Cornell Law School is the

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Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

, a

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university in

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. One of the five

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, it offers four law degree programs, JD,

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, MSLS and JSD, along with several dual-degree programs in conjunction with other professional schools at the university. Established in 1887 as Cornell's Department of Law, the school today is one of the smallest top-tier JD-conferring institutions in the country, with around 200 students graduating each year. Cornell Law School has consistently ranked within the top tier of American legal institutions, known as the T14. Cornell Law alumni include business executive and philanthropist

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, namesake of the law school building, along with

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and

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, the first female President of Taiwan,

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, federal judge and first female editor-in-chief of a

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, former President of the

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Song Sang-Hyun, as well as many members of the

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, governors, state

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, U.S. federal and state judges, diplomats and businesspeople. Cornell Law School is home to the

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(LII), the ''

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'', the ''

Cornell Law Review The ''Cornell Law Review'' is the flagship legal journal of Cornell Law School. Originally published in 1915 as the ''Cornell Law Quarterly'', the journal features scholarship in all fields of law. Notably, past issues of the ''Cornell Law Revi ...

'', the ''

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'' and the ''

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''.

History

The Law Department at Cornell opened in 1887 in

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with Judge Douglass Boardman as its first dean. At that time, admission did not require even a high school diploma. In 1917, two years of undergraduate education were required for admission, and in 1924, it became a graduate degree program. The department was renamed the Cornell Law School in 1925. In 1890, George Washington Fields graduated, one of the first law-school-graduates of color in the United States. In 1893, Cornell had its first female graduate, Mary Kennedy Brown. Future Governor, Secretary of State, and Chief Justice of the United States,

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, was a professor of law at Cornell from 1891 to 1893, and after returning to legal practice he continued to teach at the law school as a special lecturer from 1893 to 1895. Hughes Hall, one of the law school's central buildings, is named in his honor. In 1892, the school moved into Boardman Hall, which was constructed specifically for legal instruction. The school moved from Boardman Hall (now the site of Olin Library) to its present-day location at Myron Taylor Hall in 1937. The law school building, an ornate,

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structure, was the result of a donation by

, a former CEO of

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, and a member of the Cornell Law class of 1894. Hughes Hall was built as an addition to Myron Taylor Hall and completed in 1963. It was also funded by a gift from Taylor. Another addition to Myron Taylor Hall, the Jane M.G. Foster wing, was completed in 1988 and added more space to the library. Foster was a member of the class of 1918, an editor of the ''

'' (then ''

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''), and an

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graduate. In June 2012 the school embarked on a three-year, multi-phase expansion and renovation. The first phase created additional classroom space underground, adjacent to Myron Taylor Hall along College Avenue. The second phase will include the removal and digitization of printed materials from the library stacks so that the space can be converted to additional classroom and student space. The third phase involves converting Hughes Hall into office space. In 1948, Cornell Law School established a program of specialization in international affairs and also started awarding LL.B. degrees. In 1968, the school began to publish the ''

.'' In 1991, the school established the Berger International Legal Studies Program. In 1994, the school established a partnership with the

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I law faculty to establish a Paris-based Summer Institute of International and Comparative Law. From 1999 to 2004 the school hosted the

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. In 2006, the school established its second summer law institute in Suzhou, China. The Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture was established in 2002. Hughes Hall Cornell University Law School

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Myron Taylor Hall saw the addition of 40,000 square feet of underground classrooms in 2012–2014. Hughes Hall was renovated in 2017.

Admissions

Cornell Law School is extremely selective: the median

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for the 2022 entering class was 172 (98th percentile of all test takers), with 25th and 75th percentiles of 170 (97th percentile of all test takers) and 174 (99th percentile of all test takers). The median undergraduate

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was 3.87, with 25th and 75th percentiles of 3.76 and 3.94, respectively. For the 2021 LL.M. program, which is designed for non-U.S.-trained lawyers, 900 applications were received for the 50 to 60 openings. LL.M. students come from over 30 different countries. Along with consideration of the quality of an applicant's academic record and LSAT scores, the full-file-review admissions process places a heavy emphasis on an applicant's personal statement, letters of recommendation, community/extracurricular involvement, and work experience. The application also invites a statement on diversity and a short note on why an applicant particularly wants to attend Cornell. The law school values applicants who have done their research and have particular interests or goals that would be served by attending the school versus one of its peer institutions.

Reputation

Cornell Law School was ranked 12th in the 2023 '' U.S. News & World Report'' Law School rankings and 3rd in the 2022 '' Above the Law'' rankings, which prioritizes career outcomes above all other factors. The

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(LL.M.) program at Cornell Law School was ranked 1st in the 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2011 AUAP rankings. Cornell Law is known for its large firm prowess, placing a greater portion of its J.D. graduates at big law firms than any other law school in the United States. On the public service front, Cornell Law is known for the Cornell Law Death Penalty Project, its Tenants Advocacy Practicum, and for housing the

, a non-profit, public service of Cornell Law School that provides no-cost access to current American and international legal research sources online at law.cornell.edu, serving over 40 million unique visitors per year.

