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 Reason for NotabilitySmilja Avramov 1918–2018 100 Serbian academic, authority and educator in international lawSampson Salter Blowers 1742–1842 100 Canadian defence attorney representing the soldiers accused after the Boston MassacreDictionary of Canadian Biography: BLOWERS, SAMPSON SALTERWilliam Augustus Bootle 1902–2005 102 American attorney and District Judge of the Middle District of GeorgiaThe New York Times: William A. Bootle, Judge in Desegregation Case, Dies at 102Marie-Thérèse Bourquin 1916–2018 102 Belgian lawyerMarie-Thérèse BourquinWesley E. Brown 1907–2012 104 American district court judgeJoseph Burke 1888–1990 101 American judgeMelville Henry Cane 1879–1980 100 American lawyer and poetAmerican National Biography: Cane, Melville Henry (1879-1980), lawyer and poetJean Murrell Capers 1913–2017 104 American educator, judge and politicianE. F. Boyd: Honorable Judge Jean Murrell Capers obituaryFrank Chuman 1917–2022 105 American lawyer and authorEna Collymore-Woodstock 1917–2025 108 Jamaican barrister and magistrate.Ena Collymore-Woodstock, Jamaican legal pioneer, has died at 108Arnold Wilson Cowen 1905–2007 101 American lawyer and judgeFederal Judicial Center: Cowen, Arnold WilsonThomas Simpson Crawford 1875–1976 100 Australian lawyer and politicianAustralian Dictionary of Biography: Crawford, Thomas Simpson (1875–1976)Tom Denning, Baron Denning 1899–1999 100 English Master of the RollsLord Denning, OM Telegraph obituaryEdgar Fay 1908–2009 101 British judgeBen Ferencz 1920–2023 103 Hungarian-Romanian-born American lawyer and last Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal prosecutorWerner Flume 1908–2009 100 German jurist, legal historian, and professorJohn Gabbert 1909–2013 104 American judgeMaurice Gaffney 1916–2016 100 Irish barristerWilliam George 1865–1967 101 Welsh lawyerSamuel Hazard Gillespie Jr. 1910–2011 100 American counselI. Leo Glasser 1924– American judgeNico Gunzburg 1882–1984 101 Belgian lawyer and criminologistVUB: NICO GUNZBURG (1882-1984)Trevor Henry 1902–2007 105 New Zealand justice on the Supreme Court of New ZealandNZ Herald obituary: Sir Trevor HenryOliver Hill 1907–2007 100 American lawyer and civil rights activistThe New York Times: Oliver W. Hill, 100, Civil Rights Lawyer, Is DeadHenry Hu 1920–2025 105 Hong Kong barristerV. R. Krishna Iyer 1914–2014 100 Indian judge and ministerCharles Wycliffe Joiner 1916–2017 101 American judgeIrving Kanarek 1920–2020 100 American defence attorney representing Charles Manson and "The Onion Field" killerIrving Kanarek, Lawyer Who Defended Charles Manson, Dies at 100Alan King-Hamilton 1904–2010 105 British judgeGeorge N. Leighton 1912–2018 105 American judgeRush Limbaugh Sr. 1891–1996 104 American lawyer and grandfather of Rush LimbaughSt. Louis Post Dispatch: Rush H. Limbaugh Sr., 104; Oldest Practicing Lawyer in U.S.Wilmer W. MacElree 1859–1960 100 American lawyer and authorLudwig Martin 1909–2010 100 German lawyer and Attorney GeneralSir Anthony Mason 1925–2026 100 Australian jurist, chief justice (1987–1995), judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1969–1972) and the High Court (1972–1987)Harold Medina 1888–1990 102 American lawyer, teacher and judgeThe New York Times: Harold Medina, U.S. Judge, Dies at 102Frederick M. Nicholas 1920–2025 105 American lawyerKarl Plutus 1904–2010 106 Estonian juristL. Welch Pogue 1899–2003 103 American aviation attorneyThe Washington Post: L. Welch Pogue DiesJack Pope 1913–2017 103 American judge, attorney, author and legal scholar; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of TexasRichard Rohmer 1924– Canadian lawyer and aviatorSimone Rozès 1920– French judgeCesare Ruperto 1925–2026 100 Italian jurist; president of the Constitutional Court of ItalyCarlos P. Scovil 1804–1904 100 American assemblyman, New York state senator and county judgeDonald Seawell 1912–2015 103 American lawyerSir Hartley Shawcross 1902–2003 101 British barrister and politician; lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg TrialsTelegraph obituary: Lord ShawcrossRandolph W. Thrower 1913–2014 100 American attorneyArthur L. Thurlow 1913–2020 107 Canadian judge and politicianLawrence Walsh 1912–2014 102 American lawyer; 4th United States Deputy Attorney GeneralMarion Yorck von Wartenburg 1904–2007 102 German lawyer, jurist, judge, World War II resistance fighter and authorTelegraph obituary: Marion Yorck von WartenburgRoland Weyl 1919–2021 102 French lawyer and French Resistance militantSamuel Williston 1861–1963 101 American lawyer and law professorThe Harvard Crimson: Samuel Williston, Foremost Legal Scholar, Dies at 101Joseph William Woodrough 1873–1977 104 American judgeKnut Söderwall 1874–1980 105 Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden (1923–1943).Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos 1916/1917–2018 101 Greek lawyer and criminologist

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