Advocate/lawyer Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court

Is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court on October 6, 2004 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and retired on October 19, 2007.Garcia earned his law degree from the College of Law of the University of the Philippines and a post-graduate degree in public administration from the University of Santo Tomas. Upon graduation, he joined the legal office of the Office of the President

Was a Filipino jurist and the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was

Was a Filipino jurist and the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ferdinand Marcos on October 29, 1973, and served until she reached the then-mandatory retirement age of 65.

Was an Indian lawyer, freedom-fighter, politician, writer, statesman and leader of the Indian Nation

Was an Indian lawyer, freedom-fighter, politician, writer, statesman and leader of the Indian National Congress who served as the last Governor-General of India. He served as the Chief Minister or Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union and Chief Minister of Madras state. He was the founder of the Swatantra Party and the first recipient of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. Rajaji vehemently opposed the usage of nuclear weapons and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament. He was also nicknamed the Mango of Salem.

Was a French statesman, best known for his involvement in the French Revolution. He owed the positio

Was a French statesman, best known for his involvement in the French Revolution. He owed the position to the Comte de Vergennes, who for over three years continued to support him. According to the Habsburg ambassador, his public image was extremely poor. Calonne immediately set about remedying the fiscal crisis, and he found in Louis XVI enough support to create a vast and ambitious plan of revenue-raising and administrative centralization. He presented the king with his plan on 20 August 1786.

Is a French politician. He is a grandson of General Charles de Gaulle, and served as a member of the

Is a French politician. He is a grandson of General Charles de Gaulle, and served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP), from 1994 to 2004[1] (as a member of the Movement for France). A lawyer in Paris since 1971, Charles de Gaulle was a regional counselor of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais from 1986 to 1992, sieging at the time with the Union for French Democracy (UDF) right-of-center party. From 1989 to 1990, he was the mayor's first assistant in Rueil-Malmaison in the Hauts-de-Seine department.

Is considered one of the best sources for understanding the French social structure of the seventeen

Is considered one of the best sources for understanding the French social structure of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.[1] He was a lawyer in the Parlement of Paris, the highest royal court in France, as well as a judge in local and seigneurial courts.[2] He evaluated French society and law and his most famous work, A Treatise on Orders and Simple Dignities, written in 1610, is considered the most comprehensive account of the orders of the three Estates. This work was used to justify France’s social organization up until the end of the Old Regime in 1789.[3]

Was the man who ushered in an era of self-sufficiency in food production in India. He hails from an

Was the man who ushered in an era of self-sufficiency in food production in India. He hails from an agricultural family in Pollachi near Coimbatore.C. Subramanium was born in January 30, 1910 to Chidambara Gounder and his wife, in a village called Senguttaipalayam. Subramaniam completed his early education in Pollachi before moving to Chennai where he did a B.Sc in Physics at the Presidency College, Chennai. Later he took a degree in law at the Law college, Chennai

Was a South African Afrikaner lawyer, politician, member of the National Party and former minister i

Was a South African Afrikaner lawyer, politician, member of the National Party and former minister in the governments of John Vorster and P.W. Botha.In 1979, as part of the PW Botha Government, he participated in the preparation of a new constitution, and in 1982, became Minister of Constitutional Reform. In this role, he put in place the tricameral parliament, gave the right to vote to Indians, and the coloured, in separate chambers of the South African parliament. He convinced the leader of the Coloured Labour Party, Allan Hendrickse, to agree to this reform.

Is the current Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment of France, appointed in June 20

Is the current Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment of France, appointed in June 2007. She was previously Minister of Agriculture and Fishing and Minister of Trade in the government of Dominique de Villepin. Lagarde is the first woman ever to become minister of Economic Affairs of a G8 economy.

Was an eminent French advocate, and the First President of the Parliament of Paris. De Thou became P

Was an eminent French advocate, and the First President of the Parliament of Paris. De Thou became Président in 1554, and Premier Président on 14 December 1562, of the Parlement de Paris. He also served as chancellor to the Duke of Anjou and Duke of Alençon, and advisor to Henry II of France, Charles IX of France, and Henry III of France.