Academics

Cornell has offered LL.M and J.S.D degrees since 1928. The joint JD/MBA (with Cornell's Johnson School of Management) has three- and four-year tracks, the JD/MILR program is four years, the JD/MPA is four years, and JD/MRP is four years. In addition, Cornell has joint program arrangements with universities abroad to prepare students for international licensure: * Joint program with University of Paris (La Sorbonne) (JD/Master en Droit) * Joint program with

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(JD/M.LL.P) * Joint program with Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (JD/Master in Global Business Law) The JD/Master en Droit lasts four years and prepares graduates for admission to the bar in the United States and in France. The JD/M.LL.P is three years and conveys a mastery of German and European law and practices. The JD/Master in Global Business Law lasts three years. Cornell Law School runs two summer institutes overseas, providing Cornell Law students with unique opportunities to engage in rigorous international legal studies. The Cornell-Université de Paris I Summer Institute of International and Comparative Law at the

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in Paris, France offers a diverse curriculum in the historic Sorbonne and Centre Panthéon (Faculté de droit) buildings at the heart of the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne. Coursework includes international human rights, comparative legal systems, and international commercial arbitration. French language classes are also offered. In 2006, Cornell Law School announced that it would launch a second summer law institute, the new Workshop in International Business Transactions with Chinese Characteristics in

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, China. In partnership with

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(Germany) and Kenneth Wang School of Law at Soochow University (China), Cornell Law provides students from the United States, Europe, and China with an academic forum in which they can collaborate on an international business problem.

Employment

Approximately 92% of the Class of 2021 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment within nine months of graduation.https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ABAFINALCHARTCLASS2021.pdf According to Reuters, Cornell Law placed a greater portion of its 2021 graduates in associate positions at big law firms than any other law school in the United States. Of the graduating class of 2021, 76% were employed at large firms with more than 250 attorneys, and 71% were employed at firms with more than 500 attorneys. In total, approximately 80% of that class obtained elite employment outcomes in the form of federal clerkships or employment at firms with more than 250 attorneys. In a comparative survey of all law schools, Cornell graduates earned the highest average salaries in the United States from 2014 through 2019, with a mean salary of over $183,000. In 2021, Law.com ranked Cornell Law #3 on its ranking of the 50 best law schools for getting an associate position at the largest 100 law firms in the country.

Costs

The 2021-2022 non-discounted tuition for the JD program was $71,522 per year.https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-509-Report36.pdf The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Cornell Law School for the 2021-2022 academic year was $95,114, bringing the total non-discounted cost of attendance for the three-year program to $285,242. According to Cornell Law's 2021 509 ABA disclosures, 83% of its 578 students received grants or scholarships.

Initiatives

Legal Information Institute

Cornell Law also is home to the

(LII), an online provider of public legal information. Started in 1992, it was the first law site developed for the internet. The LII offers all

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of the

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handed down since 1990, together with over 600 earlier decisions selected for their historic importance. The LII also publishes over a decade of opinions of the

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, the full

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, the

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, and the

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among other resources. It recently created Wex, a free wiki legal dictionary and encyclopedia, collaboratively created by legal experts. And the LII Supreme Court Bulletin is a free email- and web-based publication that intends to serve subscribers with thorough, yet understandable, legal analysis of upcoming Court cases as well as timely email notification of Court decisions.

Publications

The school has three law journals that are student-edited: the ''

'', the ''

'', and the ''

''. Additionally, the ''

'' is a peer-reviewed journal that is published by Cornell Law faculty.

Moot Court

Cornell Law students actively participate in myriad

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competitions annually, both in the law school itself and in external and international competitions. The Langfan First-Year Moot Court Competition, which takes place every spring, traditionally draws a large majority of the first-year class. Other internal competitions include the Cuccia Cup and the Rossi Cup.

Institutes and Programs

* Berger International Legal Studies Program * Clarke Business Law Institute * Clarke Center for International and Comparative Legal Studies * Clarke Initiative for Law and Development in the Middle East and North Africa * Clarke Program on Corporations and Society * Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture * Death Penalty Project * Empirical Legal Studies: Judicial Statistics Project * Global Center for Women and Justice * Graduate Legal Studies Program * ILR-Law School Program on Conflict Resolution * International Comparative Programs * Law and Economics Program * Lay Participation in Law International Research Collaborative * Migration and Human Rights Program

Summer School with Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University

Cornell University holds since 1993 the "Cornell Law School-Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne Summer Institute of Comparative and International Law".

Campus

Cornell Law is housed within Myron Taylor Hall (erected 1932), which contains the Law Library, classrooms, offices, a moot court room, and the Cornell Legal Aid Clinic.

