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Linda V. Parker
Linda Vivienne Parker, born 1958 in Detroit, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014.
Lindsay C. Jenkins
Lindsay C. Jenkins, born Lindsay Clayton Jenkins in 1977, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois since 2023.
Lindsey A. Freeman
Lindsey A. Freeman, also known as Lindsey Ann Freeman, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of North Carolina since 2025.
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham was a Republican senator from South Carolina from 2003 until his death in 2026; he also helped prosecute the 1998 impeachment of Bill Clinton.
Lisa Bloom
Lisa Bloom is an American civil rights attorney, daughter of Gloria Allred, known for representing women against powerful men (O'Reilly, Cosby, Trump accusers), founding The Bloom Firm, and her 2017 Weinstein advising controversy.
Lisa G. Wood
Lisa G. Wood, also known as Lisa Godbey Wood, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Georgia since 2007.
Lisa Gill
Justice Lisa Gill is an Indian judge, Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court from 25 April 2026 and its first woman Chief Justice, formerly a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court appointed 31 March 2014.
Lisa Monaco
Lisa O. Monaco, American lawyer; 39th U.S. Deputy Attorney General (2021–2025), first woman Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Obama Homeland Security Advisor 2013–2017, now Microsoft president of global affairs.
Lisa W. Wang
Lisa Wen-Jia Wang (born 1980) is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of International Trade since 2024, appointed by President Biden.
List of current Indian chief justices
Current Indian chief justices: CJI Surya Kant (sworn in 24 November 2025, retires 9 February 2027) and the Chief Justices of India's 25 High Courts, with the February 2026 Department of Justice list and 2026 appointment changes.
List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden
Biden's federal judicial appointments (2021-2025): 235 Senate-confirmed judges including Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, 45 circuit and 187 district judges, with record demographic and professional diversity.
List of former chief justices of the high courts of India
Former chief justices of India's 25 high courts: judges who completed terms as high court heads under Article 217, retiring at 62 or leaving by elevation or transfer, with rosters kept per court.
List of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments
The list of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments covers federal judges nominated by each president, led by George Washington's 11 Supreme Court justices.
List of presidents of the United States by previous experience
The list of presidents of the United States by previous experience, also called United States presidents by occupation, records the careers presidents held before taking office.
List of sitting judges of the high courts of India
Sitting judges of India's 25 High Courts: 1,122 sanctioned posts, 789 judges working, and 333 vacancies as of 1 June 2026; lists Chief Justices, per-court strength, and appointment procedure.
Liz Murrill
Liz Murrill (Elizabeth Murrill), Republican attorney general of Louisiana since January 2024 and the state's first woman and first Solicitor General in that office; known for anti-abortion litigation against the FDA and shield-law states and a dismissed 2026 New Orleans indictment.
Lonny R. Suko
Lonny R. Suko, born in 1943 in Spokane, Washington, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Washington, appointed by George W. Bush in 2003.
Lord Advocate
Lord Advocate, also called His Majesty's Advocate: senior Scottish Law Officer and head of criminal prosecutions and deaths investigation, currently Ruth Charteris KC (appointed June 2026); distinguished from the Solicitor General for Scotland, her deputy.
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales: the most senior judge of England and Wales, Head of the Judiciary and President of the Courts; since 1 October 2023 Baroness Carr, the first woman holding the office.
Lord Justice Clerk
Lord Justice Clerk: second most senior judge in Scotland, president of the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session and co-head of the High Court of Justiciary; current holder Lord Beckett since February 2025.
Loren L. AliKhan
Loren L. AliKhan, born 1983, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the District of Columbia since 2023, appointed by President Biden.
Loretta A. Preska
Loretta A. Preska is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of New York since 2017, after serving as chief judge from 2009 to 2016.
Loretta C. Biggs
Loretta C. Biggs, born Loretta Copeland Biggs, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of North Carolina since 2014.
Loretta Lynch
Loretta Lynch, also Loretta E. Lynch, born 1959, is an American lawyer and the 83rd U.S. Attorney General (2015-2017), the first African-American woman in the role, formerly U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
Lorna G. Schofield
Lorna G. Schofield is an American jurist, a federal district judge in Manhattan appointed by Barack Obama in 2012 and reportedly the first Filipino American Article III judge.
Lorna Kapunan
Lorna Patajo-Kapunan (born 1952) is a Filipino litigation lawyer, founder of Kapunan & Castillo Law Offices, CCP vice chairperson, and a pro bono private prosecutor in Sara Duterte's 2026 impeachment trial.
Louis Freeh
Louis Freeh (born 1950) is an American former judge and prosecutor who served as FBI Director from September 1993 to June 25, 2001, led the Pizza Connection mafia prosecution, decentralized the bureau, and was later assessed by the 9/11 Commission.
Louis Guirola, Jr.
Louis Guirola, Jr. (born 1951) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in Mississippi, appointed by George W. Bush in 2004.
Louis L. Stanton
Louis Lee Stanton, born 1927, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the Southern District of New York since 1985, appointed by President Ronald Reagan.
Louise W. Flanagan
Louise W. Flanagan is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina since 2003, appointed by George W. Bush.