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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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James Otis
Lawyer, Political Leader / 1725 - 1783
James Otis was a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who is best remembered for the phrase, "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
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(1725-1783)
Lawyer, Political Leader
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Alan Page
Football Player, Track and Field Athlete, Lawyer / 1945 -
American football player Alan Page became the first defensive player to win the Most Valuable Player award of the National Football League (NFL) in 1971.
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(1945-)
Football Player, Track and Field Athlete, Lawyer
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A. Mitchell Palmer
Lawyer, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1872 - 1936
A. Mitchell Palmer was a U.S. attorney general who used the espionage and sedition acts to attack political radicals during the “Red Scare” period.
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(1872-1936)
Lawyer, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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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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William Paterson
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official / 1745 - 1806
William Paterson was an accomplished American statesman who served in Congress and on the Supreme Court and was governor of New Jersey.
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(1745-1806)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official
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Tim Pawlenty
Lawyer, Governor / 1960 -
Attorney and politician Tim Pawlenty is a former Republican Minnesota state senator, and served as governor of Minnesota from 2003 to 2009.
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(1960-)
Lawyer, 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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Byron R. White
Football Player, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1917 - 2002
President John F. Kennedy appointed Byron R. White deputy U.S. attorney general in 1961. A year later White was appointed to the Supreme Court where he served until 1993.
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(1917-2002)
Football Player, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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Charlotte E. Ray
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer / 1850 - 1911
Charlotte E. Ray was the first female African-American lawyer in the United States.
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(1850-1911)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer
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Harry Reid
Lawyer, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1939 -
Harry Reid is a Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada. He was elected Senate majority leader in 2008.
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(1939-)
Lawyer, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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Janet Reno
Lawyer / 1938 -
Janet Reno broke new ground in 1993 as the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, serving under President Bill Clinton.
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(1938-)
Lawyer
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John Roberts
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1955 -
John Roberts became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after he was nominated by George W. Bush in 2005.
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(1955-)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Paul Robeson
Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Football Player, Lawyer, Singer / 1898 - 1976
Paul Robeson was an acclaimed 20th century performer known for productions like The Emperor Jones and Othello. He was also an international activist.
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(1898-1976)
Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Football Player, Lawyer, Singer
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Mary Robinson
Educator, Activist, Lawyer, Diplomat, World Leader / 1944 -
Mary Robinson served as president of Ireland (1990–97) and as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997–2002).
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(1944-)
Educator, Activist, Lawyer, Diplomat, World Leader
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Tim Russert
Lawyer, Talk Show Host, News Anchor, Journalist / 1950 - 2008
Tim Russert was a one-time political counsel who became a journalist and the longtime host of the public affairs show Meet the Press.
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(1950-2008)
Lawyer, Talk Show Host, News Anchor, Journalist
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Brian Sandoval
Lawyer, Judge, U.S. Governor / 1963 -
Republican Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is the first Hispanic to hold statewide office, as well as the youngest chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
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(1963-)
Lawyer, Judge, U.S. Governor
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Antonin Scalia
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1936 -
Antonin Scalia is best known as an Associate Justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed in 1986 by Ronald Reagan.
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(1936-)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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William Seward
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1801 - 1872
William Seward was a New York governor and U.S. senator before serving as secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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(1801-1872)
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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Catherine Shelton
Lawyer
In 1999, Criminal Defense Attorney Catherine Shelton was accused of shooting her rival, Marissa Hierro. Shelton’s husband was convicted, while she was absolved.
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Lawyer
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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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Sonia Sotomayor
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1954 -
Nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in US history.
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(1954-)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Arlen Specter
Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1930 - 2012
Arlen Specter was Philadelphia District Attorney and was elected to the senate five times. He helped initiate the reauthorization of the Patriot Act.
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(1930-2012)
Lawyer, U.S. Representative
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Erle Stanley Gardner
Lawyer, Author / 1889 - 1970
Erle Stanley Gardner was a U.S. detective novelist who wrote The Case of the Velvet Claws and other novels featuring the lawyer-detective Perry Mason.
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(1889-1970)
Lawyer, Author
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Edwin Stanton
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1814 - 1869
Edwin Stanton served as secretary of war under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. He later served under President Andrew Johnson.
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(1814-1869)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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Ben Stein
Actor, Economist, Lawyer / 1944 -
Actor and lawyer Ben Stein was a speech writer for Richard Nixon, but is best known as the economics teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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(1944-)
Actor, Economist, Lawyer
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John Cox Stevens
Inventor, Lawyer / 1749 - 1838
John Stevens was an inventor and promoter of steam power for transportation. His petition to Congress resulted in the Patent Law of 1790.
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(1749-1838)
Inventor, Lawyer
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Thaddeus Stevens
Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1792 - 1868
Thaddeus Stevens, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives during Abraham Lincoln's presidency, fought to abolish slavery and helped draft the 14th Amendment during Reconstruction.
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(1792-1868)
Lawyer, U.S. Representative
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Adlai Stevenson
Lawyer, U.S. Vice President / 1835 - 1914
Adlai Stevenson was 23rd vice president of the United States (1893–1897) in the Democratic administration of President Grover Cleveland.
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(1835-1914)
Lawyer, U.S. Vice President
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Carl Stokes
Lawyer, Mayor, News Anchor / 1927 - 1996
Carl Stokes served as the Cleveland, Ohio’s mayor from 1967 to 1971. He was one of the first African Americans to be elected mayor in a major U.S. city.
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(1927-1996)
Lawyer, Mayor, News Anchor
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Percy Sutton
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer / 1920 - 2009
Percy Sutton was a Freedom Rider, civil rights activist and prominent African-American lawyer best known for representing Malcolm X.
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(1920-2009)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer
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Roger B. Taney
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1777 - 1864
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney made the pro-slavery ruling in the 1857 Dred Scot Case that deemed blacks weren't citizens of the United States.
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(1777-1864)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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Clarence Thomas
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1948 -
Clarence Thomas is the second African-American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed in 1991 and leans conservative.
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(1948-)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Daniel Webster
Lawyer, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1782 - 1852
Daniel Webster was an American lawyer and Whig Part leader who served as a congressman and secretary of state.
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(1782-1852)
Lawyer, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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Caspar Weinberger
Lawyer, Government Official / 1917 - 2003
Caspar Weinberger served in three U.S. presidential administrations. He was appointed Secretary of Defense after Reagan’s election in 1980.
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(1917-2003)
Lawyer, Government Official
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Gideon Welles
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official / 1802 - 1878
Gideon Welles was a 19th century journalist and politician who served as secretary of the U.S. Navy under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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(1802-1878)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official
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George Washington Williams
Scholar, Lawyer, Pastor, Journalist / 1849 - 1891
Civil War veteran George Washington Williams is best known as the author of History of the Negro Race in America, widely considered the first objective history of African Americans.
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(1849-1891)
Scholar, Lawyer, Pastor, Journalist
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James Wilson
Lawyer / 1742 - 1798
James Wilson was a Supreme Court associate justice. He signed both the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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(1742-1798)
Lawyer
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Diane Wood
Lawyer, Judge / 1950 -
Diane Wood is a judge and lawyer who has been mentioned in connection with filling Supreme Court justice vacancies.
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(1950-)
Lawyer, Judge
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Lee Kuan Yew
Lawyer, Prime Minister / 1923 -
Lee Kuan Yew was the prime minster of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, making him the longest-serving PM in history. During his long rule, Singapore became the most prosperous nation in Southeast Asia.
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(1923-)
Lawyer, Prime Minister