Library

The

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contains 700,000 books and microforms and includes rare historical texts relevant to the legal history of the United States. The library is one of the 12 national depositories for print records of briefs filed with the

. Also, there is a large collection of print copies of the records and briefs of the

. The large microfilm collection has sets of Congressional, Supreme Court, and United Nations documents, as well as a large collection of World Law Reform commission materials.

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records and briefs for the United States Supreme Court, the

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and

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, and the New York State Court of Appeals are also collected. The library also has a large collection of

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, foreign, and

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, with the main focus being on the

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and Europe. Along with this, there are also collections of

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and

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. A new initiative by the library is to collect Chinese, Japanese, and Korean resources to support the law school's Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture. Rare books in the library include the Samuel Thorne collection, which has 175 of some of the earliest and most rare books on law. Other significant collections include the Nathaniel C. Moak library and the Edwin J. Marshall Collection of early works on equity and the Earl J. Bennett Collection of Statutory Material, a print collection of original colonial, territorial, and state session laws and statutory codes. Among the library's special collections are 19th Century Trials Collection, Donovan

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Collection, Scottsboro Collection, William P. and Adele Langston Rogers Collection and the Chile Declassification Project.

People

Faculty

* Gregory S. Alexander, Property Law and Theory * Cynthia Grant Bowman, Gender Equality, Women's Rights, Feminist Jurisprudence *

Michael C. Dorf Michael C. Dorf is an American law professor and a scholar of U.S. constitutional law. He is the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. In addition to constitutional law, Professor Dorf has taught courses in civil procedure a ...

, Constitutional Law (and noted legal blogger) *

William A. Jacobson William A. Jacobson is an American lawyer, Cornell Law School professor, and conservative blogger. Education Jacobson is a 1981 ''summa cum laude'' graduate of Hamilton College (New York), Hamilton College. He received his Juris Doctor, J.D. degr ...

Eduardo Peñalver Eduardo M. Peñalver is an American law professor who is the president of Seattle University. From 2014 until 2021, Peñalver was dean of Cornell Law School. Peñalver has served as the President of Seattle University since July 1, 2021, and i ...

, Property and Land Use *

Annelise Riles Annelise Riles is an interdisciplinary anthropologist and legal scholar. She is the executive director of the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University, contributing to Northwestern's interdisciplinary programs and re ...

, Comparative Law, International Law, Legal Anthropology * Stewart J. Schwab, Employment Law * Emily Sherwin, Jurisprudence, Property, and Remedies *

Lynn Stout Lynn Andrea Stout (September 14, 1957 – April 16, 2018) was an American corporate law scholar. She was a Distinguished Professor of Corporate & Business Law at the Cornell Law School and, before that, the Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate ...

, Professor of Corporate Law, Securities Regulation, Law and Economics (2012–2018) * Robert S. Summers, Professor of Contract and Commercial Law (1969–2011) *

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, Immigration Law

Notable alumni

Political * John G. Alexander (1916),

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for

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(1939–1941) *

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(1982),

for

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(1990–2014) * Michael Atkinson (1991),

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(2018–2020) *

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(1979), served as

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(1953), served as

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Thomas Carmody Thomas Carmody (October 9, 1859 in Milo, Yates County, New York – January 22, 1922 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He graduated from Cornell Law School, and was admitted to the bar ...

(1882), served as

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(1989),

for

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(2013–present) *

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(1948),

for

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(1983–1985), President of the

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(1986–1991) *

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(1943), member of the

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who in 1970 coauthored the first legislation that legalized abortion *

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(2010),

for

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(2019–present) *

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(LLM 1995),

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state in Mexico * Arthur Hobson Dean (1923), diplomat, chief U.S. negotiator of the

Korean Armistice Agreement The Korean Armistice Agreement ( ko, 한국정전협정 / 조선정전협정; zh, t=韓國停戰協定 / 朝鮮停戰協定) is an armistice that brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War. It was signed by United Sta ...

, which ended the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

, drafter of the

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty The Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) is the abbreviated name of the 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, which prohibited all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted u ...

, and delegate to the United Nations *

Anna Dolidze Anna Dolidze (; born 26 October 1979) is a Georgian attorney, professor of international law and government official. A speaker and writer on international lawand human rights in Caucasus and Central Eurasia, she was appointed as the chief legal ...

(JSD 2013), chief legal adviser to the

President of Georgia President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

, appointed to the High Council of Justice * Juan Carlos Esguerra (LLM 1973), former

Ambassador of Colombia to the United States The ambassador of Colombia to the United States is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to the United States of America, accredited as Dual accreditation, Concurrent Non-Resident Ambassador to the Islamic R ...

, former Colombian Minister of Justice and Law * Reuben L. Haskell (1898),

for

New York's 10th congressional district New York's 10th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives currently represented by Democrat Jerry Nadler. The district contains the southern portion of Morningside Heights, the Upper West ...

(1915–1919) *

William vanden Heuvel William Jacobus vanden Heuvel (April 14, 1930 – June 15, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, author and diplomat of Belgian descent. He was known for advising Robert F. Kennedy during the latter's campaigns for Senate in 1964 and Presi ...

