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Judge Wesley Brown, 104 (1907 - 2012)
ROXANA HEGEMAN, The Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — As the nation's oldest sitting federal judge in history, U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown allowed himself few concessions to his advancing age as he insisted on presiding over significant and often complex cases right up until his death at 104. Brown died Monday night at the Wichita assisted living center where he lived, his law...
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Philip Vannatter, 70 (2012)
CHRISTOPHER WEBER, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Philip Vannatter, the Los Angeles police detective who served as a lead investigator in the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, has died in Southern California, according to his brother. He was 70. Vannatter died Friday at a Santa Clarita hospital of complications from cancer, his brother Joe Vannatter told...
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John C. Keeney, 89 (2011)
The Associated Press, The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Justice Department official John C. Keeney, the longest-serving federal prosecutor in the history of the United States, has died.On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said Keeney served with dedication, integrity, an unshakeable commitment to the rule of law, and that his contributions to federal law enforcement were beyond...
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Ricky Wyatt, 57 (2011)
The Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man whose lawsuit helped lead to nationwide changes in mental health care has died.Ricky Wyatt was 57. He died Tuesday at a Tuscaloosa hospital.He was 15 when he became the plaintiff in a 1970 federal lawsuit over conditions at a psychiatric hospital. The case, Wyatt vs. Stickney, became a class-action that took more than 30 years to...
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Nick Navarro, 81 (2011)
The Associated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former South Florida sheriff who once ordered the arrest of rap group 2 Live Crew on obscenity charges has died. He was 81.Broward Sheriff's Office Chaplain Rick Braswell says Nick Navarro died Wednesday but he didn't know the cause.2 Live Crew was acquitted of the charges after their arrest in 1990.Navarro allowed what became the very popular...
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Pamela Rymer, 70 (1941 - 2011)
PAUL ELIAS, The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Judge Pamela Rymer of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has died after a years-long battle with cancer.The federal court on Thursday...
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Norma Holloway Johnson, 79 (1932 - 2011)
NEDRA PICKLER, The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The trailblazing former chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington has died.Norma Holloway Johnson was the first black woman to be...
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Dunn Lampton, 60 (2011)
The Associated PressJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Dunn Lampton, a former U.S. attorney in Mississippi who prosecuted a high-profile cold case from the civil rights era, has died.Former acting U.S. Attorney...
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Terence Evans, 71 (2011)
MICHAEL TARM, The Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Terence Evans, a federal appeals judge celebrated for injecting humor into his opinions and for eschewing legalese, died after a serious respiratory...
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Matthew Perry, 89 (1921 - 2011)
JEFFREY COLLINS, The Associated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Matthew Perry, a civil rights lawyer who went from sitting in the courtroom balcony waiting for his cases to be heard because he was black...
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David Getches, 68 (1942 - 2011)
The Associated PressBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — David Getches, a leading American Indian rights lawyer and former dean of the University of Colorado School of Law, has died. He was 68.The Boulder Daily...
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L.T. Senter, 77 (2011)
SHELIA BYRD, The Associated PressJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Friends and colleagues of retired U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter — who presided over numerous insurance cases that arose from Hurricane...
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Samuel E. Zoll, 76 (1934 - 2011)
DENISE LAVOIE, The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Samuel E. Zoll, a retired Massachusetts judge who was credited by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown with helping turn his young life around, died Tuesday...
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Leonard Weinglass, 78 (1933 - 2011)
FRANK ELTMAN, The Associated PressLeonard Weinglass was a modern-day Clarence Darrow, an attorney who defended people for their politics not their alleged crimes, friends said.His clients included...
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Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr., 55 (1955 - 2011)
LARRY O'DELL, The Associated PressRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy Hassell Sr., the state's first black chief justice, has died. He was 55.The court disclosed his death in...
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Ed Zigo (2011)
COLLEEN LONG, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The detective who cracked the notorious Son of Sam case in the 1970s and arrested killer David Berkowitz has died. Ed Zigo (ZEE'-goh) was 84.His...
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James Pickles, 85 (1925 - 2010)
ROBERT BARR, The Associated PressLONDON (AP) — James Pickles, an outspoken and controversial judge who didn't shy from insulting Britain's legal establishment, has died. He was 85.Pickles, who had...
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Laurie Bembenek, 52 (1958 - 2010)
The Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The prison escape of former Playboy Club bunny and Milwaukee police officer Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek popularized the phrase "Run Bambi Run" and seemed tailor...
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Burton B. Roberts, 88 (1922 - 2010)
BETH J. HARPAZ, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Burton B. Roberts, the outspoken judge who was the model for the cranky jurist in "The Bonfire of the Vanities," has died. He was 88. The...
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James F. Neal, 82 (1928 - 2010)
ERIK SCHELZIG, The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Outside the courtroom, James F. Neal had an amiable, backslapping way with friends and foes alike. Inside the chamber, the face of one...
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Theodore Kheel, 96 (1914 - 2010)
DEEPTI HAJELA, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Theodore Kheel, a labor mediator who helped end major union disputes in New York City from the 1950s to the 1980s and national impasses in the...
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Denis Dillon, 76 (1933 - 2010)
The Associated Press ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) — Former Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon, who in more than three decades on the job prosecuted Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher and the...
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Lou Smit (2010)
The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Longtime police detective Lou Smit, who first investigated and then supported Jon Benet Ramsey's parents, has died, a hospice spokeswoman...
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Martin Ginsburg, 78 (1932 - 2010)
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Martin Ginsburg, the husband of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a prominent lawyer in his own right, died Sunday from complications of...
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Clare Sabatini, 77 (1932 - 2010)
(Associated Press) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. An Atlantic City, N.J., restaurateur whose holdout against a Donald Trump casino expansion was depicted in the comic strip "Doonesbury" has died. The...
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Whitney Harris, 97 (1912 - 2010)
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS Whitney Harris, who was a member of the U.S. legal team that prosecuted Nazis at Nuremberg after World War II, has died. He was 97. Harris was the last...
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Daryl F. Gates, 83 (1926 - 2010)
By ROBERT JABLON, Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES Daryl F. Gates, the polarizing former police chief whose 14-year tenure ended amid widespread criticism over his department's response to...
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Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, 70 (1939 - 2010)
COLUMBUS, Ohio - (AP) Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, the longest-serving current state Supreme Court chief justice in the United States, died Friday at age 70. Moyer was admitted...
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Edmund Dinis, 85 (1924 - 2010)
(Associated Press) By MARK PRATT Associated Press Writer BOSTON Edmund Dinis, the former prosecutor whose political career sputtered after he oversaw the grand jury investigation into the...
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Florence Marie Cooper, 69 (1940 - 2010)
By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES – U.S. District Court Judge Florence Marie Cooper, whose reputation for brilliance and fairness made her a star of the federal judiciary,...
