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Land's Advocate of Holland
The Land's Advocate of Holland (Dutch: landsadvocaat) was the salaried legal adviser and business manager of the States of Holland from 1480 to 1619, when the office became the Grand Pensionary.
Landya B. McCafferty
Landya B. McCafferty (born 1962) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in New Hampshire since 2013, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Lanny Davis
Lanny J. Davis, American lawyer and crisis manager; Special Counsel to President Bill Clinton 1996-98, later attorney for Michael Cohen and registered foreign agent for clients including Dmytro Firtash.
Lara E. Montecalvo
Lara E. Montecalvo (born 1974) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the First Circuit since 2022, after serving as Rhode Island's public defender.
LaShann M. D. Hall
LaShann M. D. Hall, born 1970, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York since 2015.
LaShonda A. Hunt
LaShonda Annette Hunt is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois since 2023, appointed by President Biden.
Laura Coates
Laura Coates (born 1979) is an American attorney, CNN chief legal analyst and anchor of Laura Coates Live, SiriusXM host, and author of You Have the Right and Just Pursuit.
Laura M. Provinzino
Laura M. Provinzino, born 1975, is an American jurist and United States district judge in Minnesota since 2024, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney there for over a decade.
Laura T. Swain
Laura Taylor Swain, born 1958 in Brooklyn, is a federal district judge in New York since 2000, appointed by Bill Clinton, and the court's chief judge since 2021.
Lauren J. King
Lauren Jennifer King, born 1982, is a US district judge for the Western District of Washington since 2021 and Washington State's first Native American federal judge.
Lauren Lake
Lauren Lake, American attorney and Emmy-winning TV judge from Detroit, executive producer and judge of Lauren Lake's Paternity Court (2013–2022) and We the People with Judge Lauren Lake; also singer, author, WEEN co-founder.
Laurie J. Michelson
Laurie J. Michelson, born 1967 in Detroit, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, appointed by President Obama and confirmed in 2014.
Lavenski R. Smith
Lavenski R. Smith, born 1958 in Hope, Arkansas, is a judge on the Eighth Circuit US Court of Appeals, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.
Law By Mike
Law By Mike is the online persona of Michael L. Mandell, a licensed California attorney and founder of Mandell Law APC, and the largest legal creator on YouTube with about 17.7 million subscribers and 30 million followers across platforms.
Lawrence E. Kahn
Lawrence E. Kahn, born in 1937, is an American senior United States district judge for the Northern District of New York, appointed by President Clinton in 1996.
Lawrence J. C. VanDyke
Lawrence J. C. VanDyke is an American jurist serving as a judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
Lawrence J. O'Neill is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of California appointed by George W. Bush in 2007.
Lawrence J. Vilardo
Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, born in 1955 in Buffalo, New York, is a United States district judge for the Western District of New York, nominated by President Obama in 2015.
Lawrence L. Piersol
Lawrence L. Piersol, born 1940 in Vermillion, South Dakota, is a senior US district judge for the District of South Dakota, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993.
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig (born 1961), Harvard Law School professor, cyberlaw scholar behind "code is law," Creative Commons founding board member, and campaign finance reform activist who founded Equal Citizens and briefly ran for president in 2016.
Lay judge
Lay judge: a person without legal training who decides cases alongside professional judges in mixed tribunals (Germany's Schöffen, Japan's saiban-in) or on all-lay panels like English magistrates, used in about two-thirds of countries.
Lay judges in Japan
Saiban-in (裁判員) are Japan's lay judges: citizens who sit with three professional judges in serious criminal trials, deciding guilt and sentencing together by majority since May 21, 2009, with safeguards requiring a judge in any defendant-adverse majority.
Learned Hand
Learned Hand (Billings Learned Hand, 1872-1961), American federal judge on the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit, never on the Supreme Court; known for Masses v. Patten, the Ulysses obscenity ruling, Dennis, and judicial restraint.
Lee H. Rosenthal
Lee H. Rosenthal, also known as Lee Hyman Rosenthal, is an American jurist who served as chief judge of the Southern District of Texas from 2016 to 2022.
Lee Jae-myung (이재명)
Lee Jae-myung (이재명, 李在明), South Korean politician and former human rights lawyer, born 1963 in Andong; Seongnam mayor, Gyeonggi governor, and 21st president of South Korea since June 2025.
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), Singapore's founding prime minister 1959-1990, PAP co-founder, later Senior Minister and Minister Mentor; led Singapore from Third World to First.
Lee P. Rudofsky
Lee Philip Rudofsky is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.
Legrome D. Davis
Legrome D. Davis, born in 1952, is an American judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.
Leigh M. May
Leigh M. May, also known as Leigh Martin May, is an American district judge for the Northern District of Georgia, appointed by Barack Obama in 2014.
Leigh Steinberg
Leigh Steinberg, American sports agent and attorney, founder of Steinberg Sports & Entertainment (1975), inspiration for Jerry Maguire; record eight No. 1 NFL draft picks, 62 first-rounders, $503 million Mahomes deal, alcoholism collapse and comeback.