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James Duane
James Duane (1733–1797), New York lawyer, Continental Congress delegate, signatory of the Articles of Confederation, mayor of New York City 1784–1789, and first U.S. District Court judge for the District of New York.
James E. Graves, Jr.
James E. Graves, Jr., born 1953, is an American jurist serving as a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2011, appointed by President Barack Obama.
James E. Gritzner
James E. Gritzner, born 1947 in Charles City, Iowa, is a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Iowa, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002.
James E. Kinkeade
James E. Kinkeade (born 1951) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Texas since 2002, appointed by President George W. Bush.
James E. Simmons, Jr.
James E. Simmons, Jr. (born 1979) is an American judge serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California since 2023.
James Ernest Hitchcock
James Ernest Hitchcock (born 1956) was a Florida prisoner executed April 30, 2026 for the 1976 murder of his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter, Cynthia Driggers; his case produced Hitchcock v. Dugger (1987) and four death sentences.
James F. Byrnes
James F. Byrnes, also known as James Francis Byrnes, was an American statesman from South Carolina, the only person to serve as congressman, senator, Supreme Court justice, secretary of state, and governor.
James Franklin Rose
James Franklin Rose, Florida death-row inmate convicted of the 1976 kidnapping-murder of 8-year-old Lisa Berry (Broward County) and the 1975 murder of Jean Savage; thrice sentenced to death, housed at Union Correctional Institution.
James G. Carr
James G. Carr, born 1940, is an American jurist appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994 to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
James Galante
James Galante, Danbury, Connecticut trash hauler and owner of Automated Waste Disposal and the Danbury Trashers, ran a mob-linked property rights system and pleaded guilty in 2008 to racketeering conspiracy.
James Gustave Speth
James Gustave "Gus" Speth, born 1942, is an American environmental lawyer and author who co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council, founded the World Resources Institute, and led the UN Development Programme.
James H. Wilkinson III
James Harvie Wilkinson III is an American jurist serving as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 1984, appointed by President Ronald Reagan.
James Hanratty
James Hanratty (1936-1962) was hanged at Bedford Prison for the A6 murder of Michael Gregsten and rape and shooting of Valerie Storie in 1961. His 2002 appeal failed on DNA evidence, though the CCRC had cited non-disclosure.
James Holmes (mass murderer)
James Eagan Holmes, the Aurora theater shooter, killed 12 and wounded 70 at a 2012 Colorado screening of The Dark Knight Rises; convicted on all 165 counts in 2015 and sentenced to 12 life terms plus 3,318 years.
James I. Cohn
James I. Cohn, born in 1948, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida since 2016.
James K. Bredar
James K. Bredar is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Maryland, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010.
James L. Dennis
James L. Dennis, born 1936 in Monroe, Louisiana, is an American jurist who served on the Louisiana Supreme Court before Bill Clinton appointed him to the Fifth Circuit in 1995.
James L. Edmondson
James Larry Edmondson, born 1947, is an American jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986.
James L. Graham
James L. Graham, born 1939 in Columbus, Ohio, is a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of Ohio, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
James L. Ryan
James L. Ryan, full name James Leo Ryan (born 1932), is an American jurist appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1985.
James M. McDonald
James M. McDonald, American attorney, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York since July 29, 2026; former SDNY prosecutor, CFTC enforcement director 2017-2020, Sullivan & Cromwell partner, and Trump hush money appeal lawyer.
James Marcello
James "Little Jimmy" Marcello (born 1943) is a Chicago Outfit acting boss convicted in the 2007 Operation Family Secrets trial for the Spilotro murders and racketeering, sentenced to life in 2009, held at ADX Florence.
James P. Hanlon
James P. Hanlon, born 1970, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Indiana since 2018, appointed by President Trump.
James P. Jones
James P. Jones, full name James Parker Jones, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Virginia since 1996.
James P. Oetken
James Paul Oetken, born 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky, is a United States district judge on the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Obama and confirmed in 2011.
James R. Gilstrap
James R. Gilstrap, also known as James Rodney Gilstrap, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Texas since 2011.
James R. Hall
James R. Hall, full name James Randal Hall, is an American judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia since 2008.
James R. Knepp II
James R. Knepp II, born 1964 in Akron, Ohio, is a United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio, nominated by President Trump and confirmed in 2020.
James R. Nowlin
James R. Nowlin is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Texas, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
James R. Sweeney II
James R. Sweeney II is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Indiana since 2018, appointed by President Trump.