List of centenarians (jurists and practitioners of law)

The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as jurists and practitioners of law – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.

Name Lifespan Age Notability
Smilja Avramov1918–2018100Serbian academic, authority and educator in international law[1]
Sampson Salter Blowers1742–1842100Canadian defence attorney representing the soldiers accused after the Boston Massacre[2]
William Augustus Bootle1902–2005102American attorney and District Judge of the Middle District of Georgia[3]
Marie-Thérèse Bourquin1916–2018102Belgian lawyer[4]
Wesley E. Brown1907–2012104American district court judge[5]
Joseph Burke1888–1990101American judge[6]
Melville Henry Cane1879–1980100American lawyer and poet[7]
Jean Murrell Capers1913–2017104American educator, judge and politician[8]
Arnold Wilson Cowen1905–2007101American lawyer and judge[9]
Thomas Simpson Crawford1875–1976100Australian lawyer and politician[10]
Tom Denning, Baron Denning1899–1999100English Master of the Rolls[11]
Edgar Fay1908–2009101British judge[12]
Ben Ferencz1920–100Hungarian-Romanian-born American lawyer and last Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal prosecutor[13]
John Gabbert1909–2013104American judge[14]
Maurice Gaffney1916–2016100Irish barrister[15]
Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr.1910–2011100American counsel[16]
Nico Gunzburg1882–1984101Belgian lawyer and criminologist[17]
Trevor Henry1902–2007105New Zealand justice on the Supreme Court of New Zealand[18]
Oliver Hill1907–2007100American lawyer and civil rights activist[19]
V. R. Krishna Iyer1914–2014100Indian judge and minister[20]
Charles Wycliffe Joiner1916–2017101American judge[21]
Irving Kanarek1920–2020100American defence attorney representing Charles Manson and "The Onion Field" killer[22]
Alan King-Hamilton1904–2010105British judge[23]
George N. Leighton1912–2018105American judge[24]
Rush Limbaugh Sr.1891–1996104American lawyer[25]
Ludwig Martin1909–2010100German lawyer and Attorney General[26]
Harold Medina1888–1990102American lawyer, teacher and judge[27]
L. Welch Pogue1899–2003103American aviation attorney[28]
Jack Pope1913–2017103American judge, attorney, author and legal scholar; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas[29]
Carlos P. Scovil1804–1904100American assemblyman, New York state senator and county judge[30]
Donald Seawell1912–2015103American lawyer[31]
Sir Hartley Shawcross1902–2003101British barrister and politician; lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials[32]
Randolph W. Thrower1913–2014100American attorney[33]
Arthur L. Thurlow1913–2020107Canadian judge and politician[34]
Lawrence Walsh1912–2014102American lawyer; 4th United States Deputy Attorney General[35]
Marion Yorck von Wartenburg1904–2007102German lawyer, jurist, judge, World War II resistance fighter and author[36]
Samuel Williston1861–1963101American lawyer and law professor[37]
Joseph William Woodrough1873–1977104American judge[38]

References
  1. "100. rođendan profesorke Avramov, skup na Pravnom FOTO". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  2. Dictionary of Canadian Biography: BLOWERS, SAMPSON SALTER
  3. The New York Times: William A. Bootle, Judge in Desegregation Case, Dies at 102
  4. Marie-Thérèse Bourquin
  5. "Federal judge Wesley Brown dies at age 104 in Wichita". The Wichita Eagle. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  6. Heise, Kenan (1990-02-01). "Judge Joseph Burke; spent 54 years on bench". Chicago Tribune.
  7. American National Biography: Cane, Melville Henry (1879-1980), lawyer and poet
  8. E. F. Boyd: Honorable Judge Jean Murrell Capers obituary
  9. Federal Judicial Center: Cowen, Arnold Wilson
  10. Australian Dictionary of Biography: Crawford, Thomas Simpson (1875–1976)
  11. Lord Denning, OM Telegraph obituary
  12. "His Honour Edgar Fay". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  13. "Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, turns 100". CBS News. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  14. De Atley, Richard K.; Robinson, Alicia (2013-12-11). "Retired justice dies at 104". The Press-Enterprise. pp. A1–2, A10.
  15. "Ireland's oldest practicing barrister has passed away at 100 years of age". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  16. Snyder, Donald J. (Fall 2010). "The Supreme Centenarian—The Story of the Life and Legal Career of Samuel Hazard Gillespie Celebrating 100 Years of Risks Taken". The Senior Lawyer. New York State Bar Association. 2 (2). ISSN 1949-8330. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  17. VUB: NICO GUNZBURG (1882-1984)
  18. NZ Herald obituary: Sir Trevor Henry
  19. The New York Times: Oliver W. Hill, 100, Civil Rights Lawyer, Is Dead
  20. "Justice VR Krishna Iyer, eminent jurist, dies in Kochi". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  21. Benson, Jocelyn (2016-02-16). "Interview with former Wayne Law Dean Charles Joiner, 100". Wayne State University. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  22. Irving Kanarek, Lawyer Who Defended Charles Manson, Dies at 100
  23. "His Honour Alan King-Hamilton". The Daily Telegraph. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  24. Manson, Patricia (2012-10-22). "Leighton reaches the century mark". Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  25. St. Louis Post Dispatch: Rush H. Limbaugh Sr., 104; Oldest Practicing Lawyer in U.S.
  26. "GBA: Zum Tode von Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof a.D. Ludwig Martin" (in German). Polizeipresse. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  27. The New York Times: Harold Medina, U.S. Judge, Dies at 102
  28. The Washington Post: L. Welch Pogue Dies
  29. Lindell, Chuck (2013-04-18). "Texas House honors ex-Justice Pope, 100". Austin American-Statesman. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  30. "Oldest Ex-Assemblyman Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. 1904-04-28. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  31. Davidson, Joanne (2012-08-02). "DCPA founder Donald Seawell turns 100, honored by dignitaries". The Denver Post. MediaNews Group. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  32. Telegraph obituary: Lord Shawcross
  33. "A centennial celebration". Emory Lawyer. Atlanta: Emory University School of Law: 25. Fall 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  34. "Grapevine: Arthur Louis Thurlow 100th birthday". Hearsay Magazine. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University (2013–2014): 56. 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  35. "Grapevine: Arthur Louis Thurlow 100th birthday". Hearsay. Winter 2013–2014. p. 56. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  36. Telegraph obituary: Marion Yorck von Wartenburg
  37. The Harvard Crimson: Samuel Williston, Foremost Legal Scholar, Dies at 101
  38. "Woodrough, Joseph William". Federal Judicial Center. January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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