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Was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Appointed by President Corazon Aqu

Was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Appointed by President Corazon Aquino in 1987, he was the first Muslim named to the Philippine High Bench.Bidin returned to Sulu and spent the next few years in private practice. From 1956 to 1959, he was an elected member of the Provincial Board of Sulu. Bidin first entered the judiciary in 1968, when he was appointed as a trial judge in Zamboanga City. He was cited by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines as the most outstanding trial court judge of 1979.

Was a Portuguese lawyer for the University of Coimbra, a high administrative employee, member of the

Was a Portuguese lawyer for the University of Coimbra, a high administrative employee, member of the Portuguese House of Representatives, journalist, author, and poet. His work help inspire the creation of the Portuguese First Republic. Junqueiro wrote hi

Is a Dutch lawyer.Moszkowicz resigned as lawyer for Willem Holleeder.[1] He is also the lawyer of th

Is a Dutch lawyer.Moszkowicz resigned as lawyer for Willem Holleeder.[1] He is also the lawyer of the Dutch politician Geert Wilders in his ongoing trial.

Is a Polish lawyer and historian, a lecturer at the Warsaw University and Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Is a Polish lawyer and historian, a lecturer at the Warsaw University and Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw. He specializes in the history of law and science.

Was a German lawyer and diplomat who opposed the Nazi regime.orn in Potsdam, Germany, he was the fif

Was a German lawyer and diplomat who opposed the Nazi regime.orn in Potsdam, Germany, he was the fifth child of Emilie Eleonore (née von Schweinitz) and leading Prussian civil servant August von Trott zu Solz. Adam von Trott went to the UK in 1931 on a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Balliol College, Oxford where he became close friends with David Astor. Following his studies at Oxford, Trott went on to spend six months in the United States. He was a great-great-great grandson of John Jay, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In 1937 Trott was posted to China.

Is a lawyer from the U.S. state of Washington. Rosellini is a member of the Democratic Party and ser

Is a lawyer from the U.S. state of Washington. Rosellini is a member of the Democratic Party and served in the Washington Legislature before his two terms as Governor (1957–1965). Rosellini is currently the oldest living former Governor in the United States, and was the first Italian American Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River. He was nicknamed "Taxellini" by his detractors and "The Gov." by his supporters.

Is a Cuban-American lawyer, who is the head counsel of C.A.S.A.While in law school, Perez authored a

Is a Cuban-American lawyer, who is the head counsel of C.A.S.A.While in law school, Perez authored an article titled,Wet Foot, Dry Foot, No Foot: The Recurring Controversy Between Cubans,Haitians, and the United States Immigration Policy, 28 Nova L. Rev. 437, 443 (2003). His article has been cited on various secondary sources such as;Hunker; Immigration Rights. Upon graduating from Law School, Perez was hired as an associate in a prominent Coral Gables law firm. However, shortly thereafter, Perez was named Head Counsel for a non-profit organization in Miami

Is a Filipino lawyer, author, lecturer, philanthropist and politician running in the 2010 Philippine

Is a Filipino lawyer, author, lecturer, philanthropist and politician running in the 2010 Philippine Senatorial Election.[2] He is best known as the author of "12 Little Things Every Filipino Can Do To Help Our Country."[3]Because of the significance of Lacson's advocacies in a country faced with as the Philippines', one biographer has noted that "Alexander Lacson is more than just an author – he is a nation-builder." [1]

Is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germa

Is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Is a Filipino attorney whose strong advocacy for and commitment to the alternative dispute resolutio

Is a Filipino attorney whose strong advocacy for and commitment to the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) movement has led to his recognition as the "father of (ADR) in the Philippines". He was Chairman of the National Amnesty Commission of the Philippines from 1996 to 2003, and was the pioneering Chair of the Government Panel to negotiate peace with military rebels who sought to topple the government of Corazon Aquino in various coup attempts.

Is the former Dean of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law, the oldest law school in t

Is the former Dean of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law, the oldest law school in the Philippines. He is a former magistrate and a respected law professor and bar reviewer in the country.Benipayo has practiced law for several years. From February, 1963 to December, 1972, he was Associate Attorney of the Jose W. Diokno Law Office, and Senior Partner, from January 1, 1973 to October 5, 1974 of the Reyes & Benipayo Law Office. He was appointed District Judge; V-EJ CFI, Malolos, Bulacan from October 6, 1974 to July 2, 1976. He became a District Judge, CFI, Manila from July 3, 1976 to January 17, 1983, and President Judge, RTC, Manila From January 18, 1973 to February 3, 1987.

Is an Australian economist, lawyer and public servant

Is an Australian economist, lawyer and public servant

Was a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.Díaz earned his law d

Was a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.Díaz earned his law degree from the Escuela de Derecho de Manila. He was elected as a representative from La Unión to the Philippine Assembly in 1910, and served in that capacity until 1912. That year, he was named a provincial fiscal for Ilocos Sur. In 1917, he was appointed city fiscal of Manila. He was later appointed as a trial court judge. [1]

Polish lawyer, human right expert, member of International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights.Unti

Polish lawyer, human right expert, member of International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights.Until martial law in Poland was introduced in 1981 he was an apparatchik of Polish United Workers' Party. In its aftermath he has joined Polish opposition, the Solidarity trade union, and was removed from the PUWP party.