(1952), diplomat, businessman, and author *

Philip H. Hoff Philip Henderson Hoff (June 29, 1924 – April 26, 2018) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. He was most notable for his service as the List of Governors of Vermont, 73rd governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969, the state's ...

(1951), 73rd

Governor of Vermont The governor of Vermont is the head of government of Vermont. The officeholder is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a term of 2 years. Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every ...

(1963–1969) * Frank Horton (1947),

for

New York's 36th congressional district New York's 36th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1903 as a result of the 1900 Census. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle aft ...

(1963–1973), 34th district (1973–1983), and 29th district (1983–1993) *

Charles Samuel Joelson Charles Samuel Joelson (January 27, 1916 – August 17, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician. Joelson, a Democrat, succeeded Gordon Canfield as the Representative for New Jersey's 8th District for eight years, lasting from 1961 until ...

(1939),

for

New Jersey's 8th congressional district New Jersey's 8th congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Rob Menendez, who has served in Congress since January 2023. The district is majority Hispanic and includes some of the most urban areas of New Jersey, including parts ...

(1961–1969) *

Frances Kellor Frances Alice Kellor (October 20, 1873 – January 4, 1952) was an American social reformer and investigator, who specialized in the study of immigrants to the United States and women. Early life and education Frances Alice Kellor was born Oct ...

(1897), advisor to

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

and the

Progressive Party (United States, 1912) The Progressive Party was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé rival, incumbent president William ...

, early scholar of urban poverty, unemployment and crime, and advocate for education and immigration reform *

Huang Kuo-chang Huang Kuo-chang (, born ) is a Taiwanese politician, activist, legal scholar, researcher and writer. He is one of the lead figures of the Sunflower Student Movement and joined the New Power Party shortly afterwards. He served as leader of the par ...

(JSD 2006), Taiwanese politician, activist, legal scholar, researcher and writer *

Norman F. Lent Norman Frederick Lent (March 23, 1931 – June 11, 2012) was an American politician from New York. Under both the Republican and Conservative Party banners, he served in the New York State Senate from 1963 to 1970 and in the United States House ...

(1957),

for

New York's 4th congressional district The 4th congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in central and southern Nassau County, represented by Democrat Kathleen Rice since 2015. After Rice's term ends in 2023, Repub ...

(1973–1993) *

Leonard Leo Leonard A. Leo (born 1965) is an American lawyer and conservative legal activist. He was the longtime vice president of the Federalist Society and is currently, along with Steven G. Calabresi, the co-chairman of the organization's board of direc ...

(1989), Executive Vice President of the

Federalist Society The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (abbreviated as FedSoc) is an American conservative and libertarian legal organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Headquartered ...

Sol Linowitz Sol Myron Linowitz (December 7, 1913 – March 18, 2005) was an American diplomat, lawyer, and businessman. Early life Linowitz was born to a Jewish family in Trenton, New Jersey. He was a graduate of Trenton Central High School, Hamilton Colleg ...

(1938),

United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States The following is a list of people who have served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States, or the full title, "United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States", with the rank and status of ...

, received the

Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merito ...

in 1998 *

Quinton Lucas Quinton Donald Lucas (born August 19, 1984) is an American politician serving as the 55th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. He was elected in 2019. He is affiliated with the Democratic party and is the city's third African-American mayor. Before hi ...

(2009), 55th

Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri The Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri is the highest official in the Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Government. Since the 1920s the city has had a council-manager government in which a city manager runs most of the day-to-day operations of ...

William J. Lynn III William James Lynn III (born January 1, 1954) is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. Before that he was Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and a lobbyist for Raytheon. Life and career Lynn was born in Key West, Florida an ...

(1980),

United States Deputy Secretary of Defense The deputy secretary of defense (acronym: DepSecDef) is a statutory office () and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The deputy secretary is the principal civilian deputy to the se ...

* Gordon MacDonald (1994),

Attorney General of New Hampshire The Attorney General of New Hampshire is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of New Hampshire who serves as head of the New Hampshire Department of Justice. , the state's attorney general is John Formella. Qualifications and appointment Un ...

John T. Morrison John Tracy Morrison (December 25, 1860 – December 20, 1915) was the List of Governors of Idaho, sixth governor of Idaho from 1903 until 1905. Biography Morrison was born in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Grace Darling Mackey ...

(1890), 6th

Governor of Idaho A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

(1939), 64th

Governor of Maine The governor of Maine is the head of government of the U.S. state of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive. The current governor of Maine is Ja ...

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

U.S. Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

, received the

in 1981 *

Kotaro Nagasaki is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1991. ...

(1994), member of the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

in the

Diet Diet may refer to: Food * Diet (nutrition), the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group * Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake ** Diet food, foods that aid in creating a diet for weight loss ...

. * Edward R. O'Malley (1891), served as

Edward Worthington Pattison Edward Worthington Pattison (April 29, 1932 – August 22, 1990) was an American attorney and politician from New York (state), New York. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was most notable for his service as the last elected tr ...

