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  Edward Terry Sanford   Lawyer and judge Edward Terry Sanford is best remembered for his involvement in two high-profile Supreme Court cases, serving in one as a lawyer and in one as one of the justices. After graduating Harvard Law School, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General of the United States in 1907.   That year, Edward Terry..

Eric Cantor: The Representative of Virginia’s 7th Congressional DistrictEric Cantor is most known for being the Republican representative for the 7th congressional district of Virginia for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is also the current House Majority Leader of the 112th Congress.Eric Cantor was born on June 6, 1963 in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from the Colle..

Frank Lucas: Oklahoma’s Advocate for AgricultureFrank Lucas, a fifth generation Oklahoman, is the Republican Representative for the third Congressional district of Oklahoma.Frank Lucas was born in 1960 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, where his family has both lived as well as farmed for over a century. This has been the inspiration for much of what he’s done in his life. He received..

  Froilan Tenorio Froilan Tenorio is the former president of the Northern Mariana Islands. During and after his presidency, which lasted from 1994 to 1998, Froilan Tenorio was associated with several legal controversies. In legal history, the most notable is the case of Sonoda v. Cabrera, in which litigation continued past the end of his presidency.   ..

  George Tiller   George Tiller was a Kansas doctor nationally known as one of three Americans physicians at the time offering abortions after the 21st week of pregnancy. He was shot and killed in 2009 by an anti-abortion activist.   Under Kansas state law at the time, anyone who wished to receive an abortion was required to receive an o..

Hank Johnson: Representative of the 4th Congressional District of GeorgiaHank Johnson is most known for his role as a Democratic representative of the 4th Congressional District of Georgia for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is also known for being one of the first two Buddhists in the United States Congress.Hank Johnson was born on October 2, 1954 in Washington, D.C. whe..

  J. Michael Luttig   J. Michael Luttig is an American attorney best known for his period as an appellate court judge. J. Michael Luttig served in this capacity in the fourth circuit court from 1991 to 2006, writing opinions on many major cases during this period. Prior to this period, he worked in private practice from 1985 to 1989. In 1989, he ente..

  Jackson B. Davis Jackson B. Davis is a former Louisiana state senator and currently practicing attorney in Shreveport, Louisiana. After obtaining his law degree and serving in World War II, Jackson B. Davis returned home and began practicing the law. From 1956 to 1980, he also served as a senator in the state legislature representing Caddo and Bossier paris..

  Jan Schlichtmann   Best known for his work on a lawsuit which served as the basis for a best-selling non-fiction book, attorney Jan Schlichtmann is a currently operating attorney best known for his work on the case Anderson v. Cryovac. Though he lost the case, the publicity attendant to the work resulted in more stringent Environmental Protection A..

Janet Napolitano: the Current U.S. Secretary for Homeland SecurityJanet Napolitano is most well known for being the current United States Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security under the Obama administration. She was also the former Democratic governor of Arizona as well as the Attorney General of Arizona.Early Life and EducationJanet Napolitano was born in New York ..

The Life of Reverend Jesse Jackson Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., more commonly known as Jesse Jackson, is a Baptist minister and civil rights activist. Jesse Jackson was born on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina. He attended a segregated high school in Greenville. When Jesse Jackson had to decide what to do after graduating from high school, Jackson t..

  John Burris   John Burris is a prominent California-based attorney associated with his work in many cases involving police brutality and discrimination against African-Americans. One of his earliest prominent cases involved the defense of rapper Tupac Shakur, who was arrested by police on jaywalking charges. Shakur alleged that the arresting office..

  John Kerry military service controversy   The John Kerry military service controversy occurred during the 2004 presidential election. John Kerry was the Democratic nominee for president, challenging incumbent Republican candidate George W. Bush. Prior to this time, John Kerry was known as a senator from Massachusetts, a position he has held since 1..

  Kay McFarland Kay McFarland is a former Kansas judge who served on the state Supreme Court from 1977 to 2009. Her appointment to this court marked the first time in Kansas history a woman had served in this capacity. Kay McFarland was subsequently promoted to the position of Chief Justice in 1995, another first for Kansas women. One case in which Kay..

  Lee A. Johnson   Lee A. Johnson is an American judge. After graduating from law school in 1980, he entered private practice. He served as the city attorney of Caldwell, Kansas from 1987 to 1997. In 2001, Lee A. Johnson was appointed to the Kansas Court Appeals system. From 2001 to 2007, Lee A. Johnson served in this capacity until appointed to the ..