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Kelly Ayotte
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative / 1968 -
In 2011, Kelly Ayotte was elected to represent New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate, after previously serving as the state's attorney general.
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(1968-)
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative
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Rudolph Giuliani
Lawyer, Mayor, U.S. Representative / 1944 -
Rudy Giuliani is a former major of New York City who served during the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001.
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(1944-)
Lawyer, Mayor, U.S. Representative
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Art Hanes
Lawyer, Mayor / 1916 - 1997
Art Hanes was mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, between 1961 and 1963. He actively opposed racial integration.
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(1916-1997)
Lawyer, Mayor
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Alger Hiss
Legal Professional, Spy, Government Official / 1904 - 1996
Alger Hiss was a U.S. State Department official who was accused of membership in a communist espionage ring.
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(1904-1996)
Legal Professional, Spy, Government Official
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Eric Holder
Legal Professional / 1951 -
Eric Holder is the first African-American Attorney General of the United States.
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(1951-)
Legal Professional
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Robert H. Jackson
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1892 - 1954
Robert H. Jackson, the only Supreme Court Justice who didn't graduate from any law school, is best known as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
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(1892-1954)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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John Jay
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1745 - 1829
A Founding Father of the United States, John Jay established important judicial precedents as the first U.S. chief justice, including the Jay Treaty.
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(1745-1829)
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Tim Kaine
Lawyer, Governor / 1958 -
Democrat Tim Kaine served as governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and is currently a member of the U.S. Senate.
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(1958-)
Lawyer, Governor
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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
Lawyer, Government Official / 1950 -
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was former adviser to American Vice President Dick Cheney, later indicted by a federal grand jury for leaking top-secret information.
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(1950-)
Lawyer, Government Official
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Robert R Livingston
Lawyer, Political Leader / 1746 - 1813
Robert R Livingston was a politician, lawyer and diplomat from New York and is best known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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(1746-1813)
Lawyer, Political Leader
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Huey Long
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative / 1893 - 1935
Huey Long was a popular and radically outspoken U.S. Senator from Louisiana who pushed populist reforms during the Great Depression.
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(1893-1935)
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative
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Lycurgus
Legal Professional, Military Leader
Lycurgus was an ancient Greek who is credited with helping to found the basic tenets of Spartan society.
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Legal Professional, Military Leader
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Floyd B. McKissick
Civil Rights Activist, Legal Professional / 1922 - 1991
Floyd B. McKissick was the first black recipient of a law degree from the University of North Carolina. He specialized in civil rights cases.
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(1922-1991)
Civil Rights Activist, Legal Professional
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Robert Mueller
Lawyer, Political Leader / 1944 -
Robert Mueller is the 6th Director of the United States Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) and is best known for pushing to expand wiretap laws in the U.S.
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(1944-)
Lawyer, Political Leader
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Pauli Murray
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Legal Professional, Priest / 1910 - 1985
Reverend Pauli Murray was an American civil rights advocate and ordained priest. She is best known for furthering the civil rights and feminist causes.
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(1910-1985)
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Legal Professional, Priest
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Ted Olson
Lawyer, Political Leader / 1940 -
Ted Olson is an American attorney who served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Reagan administration from 1981 to 1984.
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(1940-)
Lawyer, Political Leader
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Richard D. Parsons
Entrepreneur, Lawyer / 1948 -
Richard D. Parsons is an American media executive best known as for his Chairman positions at Time Warner and Citigroup.
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(1948-)
Entrepreneur, Lawyer
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Deval Patrick
Legal Professional, Governor / 1956 -
Deval Patrick is governor of Massachusetts and the former U.S. assistant attorney general of civil rights.
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(1956-)
Legal Professional, Governor
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William Penn
Lawyer, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Journalist / 1644 - 1718
William Penn was a Quaker religious leader who oversaw the founding of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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(1644-1718)
Lawyer, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Journalist
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Janna Ryan
Legal Professional / 1969 -
Janna Ryan is the wife of U.S. Congressman and former Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan.
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(1969-)
Legal Professional
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Rick Santorum
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative / 1958 -
Rick Santorum became known across the country after his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990.
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(1958-)
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative
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Sargent Shriver
Activist, Legal Professional, Military Leader, Diplomat / 1915 - 2011
Sargent Shriver was a political administrator and diplomat perhaps best known for designing the U.S. Peace Corps, which was established in 1961. Shriver served as first director of the organization from its inception until 1966.
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(1915-2011)
Activist, Legal Professional, Military Leader, Diplomat
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Alan K. Simpson
Educator, Legal Professional, U.S. Representative / 1931 -
Alan Kooi Simpson was a U.S. senator from Wyoming. He was a conservative and an opponent of government regulation, and an outspoken advocate for equality.
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(1931-)
Educator, Legal Professional, U.S. Representative
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Solon
Legal Professional, Political Leader, Poet / 640 - 560
Greek statesman and poet Solon is considered one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. He created a code of laws that became the basis of Athenian democracy.
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(640-560)
Legal Professional, Political Leader, Poet
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Ted Sorensen
Lawyer, Writer / 1928 - 2010
Ted Sorensen was an American presidential adviser and speech writer, best known for his contributions to President John F. Kennedy's most famous speeches.
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(1928-2010)
Lawyer, Writer
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Elizabeth Warren
Educator, Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1949 -
Elizabeth Warren is a Democrat from Massachusetts who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012. She previously worked as an assistant to President Barack Obama and helped design the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, among several other roles.
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(1949-)
Educator, Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, Government Official