Grotius

Hugo Grotius (Huig de Groot, 1583–1645), Dutch jurist and natural law theorist, author of Mare Liberum and De iure belli ac pacis (1625); exiled Dutch politician, Swedish ambassador, and traditional father of international law.

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892–1963) was a Bengali barrister and politician who served as chief minister of undivided Bengal and Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 to 1957.

Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy

Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy (born 1946), Scottish judge: Senator of the College of Justice 1997-2004, ICTY judge 2004-2009, UN Mechanism judge since 2020, chaired the 2002 High Court review and the 2014 Post-Corroboration Safeguards Review.

Iain D. Johnston

Iain D. Johnston, born 1965, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Ian Robertson, Lord Robertson

Ian Robertson, Lord Robertson (1912–2005), Scottish Senator of the College of Justice 1966–87, knighted 1976, WWII Royal Scots captain, presided over the 1974 Jessie McTavish murder trial whose conviction was overturned.

Ibn 'Ali ibn Jullabi Wasiti

Ibn 'Ali ibn Jullabi Wasiti (الجلابي الواسطي) was a Maliki hadith transmitter and deputy judge of Wasit in twelfth-century Iraq, born 1064 and died 1147.

Ibn Darbas (Shafi'i chief judge of Egypt, d. 1208)

Ibn Darbas (ابن درباس) was a Shafi'i jurist and chief judge of Egypt under Ayyubid rule, appointed in 1171 and removed in 1194, dying in 1208.

Ilana K. D. Rovner

Ilana K. D. Rovner, born Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner, is an American jurist and senior judge of the Seventh Circuit, the first woman appointed to that court in 1992.

Indira Talwani

Indira Talwani, born 1960, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Massachusetts since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Inge P. Johnson

Inge Prytz Johnson, born 1945 in Denmark, is a retired American judge who served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama from 1998 to 2012.

Irene C. Berger

Irene Cornelia Berger, born 1954, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the Southern District of West Virginia since 2009, after 15 years on the West Virginia Circuit Court.

Irma C. Ramirez

Irma C. Ramirez, also known as Irma Carrillo Ramirez, is an American jurist serving as a Fifth Circuit appeals judge since 2023, appointed by Biden.

Israel L. Glasser

Israel L. Glasser, also known as Israel Leo Glasser, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in the Eastern District of New York.

Itamar Ben-Gvir (איתמר בן גביר)

Itamar Ben-Gvir (איתמר בן גביר), Israeli far-right politician, chairman of Otzma Yehudit and Minister of National Security since December 2022; Knesset member since 2021, lawyer, Kahanist background, convicted of incitement and supporting Kach.

Iulia Motoc

Iulia Antoanella Motoc (born 1967, Timișoara) is a Romanian jurist, ICC judge since 2024 presiding over Pre-Trial Chamber I (Duterte case), formerly ECHR judge for Romania 2013–2023 and Constitutional Court of Romania judge 2010–2013.

Ivan L. R. Lemelle

Ivan L. R. Lemelle (born 1950) is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed by President Clinton in 1998.

J. C. Barker

J. C. Barker, also known as J. Campbell Barker, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Texas since 2019.

J. D. Breen

J. Daniel Breen (born 1950) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Tennessee since 2017.

J. N. Ranjan

J. Nicholas Ranjan, born 1978, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2019, appointed by President Trump.