Home›Common Law Founders and Commentators›Field of Law›Legal Philosophy and JurisprudenceBrowse ByLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceThis dimension groups jurists by the field of law in which they specialized, such as constitutional law, contract law or criminal law. Wikipedia notes a jurist may work as "a legal scholar, a judge, or a lawyer," each of whom typically focuses their career on one or two specific fields. Browsing this way collects every jurist known for the same field.FactsLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedCommon law is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes. 1Legal Philosophy and JurisprudenceFilter Results14 entriesRoleAllJudge and Chief Justice of the King's Bench (1)Judge and politician (1)Jurist and antiquarian (1)Lawyer and jurist (1)Lawyer and legal scholar (1)Lawyer and statesman (1)Lawyer, writer, and law professor (1)Legal scholar, public servant and judge in New Zealand (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllAmerican (5)British (1)England (1)English (2)New Zealand (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (2)Legal SystemAllCommon Law (6)English Law (5)Law of the United States (2)New Zealand Law (1)Doctrines FormulatedAllVicarious Liability (1)GenderAllMale (13)Court Served OnAllCourt of King's Bench (England) (1)High Court of New Zealand (1)Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (2)Judicial functions of the House of Lords (1)King's Bench Division (1)United States Supreme Court (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14Arthur CorbinLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceJames Bradley ThayerLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceJohn James ParkLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceJohn MarkhamLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceJohn Norton PomeroyLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceJohn William SalmondLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceJohn William SmithLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceJoseph StoryLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceNathan DaneLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceRayner Goddard, Baron GoddardLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceRobert Goff, Baron Goff of ChieveleyLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceSimon GreenleafLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceWilliam HoldsworthLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceWilliam Lloyd ProsserLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceSources1. Common law (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaCommon law, lead section, jurist subcategory definition sentenceQuote, Common law, lead section, jurist subcategory definition sentenceCommon law is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.