John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
Gary Blasi - after successfully defending Vietnam vet Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July, he dedicated his life to helping tenants being wrongfully evicted from their homes.
John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
Gary Blasi - after successfully defending Vietnam vet Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July, he dedicated his life to helping tenants being wrongfully evicted from their homes.
William Vodrey - Ohio judge whose cases have been reported as precedent 21 times; also a Straight Dope stalwart
John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
Gary Blasi - after successfully defending Vietnam vet Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July, he dedicated his life to helping tenants being wrongfully evicted from their homes.
William Vodrey - Ohio judge whose cases have been reported as precedent 21 times; also a Straight Dope stalwart
Thomas More - Lord Chancellor of England, judge, Renaissance humanist, author, martyr
John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
Gary Blasi - after successfully defending Vietnam vet Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July, he dedicated his life to helping tenants being wrongfully evicted from their homes.
William Vodrey - Ohio judge whose cases have been reported as precedent 21 times; also a Straight Dope stalwart
Thomas More - Lord Chancellor of England, judge, Renaissance humanist, author, martyr
Edward Coke - It was he who came up with the idea that “No Parliament shall bind a future Parliament.”
John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
Gary Blasi - after successfully defending Vietnam vet Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July, he dedicated his life to helping tenants being wrongfully evicted from their homes.
William Vodrey - Ohio judge whose cases have been reported as precedent 21 times; also a Straight Dope stalwart
Thomas More - Lord Chancellor of England, judge, Renaissance humanist, author, martyr
Edward Coke - It was he who came up with the idea that “No Parliament shall bind a future Parliament.”
Salmon P. Chase - went from being Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln’s cabinet to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. One of his first acts as Chief Justice was to admit John Rock to the Supreme Court Bar, making him the first African-American attorney eligible to argue cases before the Supreme Court. He also presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868.
John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
Gary Blasi - after successfully defending Vietnam vet Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July, he dedicated his life to helping tenants being wrongfully evicted from their homes.
William Vodrey - Ohio judge whose cases have been reported as precedent 21 times; also a Straight Dope stalwart
Thomas More - Lord Chancellor of England, judge, Renaissance humanist, author, martyr
Edward Coke - It was he who came up with the idea that “No Parliament shall bind a future Parliament.”
Salmon P. Chase - went from being Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln’s cabinet to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. One of his first acts as Chief Justice was to admit John Rock to the Supreme Court Bar, making him the first African-American attorney eligible to argue cases before the Supreme Court. He also presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868.
John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
Gary Blasi - after successfully defending Vietnam vet Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July, he dedicated his life to helping tenants being wrongfully evicted from their homes.
William Vodrey - Ohio judge whose cases have been reported as precedent 21 times; also a Straight Dope stalwart
Thomas More - Lord Chancellor of England, judge, Renaissance humanist, author, martyr
Edward Coke - It was he who came up with the idea that “No Parliament shall bind a future Parliament.”
Salmon P. Chase - went from being Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln’s cabinet to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. One of his first acts as Chief Justice was to admit John Rock to the Supreme Court Bar, making him the first African-American attorney eligible to argue cases before the Supreme Court. He also presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868.
By the time Taft took the job, the title was Chief Justice of the United States, as it still is today.
More admirable judges and lawyers
John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in The United States v. Amistad
William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7
Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA, who secured indictments against Donald J. Trump for falsifying business records and then successfully prosecuted him on those charges.
Gary Blasi - after successfully defending Vietnam vet Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July, he dedicated his life to helping tenants being wrongfully evicted from their homes.
William Vodrey - Ohio judge whose cases have been reported as precedent 21 times; also a Straight Dope stalwart
Thomas More - Lord Chancellor of England, judge, Renaissance humanist, author, martyr
Edward Coke - It was he who came up with the idea that “No Parliament shall bind a future Parliament.”
Salmon P. Chase - went from being Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln’s cabinet to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. One of his first acts as Chief Justice was to admit John Rock to the Supreme Court Bar, making him the first African-American attorney eligible to argue cases before the Supreme Court. He also presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868.