Jurists who committed suicide
Bartley Crum
Bartley Cavanaugh Crum (1900-December 9, 1959) was a prominent American lawyer.
Bartley Cavanaugh Crum (1900-December 9, 1959) was a prominent American lawyer.
Buron Fitts
Buron Rogers Fitts (March 22, 1895 - March 29, 1973) was a California politician, who was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of the state from 1927 to 1928 and Los Angeles County district attorney the...
Buron Rogers Fitts (March 22, 1895 - March 29, 1973) was a California politician, who was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of the state from 1927 to 1928 and Los Angeles County district attorney the...
Edward E. Willey, Jr.
Edward Eugene Willey, Jr. (September 28, 1933 - November 29, 1993) was a lawyer and real estate investor based in Richmond, Virginia.
Edward Eugene Willey, Jr. (September 28, 1933 - November 29, 1993) was a lawyer and real estate investor based in Richmond, Virginia.
Edward Eugene Willey, Jr.
Edward Eugene Willey, Jr. (September 28, 1933 - November 29, 1993) was a lawyer and real estate investor based in Richmond, Virginia.
Edward Eugene Willey, Jr. (September 28, 1933 - November 29, 1993) was a lawyer and real estate investor based in Richmond, Virginia.
Ernest Wilson Huffcut
Ernest Wilson Huffcut (1860-1907) was an American lawyer and educator, born in Kent, Connecticut.
Ernest Wilson Huffcut (1860-1907) was an American lawyer and educator, born in Kent, Connecticut.
Forrest H. Anderson
Forrest Howard Anderson (January 30, 1913 – July 20, 1989) was an American politician and judge who served as the 17th Governor of Montana from 1969 to 1973.
Forrest Howard Anderson (January 30, 1913 – July 20, 1989) was an American politician and judge who served as the 17th Governor of Montana from 1969 to 1973.
Frank B. Brandegee
Frank Bosworth Brandegee (July 8, 1864 October 14, 1924) was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.
Frank Bosworth Brandegee (July 8, 1864 October 14, 1924) was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.
George P. Lawrence
George Pelton Lawrence (May 19, 1859 – November 21, 1917) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
George Pelton Lawrence (May 19, 1859 – November 21, 1917) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
George Patton, Lord Glenalmond
George Patton, Lord Glenalmond (1803 – 20 September 1869) was a Scottish politician and judge.
George Patton, Lord Glenalmond (1803 – 20 September 1869) was a Scottish politician and judge.
Hans Litten
Hans Achim Litten (June 19, 1903 – February 5, 1938) was a German lawyer who represented opponents of the Nazis at important political trials between 1929 and 1932, defending the rights of worke...
Hans Achim Litten (June 19, 1903 – February 5, 1938) was a German lawyer who represented opponents of the Nazis at important political trials between 1929 and 1932, defending the rights of worke...
Harry E. Claiborne
Harry Eugene Claiborne was a United States district court judge who was impeached for tax evasion.
Harry Eugene Claiborne was a United States district court judge who was impeached for tax evasion.
Harry M. Caudill
Harry M. Caudill was an American author, historian, lawyer, legislator, and environmentalist from Letcher County, in the coalfields of southeastern Kentucky.
Harry M. Caudill was an American author, historian, lawyer, legislator, and environmentalist from Letcher County, in the coalfields of southeastern Kentucky.
Henry Friendly
Henry Jacob Friendly (July 3, 1903 – March 11, 1986) was a prominent judge in the United States, who sat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1959 through 1974 (incl...
Henry Jacob Friendly (July 3, 1903 – March 11, 1986) was a prominent judge in the United States, who sat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1959 through 1974 (incl...
James D. Johnson
James Douglas Johnson, known as Justice Jim Johnson (August 20, 1924 – February 13, 2010), was a former associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, a two-time candidate for governor o...
James Douglas Johnson, known as Justice Jim Johnson (August 20, 1924 – February 13, 2010), was a former associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, a two-time candidate for governor o...
James Henry Lane (Indiana and Kansas)
James Henry Lane also known as Jim Lane (June 22, 1814 – July 11, 1866) was a partisan during the Bleeding Kansas period that immediately preceded the American Civil War.
James Henry Lane also known as Jim Lane (June 22, 1814 – July 11, 1866) was a partisan during the Bleeding Kansas period that immediately preceded the American Civil War.
Jesse B. Thomas
Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777 May 2, 1853) was born in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777 May 2, 1853) was born in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia).
John A. Elston
John Arthur Elston (February 10, 1874 – December 15, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from California.
John Arthur Elston (February 10, 1874 – December 15, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from California.
John Milton (Florida politician)
John Milton (April 20, 1807 – April 1, 1865) was an American politician who was the fifth Governor of Florida.
John Milton (April 20, 1807 – April 1, 1865) was an American politician who was the fifth Governor of Florida.
John Robarts
John Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.
John Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.
Joseph Wilson Ervin
Joseph Wilson Ervin (March 3, 1901 – December 25, 1945) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.
Joseph Wilson Ervin (March 3, 1901 – December 25, 1945) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.
Kirsten Heisig
Kirsten Heisig was a German juvenile magistrate.
Kirsten Heisig was a German juvenile magistrate.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar I
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (July 15, 1797 – July 4, 1834) was a native Georgian, a jurist who was the father of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice by the same name, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus La...
