Advocate/lawyer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Dutch jurist, specialising in family and juvenile law. He is currently a professor of law at th

Is a Dutch jurist, specialising in family and juvenile law. He is currently a professor of law at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, where he was the Dean of the Law Faculty from 1988 to 1992. Currently he is a deputy justice in the Court of Appeal of Amsterdam and he was a juvenile court judge in the district court of Alkmaar and the Hague (1978-1985).

Was a Dutch politician (Patriot party) in the Batavian Republic.

Was a Dutch politician (Patriot party) in the Batavian Republic.

Was a French jurist, orator, translator and man of letters. The author of translations of Demosthene

Was a French jurist, orator, translator and man of letters. The author of translations of Demosthenes and essays on jurisprudence, Tourreil was elected to the Académie royale des inscriptions et médailles in 1691, the Académie française in 1692 and the Académie des Jeux floraux in 1694. Being both an orator and a contributor to the first edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

Is a French lawyer who has earned fame continually since the 1950s, first as an anticolonialist comm

Is a French lawyer who has earned fame continually since the 1950s, first as an anticolonialist communist figure and then for defending a long string of well-known clients from anticolonialist Algerian militant Djamila Bouhired (his future wife) in 1957-1962 to former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan (2008). His clients have included both leftwing and rightwing terrorists, war criminals, and militants, including Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy

Is a Colombian lawyer and diplomat. He became Colombia Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canciller) on Ju

Is a Colombian lawyer and diplomat. He became Colombia Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canciller) on July 18, 2008.Between 1991 and 1993, Jaime Bermudez was adviser to the Colombian government Consejería de Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Committee) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Between 1993 and 1994 he was coordinator of the "Good Neighbors Comision". In 1994 he was a UN-appointed observer of the presidential elections in South Africa. In 1996 was executive director of the Consorcio Iberoamericano de Investigaciones de Mercado, CIMA[2]

An Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist.

An Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist.

Was a South African Lawyer. He was Nelson Mandela's lawyer in the Rivonia Trial until he too was arr

Was a South African Lawyer. He was Nelson Mandela's lawyer in the Rivonia Trial until he too was arrested and was charged with the same crimes as Mandela. Harry Schwarz, a close friend and a well known politician, stepped in to act as his defense in the trial. After being the subject of vicious taunting and many attempts to place him as a vital cog of MK by Percy Yutar, finally Judge Quartus de Wet discharged him, stating Accused No 8 has no case to answer. Kantor fled the country and died of a massive heart attack in 1975. His health never recovered from the harsh treatment while in prison awaiting trial.

Is a Polish lawyer and political figure. He is best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Repub

Is a Polish lawyer and political figure. He is best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland from 1991 to 1992.Olszewski, a native of Warsaw, came from a worker's family with strong socialist traditions (even he, despite a later right-wing career, considered himself a socialist during his early political life). Many members of his family belonged to the first tier of Polish Socialist Party.Since 1943 he was active in Szare Szeregi, underground Polish Scouting Association during World War II. After War he was active supporter and campaigned for Stanislaw Mikolajczyk's Polish People's Party (1946–1947).

Was Attorney General of the High Council of the Netherlands from 1968 to 1989. He headed the Dutch g

Was Attorney General of the High Council of the Netherlands from 1968 to 1989. He headed the Dutch government committee on euthanasia that released the first, official study of the practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands in 1991. Internationally, this report - Medical Decisions About the End of Life, also called the Remmelink Report - has led to much discussion.

Is a Polish conservative politician, a member of the Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliamen

Is a Polish conservative politician, a member of the Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament. He was chairman of the parliamentary club of Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform) from 2003 to 2005.In 1989 he was elected an MP as a Solidarity candidate. He was appointed the president of a special parliamentary commission for the investigation of the Communist Security Police (Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa). In 1991 he joined Democratic Union (Unia Demokratyczna) party. He was a member of the party's right wing.

Was a Polish lawyer, 1945-47 investigation judge, and professor at Jagiellonian University since 196

Was a Polish lawyer, 1945-47 investigation judge, and professor at Jagiellonian University since 1961. He was member of the Commission for the Investigation of Nazi War Crimes, and Chairman of the Krakow District Commission until 1953. In 1945-46 he led the investigations on the site of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. As an investigation judge he prepared the accusation act of the former camp commandant Rudolf Höß. From 1949 director of the Institute of Forensic Research in Kraków. Sehn died suddenly 1965 in Frankfurt.

Is a Dutch lawyer and columnist.Jan-Hein Kuijpers was born in Waalwijk. Together with Arthur van der

Is a Dutch lawyer and columnist.Jan-Hein Kuijpers was born in Waalwijk. Together with Arthur van der Biezen he runs the law firm Kuijpers & van der Biezen Advocaten in 's-Hertogenbosch. Since February 19, 2007, he has defended Willem Holleeder, after Bram Moszkowicz stepped down as counsellor of Willem Holleeder. Piet-Hein Kuijpers also writes columns for the Dutch magazine Aktueel.

