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Brennan, William Joseph, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Brennan, William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1956–90), b. Newark, N.J. After receiving his law degree from Harvard, he practiced law in Newark.…

Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st ViscountStair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscountdălrĭmˈpəl, dălˈrĭmpəl [key], 1619–95, Scottish jurist. A student and then a regent of the Univ. of Glasgow, he…

Ibzan

(Encyclopedia) IbzanIbzanĭbˈzăm [key], in the Bible, judge of Israel.

Ehud

(Encyclopedia) EhudEhudēˈhəd [key]. In the Bible, judge of Israel. He delivered Israel from Moab.

Tola

(Encyclopedia) TolaTolatōˈlə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Issachar. 2 Judge of Israel.

Eli

(Encyclopedia) EliEliēˈlī [key], in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel.

Chicago Seven

(Encyclopedia) Chicago Seven, group of political activists, originally eight in number, who led protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 and were charged with criminal…

Abdon

(Encyclopedia) AbdonAbdonăbˈdŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Judge of Israel. 2 Officer under Josiah. He also appears as Achbor.

Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey

(Encyclopedia) Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey, 1773–1850, Scottish critic and judge. He was a founder and editor of the Edinburgh Review, which printed his critical essays. See his Contributions to…

Mukasey, Michael Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Mukasey, Michael BernardMukasey, Michael Bernardmy&oomacr;kāˈzē [key], 1941–, American jurist, b. Bronx, N.Y., grad. Columbia (A.B., 1963), Yale Law School (LL.B., 1967). After…