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Shahid Azmi
Shahid Azmi, Mumbai criminal defence lawyer for terror accused (7/11 train blasts, Malegaon 2006, Fahim Ansari in 26/11), himself acquitted under TADA in 2001; secured 17 reported acquittals before his 2010 murder in Kurla.
Shalina D. Kumar
Shalina D. Kumar, born 1971, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2021, appointed by President Biden.
Shamnad Basheer
Shamnad Basheer (1976–2019), Indian IP law scholar, NUJS MHRD chair professor, founder of the SpicyIP blog and the IDIA legal-education access project, Novartis case amicus, Infosys Prize in Humanities winner.
Shankar Dayal Sharma (शंकर दयाल शर्मा)
Shankar Dayal Sharma (शंकर दयाल शर्मा), 1918–1999, Indian lawyer and Congress politician; ninth President of India 1992–1997, eighth Vice President 1987–1992, Chief Minister of Bhopal, Governor of three states, Cambridge-educated legal scholar.
Shanlyn A. S. Park
Shanlyn A. S. Park, born Shanlyn Alohakeao Souza Park, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the District of Hawaii since 2024, appointed by President Biden.
Shapour Bakhtiar (شاپور بختیار)
Shapour Bakhtiar (شاپور بختیار), 1914–1991, Iranian lawyer and politician, last prime minister under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (37 days, 1979), National Front and Iran Party leader, NAMIR founder in Paris exile, assassinated in Suresnes, France in 1991.
Sharad H. Desai
Sharad H. Desai, born Sharad Harshad Desai in 1981, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Arizona since 2025.
Sharion Aycock
Sharion Aycock (born 1955) is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Mississippi appointed by George W. Bush in 2007.
Sharon J. Coleman
Sharon Johnson Coleman, born in 1960 in Chicago, is a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois, appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed in 2010.
Sharon L. Blackburn
Sharon L. Blackburn, also known as Sharon Lovelace Blackburn, is an American jurist and senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Alabama, appointed in 1991.
Sharon L. Gleason
Sharon L. Gleason, born Sharon Louise Gleason, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the District of Alaska since 2012, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Sharon Prost
Sharon Prost, born 1951, is an American judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, appointed by George W. Bush in 2001.
Shaun Wallace
Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace (born 1960), the Dark Destroyer on ITV's The Chase, is a London criminal defence barrister at Great James Street Chambers and the first Black winner of Mastermind (2004).
Sheel Nagu
Sheel Nagu, born 1965, is an Indian jurist on the Supreme Court of India since 2026, after serving as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Sheila Abdus-Salaam
Sheila Abdus-Salaam (born Sheila Turner, 1952-2017) was a New York judge, the first African-American woman on the state Court of Appeals and the first female Muslim judge in the United States.
Shelly D. Dick
Shelly D. Dick, also known as Shelly Deckert Dick, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Louisiana since 2013, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Sheri P. Chappell
Sheri Polster Chappell (born 1962) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Florida since 2013, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Sheria A. Clarke
Sheria A. Clarke, also known as Sheria Akins Clarke, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in South Carolina since 2026, appointed by President Trump.
Sherilyn P. Garnett
Sherilyn P. Garnett, born Sherilyn Peace Garnett in 1969, is an American judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California since 2022.
Sherri A. Lydon
Sherri A. Lydon, born Sherri Allen Lydon in 1962 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is a United States district judge since 2019 who previously served as United States attorney.
Sheryl H. Lipman
Sheryl H. Lipman, born in 1963, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Tennessee since 2014 and chief judge since 2023.
Shigi Qutuqu
Shigi Qutuqu (Шиги Хутаг, c. 1180–1260) was a Tatar-born chief judge of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan, known for recording legal decisions in the blue books.
Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi (شیرین عبادی) is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her work on democracy and the rights of women and children.
Shree Chandrashekhar (श्री चंद्रशेखर)
Shree Chandrashekhar (श्री चंद्रशेखर), born 1965 in Ranchi, is a Supreme Court of India judge (since June 2026) formerly Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and a judge of the Jharkhand and Rajasthan High Courts.
Sidney A. Fitzwater
Sidney A. Fitzwater, born Sidney Allen Fitzwater in 1953, is a senior United States district judge of the Northern District of Texas, appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986.
Sidney H. Stein
Sidney H. Stein, born in 1945, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of New York since 2010.
Sidney Powell
Sidney Powell, American attorney and former federal prosecutor from Dallas; represented Michael Flynn, filed the 2020 "Kraken" election-fraud lawsuits against Dominion, was sanctioned, sued for defamation, and pleaded guilty in Georgia in 2023.
Sidney R. Thomas
Sidney R. Thomas, also known as Sidney Runyan Thomas, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2023.
Sigal Chattah
Sigal Chattah, Israeli-born (1975) Las Vegas lawyer and 2022 Nevada attorney general nominee, was interim then acting U.S. attorney for Nevada; courts ruled her appointment unlawful in 2025 and 2026.
Simeon T. Lake III
Simeon T. Lake III, born 1944 in Chicago, is a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas, appointed by President Reagan in 1988.