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(1810-1883) Judge that struggled to maintain the Union during the Civil War.

Jeremiah Black

(1810-1883) Judge that struggled to maintain the Union during the Civil War.

A cartoon of a judge sitting behind a podium with a handkerchief in one hand, a prosecutor standing on the opposite side of the podium.

Cartoon of Judge and Prosecutor

A cartoon of a judge sitting behind a podium with a handkerchief in one hand, a prosecutor standing…

An illustration of Renee Corbeau in the presents of judges pleading for her freedom to love. Caption below illustration: "Furious through despair, and guided only by her passion, she rushed with such impetuosity through the crowd, that she got into the inner chamber before the judges were separated, and then her face bathed in tears, and all in disorder, she addressed them."

Renee Corbeau

An illustration of Renee Corbeau in the presents of judges pleading for her freedom to love. Caption…

An illustration of a court scene.

Court

An illustration of a court scene.

The Supreme Court Room in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court Interior

The Supreme Court Room in Washington, D.C.

Lawyer arguing case before a judge.

Courtroom

Lawyer arguing case before a judge.

(1815-1886) Named to the US Supreme Court by President Lincoln and later became a Senator from Illinois.

Judge David Davis

(1815-1886) Named to the US Supreme Court by President Lincoln and later became a Senator from Illinois.

"Stephen A. Douglas was a northern democrat and judge, involved in the fight for Kansas."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Stephen A. Douglas

"Stephen A. Douglas was a northern democrat and judge, involved in the fight for Kansas."—E. Benjamin…

(1833-1910) Modernist jurist of the Supreme Court from 1888-1910.

Melville W. Fuller

(1833-1910) Modernist jurist of the Supreme Court from 1888-1910.

General Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 - August 1, 1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration and was Judge Advocate General in the United States Army, most notably during the Lincoln assassination trials.

General Joseph Holt

General Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 - August 1, 1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration…

Lord Coleridge, a famous English judge.

Thomas Hood

Lord Coleridge, a famous English judge.

"Serjeant-at-law (time of Henry VI.)" — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Judge

"Serjeant-at-law (time of Henry VI.)" — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

An illustration of judge putting a law book on a scale.

Judge

An illustration of judge putting a law book on a scale.

An illustration of a judge looking at a woman at the witness stand.

Judge and Woman

An illustration of a judge looking at a woman at the witness stand.

"And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it. Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof." I Kings 3:25-27 ASV <p>Illustration of Solomon sitting in judgement. He wears a crown and is holding a scepter. A soldier holds one baby by the foot and raises his sword to strike. One woman is holding the baby up, the other is kneeling and pleading for its life. The baby that passed away is lying on the ground. Two men, advisers, stand nearby. Several people watch the scene from behind a low wall.

The Judgement of Solomon - the Real Mother is Revealed

"And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.…

"Showing the weighing of the heart of the deceased in the scales of truth."—Myers, 1904

The Judgment of the Dead

"Showing the weighing of the heart of the deceased in the scales of truth."—Myers, 1904

John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an influential Chief Justice of the United States who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power.

John Marshall

John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an influential Chief Justice of the United States…

Miller's real name was Cincinnatus Heine, or Hiner Miller. He was a poet, lawyer, and judge.

Joaquin Miller

Miller's real name was Cincinnatus Heine, or Hiner Miller. He was a poet, lawyer, and judge.

"And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul. And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by the providence evils are corrected for this nation," Acts 24:1-2 ASV <p>Illustration of Paul standing before the Governor Antonius Felix. The orator Tertullus is pointing at Paul. Paul has both arms raised and is leaning away from his accusers.

Paul Stands Trial Before Governor Felix

"And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one…

Honorable Randall was an American politician.

Hon. S. J. Randall

Honorable Randall was an American politician.

Lion, the king makes Reynard the fox a judge since he is wise and able to find mischiefs.

Reynard the Fox: Reynard the Judge

Lion, the king makes Reynard the fox a judge since he is wise and able to find mischiefs.

A lawyer, representative, and chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Sewall

A lawyer, representative, and chief justice of the Supreme Court.

The Star Chamber (Latin Camera stellata) was an English court of law that sat at the royal Palace of Westminster until 1641. It was mistakenly thought that in 1487 an act was passed which established a special "Court of Star Chamber" to deal with the nobles; however; the only legislation passed in that year in this context was to set up a tribunal to prevent the intimidation of juries and to stop retaining. It seems to have gone out of use by 1509 and it had no connection with the later Court of Star Chamber whose primary purpose was to hear political libel and treason cases.

Interior of the Star Chamber

The Star Chamber (Latin Camera stellata) was an English court of law that sat at the royal Palace of…

The Supreme Court in session.

United States Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in session.

(1821-1891) US Senator from Maryland.

Ephraim K. Wilson II

(1821-1891) US Senator from Maryland.