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Kevin C. Newsom
Kevin C. Newsom, born 1972 in Birmingham, Alabama, is a United States circuit judge on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017.
Kevin G. Ritz
Kevin G. Ritz is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Sixth Circuit since 2024, previously the United States attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
Kevin M. Moore
Kevin M. Moore, born Kevin Michael Moore in 1951, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida since 1992.
Kevin McNulty (judge)
Kevin McNulty (born 1954) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the District of New Jersey, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2011.
Kevin Reddington
Kevin J. Reddington (born 1951) is a Brockton, Massachusetts criminal defense attorney, Suffolk Law 1975, Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, known for Mo Vaughn, Catherine Greig, Jasiel Correia, and the Lindsay Clancy mistrial.
Kids for cash scandal
Kids for cash scandal: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania judicial corruption (2003–2008), in which judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan took $2.8 million in kickbacks for sending thousands of juveniles to for-profit detention centers; convictions vacated, judges imprisoned.
Kim Foxx
Kim Foxx (born 1972) served 2016-2024 as Cook County State's Attorney, the first Black woman in the role, leading the second-largest US prosecutor's office; known for the $1,000 retail-theft felony threshold, open felony data, mass exonerations, and the Jussie Smollett controversy.
Kim M. Wardlaw
Kim M. Wardlaw, also known as Kim McLane Wardlaw, is an American jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Clinton in 1998.
Kimba Wood
Kimba M. Wood (born 1944, Port Townsend, WA), Southern District of New York district judge since 1988 (Reagan appointee, chief judge 2006-2009), known for the Milken sentencing, the 2010 Russian spy swap, the 1993 withdrawn Attorney General nomination, and the Michael Cohen proceedings.
Kimberly A. Moore
Kimberly Ann Moore, born 1968 in Baltimore, is an American jurist appointed by George W. Bush to the Federal Circuit in 2006 and its chief judge since 2021.
King's Counsel
King's Counsel (KC; formerly Queen's Counsel, QC) is the senior rank for barristers and solicitor advocates in England and Wales, awarded for excellence in advocacy since the first QC in 1597, appointed on the Lord Chancellor's advice after independent panel review, colloquially 'taking silk'.
Kirk E. Sherriff
Kirk Edward Sherriff, born 1968, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of California since 2024, nominated by President Biden and confirmed 54 to 45.
Kiyo A. Matsumoto
Kiyo A. Matsumoto, born 1955, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed by George W. Bush in 2008.
Kris Kobach
Kris William Kobach is an American lawyer and Republican politician who has served as Kansas's 45th attorney general since his election in November 2022, after two terms as the state's secretary of state.
Kris Mayes
Kris Mayes is an American attorney and Democrat who has served as Arizona's attorney general since 2023, after serving on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2003 to 2010.
Krissa M. Lanham
Krissa M. Lanham is a United States district judge for the District of Arizona since 2024, appointed by President Biden after fifteen years as a federal prosecutor.
Kristi DuBose
Kristi DuBose (born 1964) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Alabama since 2005, appointed by George W. Bush.
Kristi H. Johnson
Kristi Haskins Johnson, born 1980 in Oxford, Mississippi, is a US district judge for the Southern District of Mississippi since 2020, formerly Mississippi's first Solicitor General.
Kristine G. Baker
Kristine Gerhard Baker, born 1971, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas since 2012 and its chief judge since 2023.
Kurt D. Engelhardt
Kurt D. Engelhardt is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Fifth Circuit since 2018, appointed by President Donald J. Trump.
Kwame Raoul
Kwame Raoul, born in Chicago in 1964, is an American Democrat serving as Illinois's 42nd Attorney General, first elected in 2018 after 14 years in the Illinois State Senate.
Kyle C. Dudek
Kyle Christopher Dudek, born 1985, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Florida since 2025, appointed by President Donald Trump.
Kyle Diamantas
Kyle Diamantas, American attorney, Acting FDA Commissioner from May 2026 after Makary's resignation; formerly FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food, Jones Day partner, University of Florida law graduate.
Kymberly K. Evanson
Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, born 1977 in Longview, Washington, is a United States district judge for the Western District of Washington, appointed by President Biden and seated in Seattle since 2023.
L. Lin Wood
L. Lin Wood is a retired Atlanta defamation attorney known for representing Richard Jewell, the Ramseys, and Gary Condit, and for 2020 election litigation that led him to surrender his Georgia law license in 2023.
Lacey A. Collier
Lacey A. Collier (born 1935) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Florida since 2003.
Lala Lajpat Rai (लाला लाजपत राय)
Lala Lajpat Rai (लाला लाजपत राय), 1865–1928, Sher-e-Punjab, Indian nationalist of the Lal-Bal-Pal trio, Arya Samaj leader, Punjab National Bank founder, died after Simon Commission lathi charge.
Lance E. Walker
Lance Edward Walker, born in 1972, is a United States district judge in Maine, appointed by President Trump in 2018 and chief judge since 2024.
Lance Ito
Lance Allan Ito, known as Judge Ito, is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge who presided over the televised 1995 O.J. Simpson double murder trial.
Lance M. Africk
Lance M. Africk (born 1951) is an American jurist, a US district judge in Louisiana appointed by George W. Bush in 2002 who took senior status in 2024.