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (July 15, 1797 – July 4, 1834) was a native Georgian, a jurist who was the father of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice by the same name, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus La...
Marcus Cocceius Nerva (jurist)
Marcus Cocceius Nerva was the grandfather of emperor Nerva, son of Marcus Cocceius Nerva, a member of the entourage of the Roman emperor Tiberius and a celebrated jurist.
Marcus Cocceius Nerva was the grandfather of emperor Nerva, son of Marcus Cocceius Nerva, a member of the entourage of the Roman emperor Tiberius and a celebrated jurist.
Martin H. Glynn
Martin Henry Glynn (September 27, 1871 December 14, 1924) was an American politician.
Martin Henry Glynn (September 27, 1871 December 14, 1924) was an American politician.
Nicholas L. Bissell, Jr.
Nicholas Louis Bissell, Jr. (January 14, 1947 – November 27, 1996) was a Somerset County, New Jersey prosecutor who fled to Laughlin, Nevada and took his own life after being charged with ...
Nicholas Louis Bissell, Jr. (January 14, 1947 – November 27, 1996) was a Somerset County, New Jersey prosecutor who fled to Laughlin, Nevada and took his own life after being charged with ...
Pietro della Vigna
Pietro della Vigna, (also Pier delle Vigne, Petrus de Vineas or de Vineis; c. 1190–1249), was an Italian jurist and diplomat, who acted as chancellor and secretary (logothete) ...
Pietro della Vigna, (also Pier delle Vigne, Petrus de Vineas or de Vineis; c. 1190–1249), was an Italian jurist and diplomat, who acted as chancellor and secretary (logothete) ...
Preston King
Preston King (October 14, 1806 November 12, 1865) was a United States Representative and Senator from New York.
Preston King (October 14, 1806 November 12, 1865) was a United States Representative and Senator from New York.
Robert Adams, Jr.
Robert Adams, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Robert Adams, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Robert I. H. Hammerman
Robert I. H. Hammerman (July 17, 1928 — November, 2004) was an American judge.
Robert I. H. Hammerman (July 17, 1928 — November, 2004) was an American judge.
Robert Lee Henry
Robert Lee Henry (May 12, 1864 – July 9, 1931) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas from 1897 to 1917 (7th district: 1897–1903; 11th district: 1903–1917).
Robert Lee Henry (May 12, 1864 – July 9, 1931) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas from 1897 to 1917 (7th district: 1897–1903; 11th district: 1903–1917).
Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano
Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano (November 28, 1960 – May 10, 2009) was a Guatemalan attorney.
Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano (November 28, 1960 – May 10, 2009) was a Guatemalan attorney.
Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun GOM (1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was the 16th President of South Korea (2003–2008).
Roh Moo-hyun GOM (1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was the 16th President of South Korea (2003–2008).
Stanisław Narutowicz
Stanisław Narutowicz (Stanislovas Narutavičius ) (September 2, 1862, in Brėvikiai, near Telšiai, then in the Russian Empire (now in Lithuania) – December 31, 1932, in Kaunas, Lithuania) was a la...
Stanisław Narutowicz (Stanislovas Narutavičius ) (September 2, 1862, in Brėvikiai, near Telšiai, then in the Russian Empire (now in Lithuania) – December 31, 1932, in Kaunas, Lithuania) was a la...
Thomas Caute Reynolds
Thomas Caute Reynolds (October 11, 1821 – March 30, 1887) was a lawyer and politician.
Thomas Caute Reynolds (October 11, 1821 – March 30, 1887) was a lawyer and politician.
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803 July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Batt...
Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803 July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Batt...
Thomas McKee Bayne
Thomas McKee Bayne (June 14, 1836 – June 16, 1894) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas McKee Bayne (June 14, 1836 – June 16, 1894) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas Reynolds (Governor)
Thomas Reynolds (March 12, 1796 – February 9, 1844) was the seventh Governor of Missouri from 1840 to 1844.
Thomas Reynolds (March 12, 1796 – February 9, 1844) was the seventh Governor of Missouri from 1840 to 1844.
Thomas Reynolds (governor)
Thomas Reynolds was the seventh Governor of Missouri from 1840 to 1844.
Thomas Reynolds was the seventh Governor of Missouri from 1840 to 1844.
Vince Foster
Vincent Walker Foster, Jr. (January 15, 1945 – July 20, 1993) was a Deputy White House Counsel during the first few months of President Bill Clinton's administration, and also a law partner and ...
Vincent Walker Foster, Jr. (January 15, 1945 – July 20, 1993) was a Deputy White House Counsel during the first few months of President Bill Clinton's administration, and also a law partner and ...
Vincent Luke Palmisano
Vincent Luke Palmisano (August 5, 1882 – after January 12, 1953) was an American politician from Maryland.
Vincent Luke Palmisano (August 5, 1882 – after January 12, 1953) was an American politician from Maryland.
William H. Lash
William H. Lash III (January 21, 1961 – July 13, 2006) was a United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce from 2001 to 2005 and a professor at George Mason University law school.
William H. Lash III (January 21, 1961 – July 13, 2006) was a United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce from 2001 to 2005 and a professor at George Mason University law school.
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