Was a Polish lawyer. She was a professor of University of Warsaw (since 1982), member of the Polish

Was a Polish lawyer. She was a professor of University of Warsaw (since 1982), member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 1989), member of the Helsinki Committee, member of the International PEN, member of the Panstwowa Komisja Wyborcza, judge of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland (1989–1995). Zakrzewska was a participant of the Polish Round Table Talks.

Is a Polish lawyer, diplomat, and since 2006, the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Re

Is a Polish lawyer, diplomat, and since 2006, the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Republic of Poland - the Polish Ombudsman.

Was a French lawyer, editor and bibliophile, though he has left practically no writings. A lawyer to

Was a French lawyer, editor and bibliophile, though he has left practically no writings. A lawyer to the parlement de Paris and secretary to chancellor Séguier, he was elected to the Académie française in 1648 - though he had renounced a place when it was first offered him, in favour of Pierre Corneille. He collected books and formed a library that was the rival of his master's in terms of numbers, choice and the editions' beauty. Notable books from it were the nine volumes in Grolier bindings.

Was a French lawyer to the parliament of Paris, ardent Jansenist and satirist. He wrote anti-Jesuit

Was a French lawyer to the parliament of Paris, ardent Jansenist and satirist. He wrote anti-Jesuit pamphlets in prose and verse (he had formerly studied under the Jesuits).

Was a French lawyer and politician, and writer on alchemy. In 1601 he became President of the Parlem

Was a French lawyer and politician, and writer on alchemy. In 1601 he became President of the Parlement of Bordeaux. In this position he was involved, with Pierre de Lancre, in witch-hunting in Labourd. D'Espagnet contributed to de Lancre's 1607 work on witchcraft.

Was the French Governor of New France from 1651 to 1657, one of the most challenging times for the c

Was the French Governor of New France from 1651 to 1657, one of the most challenging times for the colony. Lauzon was a prominent lawyer in France and was appointed a counsellor in the Parlement in 1613. He served in several government positions, including president of the Grand Conseil, intendant of Provence, then of Guyenne, and of Dauphiné.

Was a French lawyer and politician. He was Mayor of Nice, France from 1928 to 1943 and from 1947 to

Was a French lawyer and politician. He was Mayor of Nice, France from 1928 to 1943 and from 1947 to 1965, and the father of Jacques Médecin, who succeeded him as mayor until 1990. Politically republican, democratic, independent and moderate, he sat within the left-leaning independents, then moved more to the centre with the local political party he created called “Le Rassemblement des Indépendants” (“The Assembly of Independents”). However, Médecin increasingly moved toward the far right, and joined Jacques Doriot's fascist Parti Populaire Français in 1936.

Is a French lawyer and businessman. He is one of the best-known French entrepreneurs of the business

Is a French lawyer and businessman. He is one of the best-known French entrepreneurs of the business development in Africa.He learned the languages of the countries of Black Africa: the Lingala, the kigwandi, the Tshiluba and Dioula.

Was a French politician of the July Monarchy. He fell from grace in the Teste-Cubières scandal. He

Was a French politician of the July Monarchy. He fell from grace in the Teste-Cubières scandal. He was received as a lawyer in Paris and at first enrolled at the Paris bar, where he pleaded successfully several times, before returning to set up as a lawyer in Nîmes. Acquiring a great reputation in Nîmes, during the Hundred Days Napoleon made him Lyon's police chief. He was elected on 17 May 1815 as deputy to the Hundred Days Chamber for Gard (50 votes out of 73) but was unable to attend the parliament due to his administrative duties. Proscribed on the Second Restoration

Is a French attorney and founding partner of the firm Bredin Prat. He is the twentieth, and current

Is a French attorney and founding partner of the firm Bredin Prat. He is the twentieth, and current occupant of seat 3 of the Académie française, elected on 15 June 1989.

Was a French lawyer.

Was a French lawyer.

Is a Labour peer in the House of Lords.He was awarded the CBE in 1999, and made a Life peer on 16 Fe

Is a Labour peer in the House of Lords.He was awarded the CBE in 1999, and made a Life peer on 16 February 2000, being raised to the peerage as Baron Joffe, of Liddington in the County of Wiltshire. In February 2003 he proposed as a Private Member's Bill the "Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill",[1] which would legalise physician-assisted dying.[2] After deliberation by a Lords committee, the bill was put forward again in November 2005.

Was a Dutch lawyer, patriot and diplomat.In 1782, Valckenaer was appointed to the College of Franeke

Was a Dutch lawyer, patriot and diplomat.In 1782, Valckenaer was appointed to the College of Franeker, but in May 1787 was discharged for his membership of an exercitiegenootschap. He got an appointment in Utrecht, then a democratic Patriot stronghold. At the beginning September Valckenaer tried in vain to organize a force to hold back Frisian state members under the leadership of Court Lambertus van Beyma, trying to create an alternative Provincial States at Franeker. A few weeks later, after the raid on the Netherlands by a Prussian army, many patriots fled in the first place to Amsterdam, then to Brussels and Saint-Omer in northern France.