(1957),

for

New York's 29th congressional district New York's 29th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district for the United States House of Representatives which most recently included a portion of the Appalachian mountains in New York known as the " Southern Tier." It was m ...

(1975–1979) * Peter N. Perretti Jr. (1956), served as

Attorney General of New Jersey The attorney general of New Jersey is a member of the executive cabinet of the state and oversees the Department of Law and Public Safety. The office is appointed by the governor of New Jersey, confirmed by the New Jersey Senate, and term limited. ...

Philip Perry Philip Jonathan Perry (born October 16, 1964) is an American attorney and was a political appointee in the administration of George W. Bush. He was acting associate attorney general at the Department of Justice, general counsel of the Office of ...

(1990), former general counsel of the

United States Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the Federal government of the United States, U.S. United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the I ...

and former general counsel for the

Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, pol ...

(1949), served as

* John Raymond Pillion (1927),

for

New York's 42nd congressional district The 42nd congressional district of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the United States Census, 1910, 1910 Census. It was eliminated as a result ...

(1953–1965) *

Alexander Pirnie Alexander Pirnie (April 16, 1903 – June 12, 1982) was an American Congressman from New York. Biography Pirnie was born in Pulaski, New York, on April 16, 1903. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1924 and his law d ...

(1926),

for

New York's 34th congressional district The 34th congressional district of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1843 as a result of the 1840 Census, eliminated after the 1850 Census, and then re-created ...

(1959–1963) and 32nd district (1963–1973), awarded the

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

and

Bronze Star Medal The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. Wh ...

for service in Europe during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Michael Punke Michael W. Punke (born December 7, 1964) is an American author, attorney, academic, and policy analyst. He is a former Deputy United States Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2017, ...

(1989),

United States Ambassador Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. ...

to the

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and e ...

(2010–2017) *

Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr. Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr. (November 2, 1933 – September 4, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Biography Rappleyea Jr. was born on November 2, 1933, in Norwich, Chenango County, New York. He attended Wagner College. He g ...

(1962), Minority Leader of the

(1982–1995) * Thomas Richards (1972), Mayor of Rochester, New York *

Howard W. Robison Howard Winfield Robison (October 30, 1915 – September 26, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Robison was born in Owego, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1937 and receive ...

(1939),

for

New York's 39th congressional district New York's 39th congressional district was a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York (state), New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 United ...

(1958–1975) *

(1937), served as

U.S. Attorney General The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the p ...

, and as

, received the

in 1973 *

Laxmi Mall Singhvi Laxmi Mall Singhvi (9 November 1931 – 6 October 2007) was an Indian jurist, parliamentarian, scholar, writer and diplomat. He was, after V. K. Krishna Menon, the second-longest-serving High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom (1991� ...

(JSD 1955), served as

High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom The High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom is the head of the High Commission of India to the United Kingdom. The High Commission is located at India House, London, India House in London. History In 1919, a committee chaired by the M ...

(1991–1997) * William Sorrell (1974),

Vermont Attorney General The Vermont Attorney General is a statewide elected executive official in the U.S. state of Vermont who is elected every two years. It was created by an act of the Vermont General Assembly in 1790, repealed in 1797, and revived in 1904. The office ...

(1997–2017) *

Henry P. Smith Henry P. Smith III (September 29, 1911 – October 1, 1995) was an American politician and Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York. Smith was born in Nort ...

(1936),

for

New York's 40th congressional district The 40th congressional district of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 Census. It was eliminated in 1973 as a result of the 1970 redistr ...

(1965–1973) * Michael E. Toner (1992), former chair of the

Federal Election Commission The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency of the United States whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections. Created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Cam ...

and chief counsel for the

Republican National Committee The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that assists the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform, as well as assisting in fu ...

Martín Travieso Martín Travieso, Jr. (July 6, 1882 – January 15, 1971) was a Puerto Rican politician, senator, lawyer, and judge. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1917 to 1921. He also served as Mayor of San Juan from 1921 to 1923. Biograp ...

(1903), served as provisional Governor of

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

, a member of the

first Senate of Puerto Rico The First Puerto Rican Senate, under United States occupation, was the first meeting of senators of the Senate of Puerto Rico elected as part of the legislative branch of their government. Elections for the Senate of Puerto Rico were authorized b ...

Mayor of San Juan This is a list of mayors of San Juan, Puerto Rico. List of mayors of San Juan Under the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (6) (5) See also * San Juan City Hall * San Juan government * Timeline of San Juan, Puerto Rico References {{Years ...

, and Associate and Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ( es, Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico) is the highest court of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority to interpret and decide questions of Puerto Rican law. The Court is analogous to one of the state supreme cou ...

(LLM 1980), first woman elected

President of Taiwan The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had aut ...

(2016–present) *

Jan van Zanen Jan Hendrikus Cornelis van Zanen (born 4 September 1961) is a Dutch politician who has served as Mayor of The Hague since 1 July 2020. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as Mayor of Utrecht (2014 ...

