Home›Common Law Founders and Commentators›Nationality or Jurisdiction›AmericanBrowse ByAmericanThis dimension groups jurists by nationality or the jurisdiction whose law they practiced. Wikipedia defines nationality as "the legal status of belonging to a particular nation." Browsing this way collects every jurist from a single country or jurisdiction.FactsAmericanSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedCommon law is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes. 1AmericanFilter Results21 entriesRoleAllAfrican-American lawyer (1)Attorney General of New York (1)Jurist (1)Jurist based in Massachusetts (1)Lawyer (3)Lawyer and jurist (1)Lawyer and law reformer (1)Lawyer and legal scholar (1)Lawyer and statesman (1)Lawyer, politician, educator, and author (1)Lawyer, writer, and law professor (1)Politician and judge (1)Publisher and political activist (1)Legal SystemAllCommon Law (8)Law of the United States (12)Doctrines FormulatedAllDoctrine of Chances (1)Field of LawAllCommercial and Business Law (1)Common Law (5)Constitutional Law (2)Criminal Law (1)Human Rights Law (2)International Law (1)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (5)GenderAllFemale (7)Male (13)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 21Arabella MansfieldAmericanArthur CorbinAmericanBelva LockwoodAmericanCharlotte E. RayAmericanClara Shortridge FoltzAmericanCyrus LelandAmericanDavid Dudley Field IIAmericanFlorence Ellinwood AllenAmericanGenevieve R. ClineAmericanJacob MilborneAmericanJames Bradley ThayerAmericanJames Coolidge CarterAmericanJohn Henry WigmoreAmericanJohn Norton PomeroyAmericanMyra BradwellAmericanNathan DaneAmericanSimon GreenleafAmericanTheophilus ParsonsAmericanThomas M. CooleyAmericanWilliam IngeAmericanZephaniah SwiftAmericanSources1. 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.