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Natalia Poklonskaya (Наталья Поклонская)
Natalia Poklonskaya (Наталья Поклонская), born 1980, is a Russian politician and former Prosecutor General of Crimea appointed in March 2014, famous for the 2014 "Nyash Myash" anime meme, later a State Duma deputy, and sanctioned by the US, EU, UK, and others.
Natasha C. Merle
Natasha C. Merle, born 1983, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York since 2023, appointed by President Biden.
Nathaniel M. Gorton
Nathaniel M. Gorton, born in 1938, is an American jurist serving as a senior U.S. district judge for the District of Massachusetts, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1992.
Navi Pillay
Navi Pillay, born Navanethem Pillay in 1941, is a South African jurist and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights who won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Nazhat Shameem
Nazhat Shameem Khan (born 1960, Suva), Fijian jurist and diplomat; first woman DPP (1994) and High Court judge (1999) of Fiji, first UN Geneva ambassador, 2021 Human Rights Council President, ICC Deputy Prosecutor since 2021.
Nazir Afzal
Nazir Afzal OBE: British solicitor, former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England (2011–2015) who reopened the Rochdale grooming gang case, leading to nine convictions in 2012; later Chancellor of the University of Manchester and independent reviewer.
Neal Katyal
Neal Kumar Katyal, American appellate lawyer, former Acting Solicitor General (2010-2011), Georgetown law professor, now at Milbank; argued Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, the travel ban, and the 2026 tariff case; 50-plus Supreme Court arguments.
Ned Nwoko
Ned Nwoko (Chinedu Munir Nwoko), Nigerian lawyer, businessman, and Senator for Delta North since 2023; former House of Representatives member 1999-2003, known for Paris Club refund litigation, malaria eradication advocacy, and the Anioma State bill.
Neil Hamilton (politician)
Mostyn Neil Hamilton is a British former barrister and Conservative MP for Tatton from 1983 to 1997 who resigned as a minister in the 1994 cash-for-questions affair.
Nelson S. Román
Nelson S. Román, also known as Nelson Stephen Román, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Obama in 2013.
Nelva G. Ramos
Nelva Gonzales Ramos, born 1965 in Port Lavaca, Texas, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011.
Neomi Rao
Neomi Rao, D.C. Circuit judge appointed March 2019 filling Brett Kavanaugh's seat, former OIRA administrator (2017) and George Mason administrative-law professor; wrote Flynn dismissal and 2026 deportation-flight contempt rulings.
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner (Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoic), Argentine president 2003–2007, governor of Santa Cruz 1991–2001, husband of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; restructured IMF debt, annulled amnesty laws, founded Kirchnerism; died 2010.
Nicholas Garaufis
Nicholas Garaufis, born 1948, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 2000.
Nicholas J. Ganjei
Nicholas J. Ganjei, born Nicholas Jon Ganjei in 1979, is an American district judge for the Southern District of Texas since 2026, appointed by President Trump after serving as U.S. attorney there.
Nicholas Porter Earp
Nicholas Porter Earp (1813-1907), father of Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp; Mexican War sergeant, Union Army recruiter, wagon-master, and lawman (constable, justice of the peace, city recorder) who led his family from Iowa to San Bernardino in 1864.
Nicola Gobbo
Nicola Gobbo, known as Lawyer X and Informer 3838, is an Australian former barrister who informed for Victoria Police against her clients from 1993 to about 2010, triggering a royal commission, 1,011 potentially affected cases, and overturned convictions.
Nicole G. Berner
Nicole Gina Berner is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2024, appointed by President Biden.
Nina Gershon
Nina Gershon, born in 1940 in Chicago, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1996 and in senior status since 2008.
Nina N. Wang
Nina N. Wang, also known as Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge in Colorado since 2022, appointed by President Biden.
Nina R. Morrison
Nina R. Morrison, born Nina Rauh Morrison in 1970, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York since 2022.
Ninian Stephen
Sir Ninian Stephen (1923-2017) was an Australian judge and administrator: High Court justice 1972-82, 20th Governor-General 1982-89, first Ambassador for the Environment, ICTY founding judge, and Knight of the Garter.
Nitza I. Q. Alejandro
Nitza I. Q. Alejandro, born Nitza Ileana Quiñones Alejandro, is an American judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Nizam al-Mulk (نظام الملك)
Nizam al-Mulk (نظام الملك), Abu ʿAli Hasan Tusi (1018–1092), Persian vizier of Seljuk sultans Alp Arslan and Malikshah, founder of the Nizamiyya madrasas and author of the Siyasatnama, assassinated in 1092.
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe, known as Zik of Africa, was a Nigerian journalist and nationalist who led the independence movement and served as Nigeria's first President from 1963 until the 1966 military coup.
Noah Feldman
Noah Feldman, also cited as Noah R. Feldman, is a Harvard constitutional law professor (Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor), Bloomberg columnist, author of To Be a Jew Today and The Broken Constitution, Iraq constitution advisor, and architect of the Facebook Oversight Board.
Noah Hood
Noah P. Hood is a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer effective May 27, 2025 to fill Elizabeth Clement's seat. A Detroit native and former federal prosecutor, he previously served on the Michigan Court of Appeals and Wayne County's Third Circuit Court, and is the 2026 Democratic nominee for a full term.
Noel Pearson
Noel Pearson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, lawyer, and essayist from Cape York, Queensland, who rose to prominence in 1993 land rights struggles and later championed welfare reform and the Voice referendum.
Noël Wise
Noël Wise (born 1968) is a U.S. district judge for the Northern District of California, confirmed 50-47 in December 2024; formerly an Alameda County Superior Court judge, DOJ environmental prosecutor, and PG&E in-house counsel.
Nora B. Fischer
Nora B. Fischer, also known as Nora Barry Fischer, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2019.