(LLM 1984),

Mayor of The Hague Below is a list of mayors of The Hague since it was decided in 1824 that only one mayor at a time would govern the city. List 1824–1956 1957–present : : : : See also * Timeline of The Hague References {{Reflist The Hague The H ...

(2020–present) Federal Judiciary * Simon L. Adler (1889),

United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York (in case citations, W.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the western parts of Upstate New York. Appeals are taken to the Second Circuit (excep ...

(1928–1934) *

(1979),

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts: * District ...

(2018–present) *

Frederic Block Frederic Block (born June 6, 1934) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, the Honorable Frederic Block received an Ar ...

(1959),

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five counties in New York State: the four Long Island counties of Nassau, S ...

(1994–2005) *

Robert Boochever Robert Boochever (October 2, 1917 – October 9, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. Education and career Born in New York City, Booc ...

(1941),

(1980–1986) *

Leonie Brinkema Leonie Helen Milhomme Brinkema (born June 26, 1944) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Early life and education She was born as Leonie Milhomme in Teaneck, New Jersey. She ...

(1976),

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (in case citations, E.D. Va.) is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia. It has jurisdiction over the Northern Virginia, Hampton Roa ...

(1993–present) *

John M. Cashin John Martin Cashin (August 31, 1892 – October 21, 1970) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in Kingston, New York, Cashin received a Bachelor ...

(1915),

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case citations, S.D.N.Y.) is a United States district court, federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction encompasses eight counties of New York (state), New York ...

(1955–1970) * John H. Chun (1994),

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (in case citations, W.D. Wash.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays H ...

(2022-present) *

Albert Wheeler Coffrin Albert Wheeler Coffrin (December 21, 1919 – January 13, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Education and career Born in Burlington, Vermont, Coffrin received an Artium Bac ...

(1947),

United States District Court for the District of Vermont The United States District Court for the District of Vermont (in case citations, D. Vt.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the federal district of Vermont. The court has locations in Brattleboro, Burlington, and Rutland. The ...

(1972–1993), Chief Judge of the District of Vermont from 1983 to 1988 *

Brian Cogan Brian Mark Cogan (born April 22, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York who joined that court in 2006. Education and career Cogan was born in 1954 in Chicago, Il ...

(1979),

(2006–present) *

Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. (May 7, 1880 – December 21, 1957) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in Utica, New York, on May 7, 1880, Coxe recei ...

(1903),

(1929–1957) * Paul A. Crotty (1967),

(2005–present) *

(1920),

United States Customs Court The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercises ...

(now the

United States Court of International Trade The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercises ...

) (1955-1977) *

Phillip S. Figa Phillip Sam Figa (July 27, 1951 – January 5, 2008) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Early life and education Born in Chicago, Il ...

(1976),

United States District Court for the District of Colorado The United States District Court for the District of Colorado (in case citations, D. Colo. or D. Col.) is a federal court in the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are ap ...

(2003–2008) * Peter W. Hall (1977),

(2004–2021) *

Robert Dixon Herman Robert Dixon Herman (September 24, 1911 – April 5, 1990) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Herman receive ...

(1938),

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, M.D. Pa.) is a district level federal court with jurisdiction over approximately one half of Pennsylvania. The court was created in 1901 by subdividing t ...

(1969–1990) *

Frederick Bernard Lacey Frederick Bernard Lacey (September 9, 1920 – April 1, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Lacey was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1920 to Frederick ...

(1948),

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (in case citations, D.N.J.) is a federal court in the Third Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the ...

(1971–1986) *

Lloyd Francis MacMahon Lloyd Francis MacMahon (August 12, 1912 – April 8, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1959 to 1989 and its Chief Judge from 1980 to 1982. Among the many recent ...

(1938),

(1959–1989), Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York from 1980 to 1982 *

Anne M. Nardacci Anne Marie Nardacci (born 1977) is an American lawyer from New York who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Education Nardacci received a Bachelor of Arts, '' magna cu ...

(2002),

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (in case citations, N.D.N.Y.) serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. Appeals from the Northern District of New ...

(2022- ) *

Alison J. Nathan Alison Julie Nathan (born June 18, 1972) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States district judge of the United Sta ...

(2000),

(2022–present) *

Pamela Pepper Pamela Pepper (born 1964) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and former chief United States bankruptcy judge of the same c ...

(1989),

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (in case citations, E.D. Wis.) is a federal trial court of limited jurisdiction. The court is under the auspices of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, ...

(2014–present) * Hernan Gregorio Pesquera (1948),

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (in case citations, D.P.R.; es, Tribunal del Distrito de Puerto Rico) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The court is b ...

(1972–1982), Chief Judge of the District of Puerto Rico from 1980 to 1982 *

Aubrey Eugene Robinson Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. (March 30, 1922 – February 27, 2000) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Education and career Born in Madison, New Jersey, Robinson received a Bachelo ...