Is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from

Is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2000 to 2008. She was the last appointment to the Court made by President Joseph Estrada.Sandoval-Gutierrez earned her law degree from the University of Santo Tomas in 1960. After two years working at the National Bureau of Investigation, Sandoval-Gutierrez joined the Department of Justice in 1965. She later worked as an attorney for the Supreme Court.

Was a French magistrat, nephew of the chancellor Antoine du Bourg. he became professor and had Étie

Was a French magistrat, nephew of the chancellor Antoine du Bourg. he became professor and had Étienne de la Boétie as a student. He became counsellor of the Parliament of Paris in 1557. In 1559, during a mercurial (session of parliament), Du Bourg attacked the royal policy of repression against "those called heretics". He didn't make a secret of his Calvinist convictions.

Was an American advocate of racial equality. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in rigidly seg

Was an American advocate of racial equality. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in rigidly segregated Anniston, Alabama, Braden grew up in a middle class family that accepted southern racial mores whole-heartedly. A devout Episcopalian, Braden was bothered by racial segregation, but never questioned it until her college years at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Virginia. After working on newspapers in Anniston and Birmingham, she returned to Kentucky as a young adult to write for the Louisville Times. There, she met and in 1948 married fellow newspaperman Carl Braden, a left-wing trade unionist. She became a supporter of the civil rights movement at a time when it was unpopular among southern whites.

Was Grand Pensionary of Holland between 1621 and 1629.Anthonie Duyck was a descendant of a notable h

Was Grand Pensionary of Holland between 1621 and 1629.Anthonie Duyck was a descendant of a notable hollandic family which was founded in the 13th century. Anthonie was the son of Gijsbert Duyck, lord of Oud Karspel, who was appointed schout of Hoorn in 1580.[2] Anthonie was born in The Hague and studied law in Leiden. In 1589, he became public prosecutor at the 'Raad van State.' This was, next to the Estates General, the central constitutional body of the United Provinces. As official of the 'Raad van State,' he accompanied Prince Maurice of Orange on his military campaigns between 1591 and 1602

Was a French Jansenist lawyer, author and translator. His name has also been written Lemaistre and L

Was a French Jansenist lawyer, author and translator. His name has also been written Lemaistre and Le Maître, and he sometimes used the pseudonym of Lamy. Le Maistre was the son of Isaac Le Maistre, a king's counsellor, and of Catherine Arnauld, who was the eldest daughter of the lawyer Antoine Arnauld (1560–1619) and the granddaughter of another Antoine Arnauld

Was a French advocate and parliamentary orator. He was the twelfth member elected to occupy seat 4 o

Was a French advocate and parliamentary orator. He was the twelfth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1852. Berryer was born in Paris, the son of an eminent advocate and counsellor to the parlement. He was educated at the Collège de Juilly, on leaving which he adopted the profession of the law; he was admitted advocate in 1811

Was a French lawyer and magistrate. He became avocat du roi in 1748, avocat général to the Grand C

Was a French lawyer and magistrate. He became avocat du roi in 1748, avocat général to the Grand Conseil in 1751, then to the Parlement de Paris in 1755. As a protégé of Louis XV he was elected a member of the Académie française in 1757, though the only written works he produced were some discourses, mémoires and réquisitoires. An opponent of Enlightenment philosophers, who he called an "impious and audacious sect" and denounced as "false wisdom", he emigrated in 1790 at the start of the French Revolution and died in Belgium two years later.

Was a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.Upon his return to the

Was a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.Upon his return to the Philippines, Villa-Real passed the civil service examinations, allowing him to work as an interpreter and translator with the Bureau of Justice. He also studied law, and passed the bar examinations in 1909. Villa-Real continued working at the Bureau of Justice, this time as an attorney, until he was appointed as a trial court judge in 1916. He returned to the Bureau of Justice in 1921, this time as attorney-general from 1921 to 1925.

Was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Solicitor General under President John F. Kennedy, and lat

Was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Solicitor General under President John F. Kennedy, and later became best known as the first special prosecutor for the Watergate scandal.Cox was the son of Archibald and Frances Perkins Cox. A native of Plainfield, New Jersey, he attended the Wardlaw-Hartridge School, then called Wardlaw Country Day. Cox graduated from Harvard College in 1934 and Harvard Law School in 1937 where he was a member of Phi delta phi legal fraternity, and joined the Boston law firm of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge and Rugg, now known as Ropes & Gray. During World War II, he was appointed to the National Defense Board, and then to the Office of the Solicitor General.

Was a French lawyer, royal librarian and conseiller d'État. In 1743, on his brother's death he was

Was a French lawyer, royal librarian and conseiller d'État. In 1743, on his brother's death he was made royal librarian (a post Armand-Jérôme had inherited in turn from their uncle Jean-Paul Bignon). Armand-Jérôme resigned from it in 1770 in favour of his son Jérôme-Frédéric.

Was one of the leading jurists of the 17th century in the Netherlands.His best known work is a Comme

Was one of the leading jurists of the 17th century in the Netherlands.His best known work is a Commentary on the Institutions, in which Dutch Law was given an historical and philosophical background. This work, printed in Latin, was published through Europe, where it was widely influential. The philosopher David Hume recalled being required to read it while studying Law in Edinburgh. In Spain an edition of the work which had been "cleansed" by the inquisition of teaching contrary to the Catholic Church on marriage was published. The Commentary follows, in many respects sometimes verbatim, Hugo Grotius' work on the Roman-Dutch Law.