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John P. Gilbert

John P. Gilbert, also known as John Phil Gilbert, is an American jurist and senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois since 2014.

John Pickering (judge)

John Pickering, New Hampshire federal district judge, first federal official impeached and removed (1803-1804) on charges of intoxication, profanity, and mishandling a trial, in largely party-line votes.

John R. Adams

John R. Adams (born 1955) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio since 2003, appointed by President George W. Bush.

John R. Blakey

John R. Blakey, also known as John Robert Blakey, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Illinois since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.

John R. Padova

John R. Padova (born 1935) is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

John R. Tunheim

John R. Tunheim (born 1953) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in Minnesota, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1995.

John S. Samuels III

John S. Samuels III was an American lawyer and coal industry executive who built a coal empire after buying the Leckie Smokeless Coal Company in 1973.

John Slate

John H. Slate (1913-1967), American aviation lawyer, co-founded Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York on April Fools' Day 1948 with Marshall Skadden and Les Arps; former Pan Am employee, Columbia classmate of Thomas Merton, died September 1967.

John Smyth (barrister)

John Smyth, full name John Jackson Smyth, was a British barrister and Queen's Counsel who abused boys at Christian summer camps in England, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.

John T. Fowlkes, Jr.

John T. Fowlkes, Jr., born in 1951, is an American jurist who served as a United States district judge for the Western District of Tennessee until his retirement in January 2026.

John T. Shepherd (judge)

John T. Shepherd, born in 1987 in El Dorado, Arkansas, is a United States district judge for the Western District of Arkansas, confirmed by the Senate in April 2026.

John Turner

John Napier Turner (1929–2020), Canadian lawyer and 17th prime minister, led Canada 79 days in 1984 after winning the Liberal leadership over Chrétien; earlier justice and finance minister, later opposition leader through the 1988 free trade election.

John W. Broomes

John Wesley Broomes, born 1969, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Kansas since 2018 and its chief judge since 2025.

John W. deGravelles

John W. deGravelles, born 1949, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Louisiana since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.

John W. Holcomb

John W. Holcomb, also known as John William Holcomb, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Central District of California since 2020.

John W. Lungstrum

John Watson Lungstrum is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Kansas, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.

John W. Sedwick

John W. Sedwick, born 1946, is a senior United States district judge for the District of Alaska, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992.

John Yoo

John Choon Yoo, Berkeley Law professor and former Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel deputy (2001–2003), principal author of the 2002 "torture memos" on interrogation and presidential war powers, later reviewed by the OPR and litigated in Padilla v. Yoo.

John Z. Lee

John Z. Lee, also known as John Zihun Lee, is an American jurist serving on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals since 2022, appointed by President Biden.

Johnnie B. Rawlinson

Johnnie B. Rawlinson, born 1952, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2000, appointed by President Bill Clinton.

Johnnie Cochran

Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (1937-2005), Los Angeles trial lawyer and civil-rights advocate, lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial, famous for "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."

Jon D. Levy

Jon D. Levy, also known as Jon David Levy, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Maine.

Jon E. DeGuilio

Jon Ernest DeGuilio is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Indiana, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and chief judge from 2020 to 2023.

Jon O. Newman

Jon O. Newman, also known as Jon Ormond Newman, is an American jurist and senior judge of the Second Circuit, appointed to the federal bench by Nixon in 1971.

Jon S. Tigar

Jon S. Tigar, also known as Jon Steven Tigar, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Northern California since 2013, appointed by Obama.

Jonathan A. Kobes

Jonathan A. Kobes is an American jurist serving as a judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2018, appointed by President Trump and confirmed 51 to 50.

Jonathan Djanogly

Jonathan Simon Djanogly, British Conservative solicitor and politician, MP for Huntingdon 2001-2024 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice 2010-2012, responsible for LASPO, court closures, and civil legal aid reform.

Jonathan E. Hawley

Jonathan E. Hawley, born 1971 in Peoria, Illinois, is a United States district judge for the Central District of Illinois, appointed by President Biden in 2024.

Jonathan J. C. Grey

Jonathan J. C. Grey, or Jonathan James Canada Grey, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2023.

Jonathan Skrmetti

Jonathan Skrmetti is an American politician serving as Tennessee's 28th Attorney General, appointed by the state Supreme Court in 2022 to an eight-year term and sworn in that September.