(1947),

United States District Court for the District of Columbia The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in the District of Columbia. It also occasionally handles (jointly with the United States District Court for the District of ...

(1966–2000), Chief Judge of the District of Columbia from 1982 to 1992 *

Stephen C. Robinson Stephen Craig Robinson (born 1957) is a former United States federal judge, United States District Judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2003 to 2010. Early life and education Robinson was ...

(1984),

(2003–2010) *

Shira Scheindlin Shira A. Scheindlin (; born 1946) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Scheindlin was born in Washing ...

(1975),

(1994–2012) * Karen Gren Scholer (1982),

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (in case citations, N.D. Tex.) is a United States district court. Its first judge, Andrew Phelps McCormick, was appointed to the court on April 10, 1879. The court convenes in D ...

(2018–present) * Gary L. Sharpe (1974),

(2004–present), Chief Judge of the Northern District of New York from 2011–present *

Amy J. St. Eve Amy Joan St. Eve (born November 20, 1965) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern ...

(1990),

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts: * Central District of Illinois * Northern District of Il ...

(2018–present) * Roger Gordon Strand (1961),

United States District Court for the District of Arizona The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (in case citations, D. Ariz.) is the U.S. district court that covers the state of Arizona. It is under the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The District was esta ...

(1985–2000) * Joseph L. Tauro (1956),

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (in case citations, D. Mass.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The first court session was hel ...

(1972–2013), Chief Judge of the District of Massachusetts from 1992 to 1999 * Elbert Parr Tuttle (1923), one of the "

Fifth Circuit Four The "Fifth Circuit Four" (or simply "The Four") were four judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit who, during the late 1950s, became known for a series of decisions (which continued into the late 1960s) crucial in advanci ...

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (in case citations, 5th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following federal judicial districts: * Eastern District of Louisiana * M ...

(1954–1981),

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (in case citations, 11th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following U.S. district courts: * Middle District of Alabama * Northern District of Alabama * ...

(1981–1996), and Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit from 1960 to 1967. Tuttle received the

in 1981 and the courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is named in his honor. *

Ellsworth Van Graafeiland Ellsworth Alfred Van Graafeiland (May 11, 1915 – November 20, 2004) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Education and career Van Graafeiland was born on May 11, 1915 in Rochester, Ne ...

(1940),

(1974–2004) * Richard C. Wesley (1974),

(2003–present) * Christy C. Wiegand (2000),

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, W.D. Pa.) is a federal trial court that sits in Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is composed of ten judges as authorized by federal ...

(2020–present) *

Thomas Samuel Zilly Thomas Samuel Zilly (born January 1, 1935) is a United States federal judge, Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. Education and ...

(1962),

(1988–2004) State Judiciary *

Barry T. Albin Barry T. Albin (born July 7, 1952) is an American lawyer and former judge from New Jersey. He served as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 2002 to 2022. A Democrat, Albin is noted for his jurisprudence in New Jersey's crim ...

(1976), Associate Justice of the

Supreme Court of New Jersey The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the supreme court, highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases ...

(2002–present) *

(1941), Associate Justice of the

Supreme Court of Alaska The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court for the U.S. state of Alaska. Its decisions are binding on all other Alaska state courts, and the only court its decisions may be appealed to is the Supreme Court of the United States. The Alas ...

(1972–1980), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska from 1975 to 1978 *

Albert M. Crampton Albert M. Crampton (January 7, 1900 – March 13, 1953) was an American jurist. Born in Moline, Illinois, Crampton graduated from Moline High School. Crampton received his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1922 and was admitted to the Illi ...

(1922), Justice of the

Supreme Court of Illinois The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court, the highest court of the State of Illinois. The court's authority is granted in Article VI of the current Illinois Constitution, which provides for seven justices elected from the five ap ...

(1948–1953) * Howard H. Dana Jr. (1966), Associate Justice of the

Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in the state of Maine's judicial system. It is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate. From 1820 until 1839, justices served lifetime a ...

(1993–2007) *

Rowland L. Davis Rowland L. Davis (July 11, 1871 - February 2, 1954) was a New York State Supreme Court Justice. Early life Davis, of Cortland, New York, was born in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, on July 11, 1871. He was the son of Lucius Davis (1835-1912 ...

(1897), Associate Justice of the

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division The Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court of the State of New York are the intermediate appellate courts in New York State. There are four Appellate Divisions, one in each of the state's four Judicial Departments (e.g., the full title of the ...

, Fourth Department (1921–1926), Third Department (1926–1931), and Second Department (1931–1939) *

Ellen Gorman Ellen A. Gorman (born November 9, 1955) is an American attorney and judge who served as a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 2007 to 2022. Education Gorman graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1977 and Cornell ...

