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Henry J. Friendly

Henry J. Friendly served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1959 to 1986. He is notable...

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9.5 Brilliant

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Benjamin N. Cardozo

Benjamin N. Cardozo served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1932 to 1938. Initially appointed by H...

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9.4 Excellent

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Louis D. Brandeis

Louis D. Brandeis served as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1916 until his retirement in 1939. He was a...

Progressive 20TH Century Federal Associate Justice

9.4 Excellent

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William J. Brennan Jr.

William J. Brennan Jr. served on the U.S. Supreme Court for over thirty-four years, appointed by President Eisenhower in...

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9.3 Excellent

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Frank M. Johnson Jr.

Frank M. Johnson Jr. was a federal judge serving on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals during the mid-20th century. He i...

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9.2 Excellent

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Roger Traynor

Roger Traynor (1908-1997) was a prominent American judge who served as Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court fro...

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9.2 Excellent

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H.R. Khanna

H.R. Khanna was a prominent Indian jurist serving as a judge of the Supreme Court of India throughout much of the 20th c...

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9.1 Excellent

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Richard A. Posner

Richard A. Posner is an American jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals fo...

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9.0 Excellent

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Anthony Mason

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8.8 Great

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Frank H. Easterbrook

Frank H. Easterbrook has served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 1985, inc...

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8.3 Great

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John J. Sirica

John J. Sirica was a United States District Judge for the District of Columbia who presided over the historic trials res...

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8.3 Great

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William Wayne Justice

William Wayne Justice was a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, appointed by President Lyndo...

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8.3 Great

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Diane P. Wood

Diane Pamela Wood is a United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, a position she...

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8.1 Great

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Jon O. Newman

Jon O. Newman is a United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, assuming senior stat...

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8.1 Great

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J. Michael Luttig

J. Michael Luttig is a United States federal judge who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1...

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7.7 Good

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Merrick B. Garland

Merrick B. Garland is an American lawyer and federal judge who served as chief judge of the United States Court of Appea...

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7.5 Good

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Florence Ellinwood Allen

Florence Ellinwood Allen was a pioneering American jurist and a significant figure in the advancement of women in the le...

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7.5 Good

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Robert H. Bork

Robert Heron Bork was an American legal scholar and jurist who served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals f...

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7.2 Good

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Irving R. Kaufman

Irving R. Kaufman was a United States federal judge who presided over the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg....

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6.0 Fair

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Alex Kozinski

Alex Kozinski was a Romanian-born American lawyer and federal judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for...

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