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James Rant
James William Rant (1936-2003) was a British judge and Old Bailey circuit judge who served as Judge Advocate General of the British Army from 1 February 1991, warned the MoD about ECHR non-compliance, wrote Rant on the Court Martial, and issued the 2002 Morant pardon-rejection opinion.
James Rosemond
James Rosemond, known as "Jimmy Henchman," is a former hip-hop manager and Czar Entertainment founder serving multiple life sentences for leading a cocaine trafficking organization and for the murder-for-hire of Lowell Fletcher.
James S. Gwin
James S. Gwin, born in Canton, Ohio in 1954, is a senior United States district judge of the Northern District of Ohio, appointed by President Clinton in 1997.
James S. Moody, Jr.
James S. Moody, Jr. (born 1947) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
James Scott (criminal)
James Scott (James Robert Scott), Quincy, Illinois man convicted in 1993 under Missouri's 'causing a catastrophe' law for the West Quincy levee breach during the Great Flood of 1993; life sentence, maintains innocence, first parole hearing July 2026.
James Sexton (attorney)
James J. Sexton, New York divorce trial attorney, founding partner of Law Offices of James J. Sexton, P.C. (New City and Manhattan), admitted 2001; author of If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late (2018).
James Smith Bush
James Smith Bush (1825–1889), American attorney, Episcopal priest, and religious writer; Yale 1844, first rector of Grace Church, Orange, New Jersey; great-grandfather of President George H. W. Bush.
James Spigelman
James Jacob Spigelman AC, born 1946 in Sosnowiec, Poland, is an Australian jurist, 16th Chief Justice of New South Wales 1998-2011, former Whitlam adviser, author on judicial independence, and former Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal judge.
James Stuart-Smith
James Stuart-Smith, CB, QC (1919–2013), British judge and army officer; Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces 1984–91 after a 36-year military-legal career; also defended a Kray twin and led the International Society for Military Law.
James T. Moody
James Tyne Moody, born 1938, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana since 1982.
James T. Trimble, Jr.
James T. Trimble, Jr., or James Travis Trimble, Jr., is an American jurist who served as a federal district judge in Louisiana from 1991 to 2003.
James Tague
James Thomas Tague, a 27-year-old Dallas car salesman, was the third shooting victim of the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963; a bullet striking a Dealey Plaza curb cut his cheek near the triple underpass.
James Uthmeier
James Uthmeier is Florida's attorney general, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis and sworn in February 17, 2025 after serving as DeSantis' chief of staff. His tenure features the OpenAI lawsuit and the Hope Florida $10 million controversy.
James V. Selna
James V. Selna, born 1945, is a senior United States district judge of the Central District of California, appointed by George W. Bush in 2003.
James W. Hendrix
James Wesley Hendrix is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Texas since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.
James W. Lewis
James W. Lewis (James William Lewis), American tax consultant convicted of extorting $1 million from Johnson & Johnson after the 1982 Chicago Tylenol cyanide murders that killed seven; lifelong prime suspect, never charged with murder, died 2023.
James W. Nye
James Warren Nye (1815–1876), "Old Grey Eagle," was the only governor of Nevada Territory (1861–1864), briefly acting state governor, and one of Nevada's first two U.S. senators; Nye County is named for him.
James–Younger Gang
The James–Younger Gang, also called the James Gang or Younger-James gang, was a band of former Confederate guerrillas led by Jesse and Frank James and the Younger brothers that robbed banks and trains from 1866 until the failed 1876 Northfield, Minnesota, bank raid ended it.
Jamison family deaths
Jamison family deaths: Bobby, Sherilynn, and Madyson Jamison of Eufaula, Oklahoma, vanished October 8, 2009 while viewing land in the Sans Bois Mountains; their locked truck held $32,000 and their dog; remains found 2013, cause of death undetermined.
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (जम्मू-कश्मीर पुनर्गठन अधिनियम, 2019), Act 34 of 2019, split the Indian state into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir (with legislature) and Ladakh (without), effective 31 October 2019 alongside Article 370's abrogation.
Jan Böhmermann
Jan Böhmermann, born 1981 in Bremen, is a German satirist and presenter of Neo Magazin Royale and ZDF Magazin Royale, known for the 2016 Erdoğan poem affair; his ZDF show ends December 2026.
Jan Handzlik
Jan Handzlik (Jan Lawrence Handzlik, born 1945) is a Los Angeles white-collar criminal defense and FCPA trial lawyer, former federal prosecutor, Lindsey Manufacturing FCPA reversal counsel, and former child actor in Auntie Mame.
Jan Lokpal Bill (जन लोकपाल विधेयक)
Jan Lokpal Bill (जन लोकपाल विधेयक), 2010-2011 civil society draft anti-corruption law by Anna Hazare's team (Hegde, Bhushan, Kejriwal); differed from government Lokpal Bill on PM, judges, CBI; never enacted, superseded by Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013.
Jane A. Restani
Jane A. Restani (born 1948) is an American jurist, a senior judge of the United States Court of International Trade appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983.
Jane B. Stranch
Jane Branstetter Stranch (born 1953) is an American jurist serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Jane C. Ginsburg
Jane C. Ginsburg, Morton L. Janklow Professor at Columbia Law School and daughter of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is a copyright scholar known for work on authorship, comparative copyright, and AI-generated works.
Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
Jane E. Magnus-Stinson, also known as Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson, is a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of Indiana, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Jane J. Boyle
Jane J. Boyle, born 1954, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in the Northern District of Texas since 2004.
Jane L. Kelly
Jane L. Kelly, also known as Jane Louise Kelly, is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2013.
Jane M. Beckering
Jane Marie Beckering, born in 1965, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Michigan since 2021, appointed by President Biden.