Was the Prime Minister of Thailand from September 20, 1992 to May 19, 1995 and again from November 9

Was the Prime Minister of Thailand from September 20, 1992 to May 19, 1995 and again from November 9, 1997 to February 9, 2001. A third-generation Thai Chinese[1][2], Chuan was born in Trang province in a grass-roofed house. The walls of his family's house were woven from strips of betel-nut wood. The floor was the soil. His father's name was Niyom Leekpai and his mother's name was Tuan Leekpai. They were half-Chinese parents like most Trang locals. His father was a teacher and he earned modest wages. Tuan Leekpai sold Thai desserts and worked in a para rubber garden. Chuan Leekpai has 9 siblings and is the third child in the family. Because of his big family,

Was a Cuban poet, essayist, and novelist.[2] Upon winning the Juan Rulfo Prize, the award jury calle

Was a Cuban poet, essayist, and novelist.[2] Upon winning the Juan Rulfo Prize, the award jury called him "one of the most important writers of his generation".[3]Vitier began as a writer of hermetic poetry. Other themes in his poetry included the nature of poetry, the function of memory, and the role of language in the creative process. After Fidel Castro's revolution, critics said that Vitier captured the spirit of the revolution without resorting to propaganda.[5]

Is a lawyer and politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He was elected mayor of the Montreal b

Is a lawyer and politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He was elected mayor of the Montreal borough of Lachine. He was also the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Marquette in the Montreal region from 1981 to 1994 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.He was also the most senior assoc

Was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.He was also the most senior associate justice and chairman of the First Division of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.He became Secretary of Justice under the Marcos administration in 1967 before being appointed as associate justice in 1968.

Was a lawyer and a politician of Southern Africa, Member of the House of Assembly, Senator, and Cabi

Was a lawyer and a politician of Southern Africa, Member of the House of Assembly, Senator, and Cabinet Minister in the government of Jan Smuts.He practiced as a lawyer in Pretoria and then in Bloemfontein, where he was elected as deputy leader of the National Party. He served in the capacity as Deputy Minister of Justice from 1915 to 1928, under Tielman Roos.He resigned this mandate in 1928, and left the political life for a short period, before joining United Party in 1936 and was once again reelected to Parliament in 1938.

Was the first Ombudsman of the Philippines and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Phil

Was the first Ombudsman of the Philippines and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.At the age of 68, Vasquez was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on May 14, 1982. He served on the Court for less than two years and was obliged to retire upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 on September 3, 1983.

First woman barrister from India, social reformer, and writer.Sorabji was born at Nashik in the Bomb

First woman barrister from India, social reformer, and writer.Sorabji was born at Nashik in the Bombay Presidency, India, on 15 November 1866. She was one of nine children of Reverend Sorabji Karsedji, a Parsi Christian, and his wife, Francina Ford, an Indian who had been adopted and raised by a British couple. Ford, who believed that education must begin at home with women, helped to establish several girls’ schools in Poona (now Pune).[1] Due in part to her influential societal position, Ford was often consulted by local women in matters pertaining to inheritance and property rights. Many of Sorabji’s later educational and career decisions would be heavily influenced by her mother.

Was a South African born Dutch lawyer and civil servant, who acted as special envoy to the Orange Fr

Was a South African born Dutch lawyer and civil servant, who acted as special envoy to the Orange Free State and South African Republic in 1855-1856 and was consul general of the Orange Free State in the Netherlands between 1861 and 1871.

Was a Polish politician and lawyer.He was the president (mayor) of Poznan in the years 1922-1924, 19

Was a Polish politician and lawyer.He was the president (mayor) of Poznan in the years 1922-1924, 1925-1934 and in September 1939. In the years 1924-1925 he was the Polish Minister of the Interior.During World War II he was the first Head of Delegate's Office of the Polish government in exile (Delegat Rzadu na Kraj), in the years 1940-1942.

Was a Polish lawyer from Kozmin, activist for the singers societies.

Was a Polish lawyer from Kozmin, activist for the singers societies.