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Miriam Defensor Santiago
Miriam Defensor Santiago, born Miriam Palma Defensor (1945–2016), was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a trial judge, cabinet secretary, and two-term senator.
Monica R. Almadani
Monica R. Almadani, also known as Monica Ramirez Almadani, is an American judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California since 2023.
Monti L. Belot
Monti L. Belot, born 1943, is an American jurist and senior United States district judge for the District of Kansas, nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
Moorfield Storey
Moorfield Storey (1845–1929), Boston constitutional lawyer, first NAACP president (1910–1929) and Anti-Imperialist League leader; argued Guinn v. United States, Buchanan v. Warley, and Moore v. Dempsey.
Morgan Christen
Morgan Christen (born 1961) is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 2012.
Morris Dees
Morris Dees (born 1936) is an Alabama lawyer who co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center with Joe Levin in 1971 and pioneered hate-group liability lawsuits, including the $7 million verdict that bankrupted the United Klans of America; he was fired by the SPLC in March 2019.
Morris S. Arnold
Morris S. Arnold, born 1941, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2006.
Moti Tikaram
Sir Moti Tikaram (1925-2012), Fijian judge born in Lami: first local Supreme Court judge (1967), Fiji's first ombudsman (1972-1987), later President of the Fiji Court of Appeal and KBE.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (محمد علی جناح)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (محمد علی جناح), Quaid-e-Azam, 1876–1948, lawyer and Muslim League leader who founded Pakistan in 1947; his role in Partition remains historiographically contested between Jalal, Hayat, and others.
Murdaugh family
Murdaugh family: South Carolina Lowcountry legal dynasty holding the 14th Circuit solicitorship 1920 to 2005 and a law firm founded in 1910; undone by Alex Murdaugh's 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul, fraud convictions, and a 2026 overturned verdict.
Murray Gleeson
Murray Gleeson (Anthony Murray Gleeson, born 1938) is an Australian jurist, 11th Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1998-2008 and earlier Chief Justice of NSW 1988-98, known for concise judgments, the black-letter Gleeson Court, and his Al-Kateb dissent.
Mustafa T. Kasubhai
Mustafa T. Kasubhai (born 1970) is a U.S. district judge for the District of Oregon (2024), formerly a magistrate judge (2018-2024) and Lane County Circuit Court judge; first Muslim American federal judge and third Muslim lifetime district judge.
Myong J. Joun
Myong J. Joun, also known as Myong Jin Joun, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Massachusetts since 2023, after nine years on the Boston Municipal Court.
Myrna Pérez
Myrna Pérez, born 1974 in San Antonio, Texas, is a US circuit judge on the Second Circuit since 2021, appointed by President Biden after fifteen years leading voting rights work at the Brennan Center.
Myron H. Thompson
Myron H. Thompson, born Myron Herbert Thompson, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Middle District of Alabama since 2013.
N. Randy Smith
N. Randy Smith, born Norman Randy Smith in 1949, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
N. V. Ramana (నూతలపాటి వెంకట రమణ)
N. V. Ramana (నూతలపాటి వెంకట రమణ), Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Indian jurist and 48th Chief Justice of India, sworn in 24 April 2021, retired 26 August 2022; formerly Supreme Court judge from 2014 and Delhi High Court Chief Justice.
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem (born 1977, Rif, Morocco) is a French Socialist politician, Hollande-era Minister of Women's Rights and government spokesperson (2012–2014) and Minister of National Education (2014–2017), later ONE France director and France terre d'asile president.
Nancy D. Freudenthal
Nancy D. Freudenthal, also known as Nancy Dell Freudenthal, is a senior United States district judge of the District of Wyoming, appointed by President Obama in 2010.
Nancy E. Brasel
Nancy Ellen Brasel, born 1969 in England, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Minnesota since 2018.
Nancy G. Abudu
Nancy G. Abudu, also known as Nancy Gbana Abudu, is an American jurist serving as a federal appeals judge since 2023, appointed by President Biden after a voting rights career.
Nancy G. Edmunds
Nancy G. Edmunds, born 1947, is a retired American judge who served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1992 to 2026.
Nancy Jo Rosenstengel
Nancy Jo Rosenstengel is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Illinois since 2014, nominated by President Barack Obama.
Nancy L. Maldonado
Nancy L. Maldonado, born 1975, is an American jurist serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2024, appointed by President Biden.
Nancy L. Moritz
Nancy L. Moritz, born Nancy Louise Moritz in 1960, is an American jurist serving as a Tenth Circuit federal appeals judge since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Nancy Torresen
Nancy Torresen, born 1959, is an American jurist serving as a senior federal judge for the District of Maine, the first woman to hold that role.
Nanette K. Laughrey
Nanette K. Laughrey is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri since 2011.
Nannette J. Brown
Nannette Jolivette Brown, born 1963, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana since 2011, appointed by President Obama.
Naomi R. Buchwald
Naomi Reice Buchwald is a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1999 after serving as a federal prosecutor.
Nasirul Mulk (ناصر الملک)
Nasirul Mulk (ناصر الملک), born 1950 in Mingora, Swat, is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan (2014–2015) and the seventh caretaker prime minister (June–August 2018), after refusing the 2007 PCO oath.