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J. P. Calabrese
J. Philip Calabrese, born 1971, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio since 2020, nominated by President Trump.
J. R. Greer
J. R. Greer, also known as J. Ronnie Greer, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
J. Sai Deepak
J. Sai Deepak is an Indian arguing counsel before the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court, known for the Sabarimala and marital rape exception cases and for authoring the Bharat Trilogy book India, That Is Bharat.
Jack L. Rives
Jack L. Rives, retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, 15th Air Force Judge Advocate General (2006-2010), first TJAG at three-star rank, later American Bar Association executive director and Rocket Legal president.
Jack Rumbold
Sir Jack Seddon Rumbold QC (1920–2001), New Zealand-born barrister, Rhodes Scholar, Royal Navy officer mentioned in dispatches, Attorney-General of Zanzibar 1963, and president of the industrial tribunals of England and Wales 1979–1984.
Jack Smith (lawyer)
Jack Smith (John L. Smith) is the American federal prosecutor appointed Special Counsel by Merrick Garland in November 2022 to investigate Donald Trump's classified documents and 2020 election cases; formerly Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor.
Jack Straw
Jack Straw (John Whitaker Straw, born 1946) is a British Labour politician, MP for Blackburn 1979–2015 and a Cabinet minister 1997–2010 as Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Leader of the Commons, and Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary.
Jack Zouhary
Jack Zouhary, born 1951 in Toledo, Ohio, is a senior United States district judge of the Northern District of Ohio, appointed by George W. Bush in 2006.
Jacqueline Becerra
Jacqueline Becerra, born 1970 in Miami Beach, Florida, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida, nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed in 2024.
Jacqueline H. Nguyen
Jacqueline H. Nguyen, also known as Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen, is an American federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2012, appointed by President Obama.
Jacqueline S. Corley
Jacqueline S. Corley, also known as Jacqueline Scott Corley, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of California since 2022.
Jacquelyn D. Austin
Jacquelyn D. Austin, also known as Jacquelyn Denise Austin, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of South Carolina since 2024.
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., also known as Jacques Loeb Wiener, Jr., is an American jurist and senior judge of the Fifth Circuit, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1990.
Jacques Vergès
Jacques Vergès (1924/1925–2013), French lawyer nicknamed the Devil's Advocate, devised the rupture defence and defended Djamila Bouhired, Klaus Barbie, Carlos the Jackal, and Khieu Samphan; he vanished from 1970 to 1978 and died in Paris in 2013.
Jamal N. Whitehead
Jamal N. Whitehead, born 1979, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Washington since 2023, appointed by President Biden.
Jamar K. Walker
Jamar K. Walker, born Jamar Kentrell Walker, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Virginia since 2023.
Jamel K. Semper
Jamel K. Semper, also known as Jamel Ken Semper, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of New Jersey since 2023.
James A. Soto
James A. Soto, also known as James Alan Soto, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Arizona since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.
James A. Teilborg
James A. Teilborg, born 1942 in Pueblo, Colorado, is a senior United States district judge of the District of Arizona, nominated by President Bill Clinton in 2000.
James A. Wynn, Jr.
James A. Wynn, Jr., also known as James Andrew Wynn, Jr., is an American judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 2010.
James B. Donovan
James B. Donovan (1916–1970) was the New York lawyer who defended Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, negotiated Abel's 1962 Glienicke Bridge exchange for U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and Frederic Pryor, and won the release of Bay of Pigs prisoners from Castro for $53 million in food and medicine.
James B. Loken
James B. Loken, born in 1940, is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 1990.
James Beveridge Thomson
Tun Sir James Beveridge Thomson (1902–1983), Scottish jurist, first Lord President of Malaysia's Federal Court (1963–1966) and Chief Justice of Malaya (1957); earlier Chief Justice of Fiji and Tonga.
James Boasberg
James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg (born 1963) is Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and a former FISA court presiding judge (2020-2021) whose 2025 order blocking Alien Enemies Act deportation flights made him a focal point of Trump administration-judiciary conflict.
James Buchanan
James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th U.S. president (1857–1861), Pennsylvania Democrat, lifelong bachelor; failed to stop Southern secession and consistently ranks last among presidents.
James C. Dever III
James C. Dever III is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina since 2005, appointed by President George W. Bush.
James C. Ho
James C. Ho, born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1973, is an American circuit judge on the Fifth Circuit since 2018, appointed by President Donald Trump.
James C. Mahan
James C. Mahan, born 1943 in El Paso, Texas, is a senior United States district judge of the District of Nevada, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.
James D. Cain, Jr.
James David Cain, Jr. (born 1964) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Louisiana since 2019, based in Lake Charles.
James D. Maxwell II
James D. Maxwell II, born 1975, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Mississippi since 2025.