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Judicial dynasties in U.S. state courts
Judicial dynasties in U.S. state courts are family lineages with two or more related judges on the same court, including the Celebrezze brothers on Ohio's supreme court.
Judicial service in Pacific Island states
Judicial service in Pacific Island states is the staffing of the region's small judiciaries, often by expatriate judges from Australia, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth countries.
Judiciary of Kenya
The Judiciary of Kenya is the court system exercising judicial power under the 2010 Constitution, headed by the Supreme Court and descended from British colonial courts of 1897.
Judiciary of the British West Indies
The judiciary of the British West Indies was the colonial court system serving the British Caribbean, from 17th-century settlements until independence, marked by shared regional courts.
Judith A. W. Rogers
Judith Ann Wilson Rogers, born 1939, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the D.C. Circuit since 2022, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994.
Judith C. Herrera
Judith C. Herrera, born 1954, is an American jurist and senior United States district judge for the District of New Mexico, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004.
Judith E. Levy
Judith E. Levy is a United States district judge in Michigan, appointed by Barack Obama in 2014 and known for presiding over the Flint water crisis litigation.
Judith M. Barzilay
Judith M. Barzilay, born Judith Morgenstern Barzilay in 1944, is a senior judge of the United States Court of International Trade, appointed by President Clinton in 1998.
Julia E. Kobick
Julia Eleanor Kobick is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Massachusetts since 2023, after serving as Massachusetts deputy state solicitor.
Julia K. Munley
Julia Kathleen Munley is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania since 2023, after serving as a Lackawanna County judge.
Julia S. Gibbons
Julia S. Gibbons, born 1950, is an American judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2002, previously a Reagan-appointed Tennessee district judge and first female trial judge in Tennessee.
Juliane Kokott
Juliane Kokott (born 1957, Frankfurt am Main) is a German jurist and Advocate General at the CJEU since 7 October 2003, the third woman in that role, known for opinions on Google, Amazon tax rulings, and Hungary's sovereignty law.
Julianna M. Childs
Julianna M. Childs, also known as Julianna Michelle Childs, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the D.C. Circuit since 2022.
Julie A. Robinson
Julie A. Robinson (born 1957) is an American jurist serving as a senior U.S. district judge for the District of Kansas, appointed by George W. Bush in 2001.
Julie Bishop
Julie Bishop (born 1956) is an Australian former Liberal politician: first female Foreign Minister (2013–2018), Deputy Liberal leader 2007–2018, Member for Curtin 1998–2019, later ANU Chancellor and UN special envoy for Myanmar.
Julie E. Carnes
Julie E. Carnes, born 1950, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2018.
Julie R. Rubin
Julie R. Rubin, born 1972, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Maryland since 2022, appointed by President Biden.
Julie Rikelman
Julie Rikelman, born 1972 in Kiev, Ukraine, is a US circuit judge on the First Circuit, confirmed in 2023 after being nominated by President Biden.
Julie S. Sneed
Julie S. Sneed, born 1969 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a United States district judge for the Middle District of Florida, appointed by Joe Biden in 2024.
Julien Anfruns
Julien Anfruns, French lawyer and former Conseil d'État member; first ICOM director general (2008–2013), ex-Louvre legal and financial director, later partner at DS Avocats, Bersay, and Carlara in public business law.
Julien X. Neals
Julien X. Neals, born 1965 in Newark, New Jersey, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of New Jersey since 2021.
Julio M. Fuentes
Julio M. Fuentes, born in 1946 in Puerto Rico, is a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, appointed by Bill Clinton in 2000.
Julius N. Richardson
Julius Ness Richardson (born 1976) is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 2018.
Julius Stone
Julius Stone (1907–1985), born in Leeds, England, was an Australian professor of jurisprudence and international law at Sydney who wrote over 34 books, including The Province and Function of Law.
Jürgen Mossack
Jürgen Mossack (born 1948) is a German-born Panamanian lawyer who co-founded Mossack Fonseca, the offshore law firm exposed by the 2016 Panama Papers leak of 11.5 million documents; tried for money laundering in Panama in 2024 and acquitted.
Justice of the peace
Justice of the peace (JP), also called lay magistrate in England and Wales: a lay judicial officer originating in 14th-century England (1361 Act) who hears minor criminal, civil and family cases and witnesses documents across Commonwealth jurisdictions.
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: one of 12 judges of the UKSC (est. 2009 under CRA 2005, replacing the Law Lords), appointed via independent selection commission under section 25 eligibility rules, unlike the political US appointments.
Justices of the peace in Commonwealth jurisdictions
A justice of the peace (JP) in Commonwealth jurisdictions is a lay appointee who either exercises judicial powers like bail hearings and warrants or certifies documents.
Justin D. Smith
Justin D. Smith, also known as Justin Daniel Smith, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Eighth Circuit since 2026.
Justin R. Olson
Justin R. Olson, also known as Justin Ross Olson, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Indiana since 2026.