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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
Sampson Salter Blowers 1742–1842 100 Canadian defence attorney representing the soldiers accused after the Boston Massacre
William Augustus Bootle 1902–2005 102 American attorney and jurist
Wesley E. Brown 1907–2012 104 American district court judge[1]
Joseph Burke 1888–1990 101 American judge[2]
Melville Henry Cane 1879–1980 100 American lawyer and poet
Arnold Wilson Cowen 1905–2007 101 American lawyer and judge
Thomas Simpson Crawford 1875–1976 100 Australian lawyer and politician
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning 1899–1999 100 English Master of the Rolls
Edgar Fay 1908–2009 101 British judge[3]
John Gabbert 1909–2013 104 American judge[4]
Samuel Hazard Gillespie, Jr. 1910–2011 100 American counsel[5]
Nico Gunzburg 1882–1984 101 Belgian lawyer and criminologist
Trevor Henry 1902–2007 105 New Zealand justice on the Supreme Court of New Zealand
Oliver Hill 1907–2007 100 American lawyer and civil rights activist
Jeremy Hutchinson 1915– 109 British lawyer and peer[6]
Charles Wycliffe Joiner 1916– 108 American judge[7]
Alan King-Hamilton 1904–2010 105 British judge[8]
George N. Leighton 1912– 112 American judge[9]
Rush Limbaugh, Sr. 1891–1996 104 American jurist, grandfather of Rush Limbaugh
Ludwig Martin 1909–2010 100 German lawyer and Attorney General[10]
Harold Medina 1888–1990 102 American lawyer, teacher and judge
L. Welch Pogue 1899–2003 103 American aviation attorney
Jack Pope 1913– 111 American jurist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas[11]
Carlos P. Scovil 1804–1904 100 New York assemblyman, state senator, county judge[12]
Donald Seawell 1912–2015 103 American lawyer[13]
Hartley Shawcross 1902–2003 101 Lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal
Randolph W. Thrower 1913–2014 100 American attorney[14]
Arthur L. Thurlow 1913– 111 Canadian judge and politician[15]
Lawrence Walsh 1912–2014 102 American lawyer, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General[16]
Marion Yorck von Wartenburg 1904–2007 102 German jurist, judge and World War II resistance fighter
Samuel Williston 1861–1963 101 American lawyer and law professor
Joseph William Woodrough 1873–1977 104 American judge[17]

References

  1. ^ "Federal judge Wesley Brown dies at age 104 in Wichita". The Wichita Eagle. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  2. ^ Heise, Kenan (1990-02-01). "Judge Joseph Burke; spent 54 years on bench". Chicago Tribune. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ "His Honour Edgar Fay". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  4. ^ De Atley, Richard K.; Robinson, Alicia (2013-12-11). "Retired justice dies at 104". The Press-Enterprise. pp. A1–2, A10.
  5. ^ 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. 2 (2). New York State Bar Association. ISSN 1949-8330. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  6. ^ "Jeremy Hutchinson". The Guardian. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  7. ^ Benson, Jocelyn (2016-02-16). "Interview with former Wayne Law Dean Charles Joiner, 100". Wayne State University. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  8. ^ "His Honour Alan King-Hamilton". The Daily Telegraph. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  9. ^ Manson, Patricia (2012-10-22). "Leighton reaches the century mark". Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  10. ^ "GBA: Zum Tode von Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof a.D. Ludwig Martin" (in German). Polizeipresse. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  11. ^ Lindell, Chuck (2013-04-18). "Texas House honors ex-Justice Pope, 100". Austin American-Statesman. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  12. ^ "Oldest Ex-Assemblyman Dead". The New York Times. 1904-04-28. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  13. ^ Davidson, Joanne (2012-08-02). "DCPA founder Donald Seawell turns 100, honored by dignitaries". The Denver Post. MediaNews Group. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  14. ^ "A centennial celebration". Emory Lawyer. Atlanta: Emory University School of Law: 25. Fall 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  15. ^ "Grapevine: Arthur Louis Thurlow 100th birthday". Hearsay Magazine (2013–2014). Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University: 56. 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  16. ^ "Grapevine: Arthur Louis Thurlow 100th birthday". Hearsay. Winter 2013–2014. p. 56. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  17. ^ "Woodrough, Joseph William". Federal Judicial Center. January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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