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Karen Friedman Agnifilo

Karen Friedman Agnifilo, American criminal defense lawyer and former Manhattan Chief Assistant District Attorney (2014-2021), now Of Counsel at Agnifilo Intrater LLP and lead defense counsel for Luigi Mangione.

Karen G. Scholer

Karen G. Scholer, also known as Karen Gren Scholer, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Texas since 2018.

Karen K. Caldwell

Karen K. Caldwell, born 1956, is an American jurist who served as a US district judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2001 to 2022.

Karen L. Henderson

Karen LeCraft Henderson, born 1944, is an American jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1990, appointed by President George H.W. Bush.

Karen M. Williams

Karen M. Williams, also known as Karen McGlashan Williams, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in New Jersey since 2021.

Karen N. Moore

Karen N. Moore, also known as Karen Nelson Moore, is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 1995.

Karen S. Marston

Karen S. Marston, also known as Karen Spencer Marston, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appointed by President Trump in 2019.

Kari A. Dooley

Kari A. Dooley, also known as Kari Anne Dooley, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Connecticut since 2018, appointed by President Trump.

Karim Ahmad Khan

Karim Ahmad Khan, British barrister and Queen's Counsel, ICC Prosecutor since June 2021 after succeeding Fatou Bensouda; former UNITAD head, defence counsel for Taylor and Ruto, sought warrants for Putin, Lvova-Belova, Hamas and Israeli officials.

Karin J. Immergut

Karin J. Immergut, also known as Karin Johanna Immergut, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Oregon since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka, based in Bengaluru's Attara Kacheri with benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi, is Karnataka's top court, tracing to the Chief Court of Mysore (1884) and renamed in 1973, with 62 sanctioned judges.

Karoline Mehalchick

Karoline Mehalchick, born 1976, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania since 2024, after a decade as its chief magistrate judge.

Károly Eötvös

Károly Eötvös (1842–1916) was a Hungarian lawyer and writer known as "the Vajda", who won the acquittal of the Jewish defendants in the 1883 Tiszaeszlár blood libel trial.

Karon O. Bowdre

Karon O. Bowdre, born 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Alabama, appointed by George W. Bush in 2001.

Katharine S. Hayden

Katharine S. Hayden, also known as Katharine Sweeney Hayden, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of New Jersey since 1997.

Katherine A. Crytzer

Katherine A. Crytzer, born 1984, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed in December 2020.

Katherine M. Menendez

Katherine M. Menendez is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the District of Minnesota since 2021, after nearly two decades as a federal public defender.

Katherine P. Failla

Katherine P. Failla, also known as Katherine Polk Failla, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the Southern District of New York since 2013.

Kathleen Cardone

Kathleen Cardone, born 1953, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Texas since 2003, appointed by George W. Bush.

Kathleen M. Williams

Kathleen Mary Williams, born 1956, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the Southern District of Florida since 2011, appointed by Barack Obama.

Kathleen S. Lane

Kathleen S. Lane, also known as Kathleen Smithgall Lane, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Montana since 2026, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Kathleen Zellner

Kathleen Zellner is an American wrongful-conviction and civil rights attorney, founding partner of Kathleen T. Zellner & Associates (1991), known for the Larry Eyler case, 20 exonerations, record verdicts, and representing Steven Avery of Making a Murderer since 2016.

Kathryn H. Vratil

Kathryn Hoefer Vratil, born 1949, is a senior US district judge for Kansas, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1992 and chief judge from 2008 to 2014.

Kathryn K. Mizelle

Kathryn Kimball Mizelle is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Florida since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Kathy Jennings

Kathy Jennings is an American Democratic politician and attorney serving as Delaware's 46th attorney general since 2019, after careers as a prosecutor and county administrator.

Kaveri River water dispute

The Kaveri River water dispute, also spelled Cauvery, is a long-running disagreement between the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over sharing the Kaveri River's water.

Kaycee Madu

Kaycee Madu (Kelechi Madu), Nigerian-born Canadian lawyer and Alberta UCP politician; MLA for Edmonton-South West 2019–2023; Canada's first Black justice minister and deputy premier; resigned over a 2021 call to Edmonton's police chief after a traffic ticket.

Kea W. Riggs

Kea Whetzal Riggs, born 1965 in Oklahoma, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in New Mexico since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC, barrister and former Director of Public Prosecutions (2008-2013), led Labour from April 2020 and served as UK Prime Minister from 5 July 2024 to 20 July 2026, winning a 411-seat landslide before resigning amid U-turns, the Mandelson affair and record-low approval.

Keith Ellison

Keith Maurice Ellison, born in 1963 in Detroit, is an American attorney who has served as Minnesota's attorney general since 2019 after 12 years in the U.S. House.