(1982), Associate Justice of the

(2007–present) * Stewart F. Hancock Jr. (1950), Associate Judge of the

(1986–1993) * Irving G. Hubbs (1891), Associate Judge of the

(1929–1939) * Anthony T. Kane (1969), Associate Justice of the

, Third Department (2002–2009) * Gordon MacDonald (1994), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire (2021- ) *

Anne M. Patterson Anne M. Patterson (born April 15, 1959) is an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. She was sworn in on September 1, 2011, replacing former Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto. Patterson was born in Trenton, New Jersey on April 15, 1959, a ...

(1983), Associate Justice of the

(2011–present) * Cuthbert W. Pound (1887), Associate Judge of the

(1915–1934), Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1932 to 1934 *

Phillip Rapoza Phillip Rapoza is a retired American judge. He was chief justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court until his retirement in 2015. He was appointed to this court in 1998 and became the Chief Justice in 2006. He has worked internationally, serving o ...

(1976), Chief Justice of the

Massachusetts Appeals Court The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court of Massachusetts. It was created in 1972 as a court of general appellate jurisdiction. The court is located at the John Adams Courthouse at Pemberton Square in Boston, the same ...

(2006–2015), Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court (1998–2006) *

Roberto A. Rivera-Soto Roberto A. Rivera-Soto (born November 10, 1953) is a former Associate judge, Justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey, U.S.A. His seven-year term expired on August 31, 2011, and he was not nominated to an ...

(1977), Associate Justice of the

(2004–2011) * Robert M. Sohngen (1908), Justice of the

Supreme Court of Ohio The Ohio Supreme Court, Officially known as The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a ...

(1947–1948) * Harry Taylor (1893), Associate Justice of the

, Fourth Department (1924–1936) *

Joseph Weintraub Joseph Weintraub (1908–1977) graduated from Cornell Law School in 1930 and was Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1957 to 1973. He previously served as an associate justice of the same court from 1956 to 1957. See also *List of ...

(1930), Chief Justice of the

(1957–1973), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey (1956–1957) * Richard C. Wesley (1974), Associate Judge of the

(1997–2003) *

Paul Yesawich Paul Joseph Yesawich, Jr. (November 27, 1923 – December 13, 2017) was an American basketball player who played in the United States' National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League in five games for the Syracuse Nationals. ...

(1951), Associate Justice of the

, First Department (1974–1981), Third Department (1981–1999) International Judiciary * Song Sang-Hyun (JSD 1970), Judge of the

(2003–2015), President of the International Criminal Court from 2009 to 2015 Law and Business *

J. Carter Bacot John Carter Bacot (; February 7, 1933 – April 7, 2005) was president of The Bank of New York for eight years and he was chairman and CEO for sixteen years. He remained on the Board of Directors until 2003. Biography Bacot spent his early ...

(1958), former President and CEO of the

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* Paul Batista (1974), trial lawyer and author of the leading treatise on civil RICO *

(1920), first woman editor-in-chief of a US law review and first woman to become a partner of a Wall Street law firm * Milton S. Gould (1933), founding partner of Shea & Gould. The Milton Gould Award for Outstanding Advocacy is named in his honor. * Gitanjali Gutierrez (2001), first lawyer to meet with a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Information Commissioner for

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Marc Kasowitz Marc Elliot Kasowitz (; born June 28, 1952) is an American trial lawyer and partner of the New York-based law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres, which he co-founded in 1993. He has represented companies such as TPG, Douglas Elliman Realty, Teva Pharmac ...

(1977), founding partner of

Kasowitz Benson Torres Kasowitz, Benson & Torres is a New York law firm founded in 1993. It employs 350 lawyers and maintains offices in several states. The firm focuses on product liability litigation, corporate, family and employment law, as well as intellectual prop ...

(1897), founding member of the

American Arbitration Association The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a not-for-profit organization in the field of alternative dispute resolution, providing services to individuals and organizations who wish to resolve conflicts out of court, and one of several arbitr ...

and expert in international arbitration *

Ron Kuby Ronald L. Kuby (born July 31, 1956) is an American criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, radio talk show host and television commentator. He has also hosted radio programs on WABC Radio in New York and Air America radio. Kuby currently ...

(1983), criminal and civil rights lawyer, counsel on cases such as ''

Texas v. Johnson ''Texas v. Johnson'', 491 U.S. 397 (1989), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that burning the American flag was protected speech under the First Amendment to the Constitution, as do ...

'' *

Gail Laughlin Abbie "Gail" Hill Laughlin (May 7, 1868 – March 13, 1952) was an American lawyer, suffragist, an expert for the United States Industrial commission, and a member of the Maine State Senate. She was the first woman from Maine to practice law. She ...

(1898), first woman from Maine to practice law and founder of the National League for Women's Service *

William F. Lee William F. Lee (born 1950) is an American intellectual property and commercial litigation trial attorney. As co-managing partner of WilmerHale, Lee was the first Asian-American to lead a major American law firm. He is also a Senior Fellow of the ...

(1976), intellectual property lawyer, co-managing partner of

WilmerHale Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, also known as Hale & Dorr and WilmerHale, is an international law firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. It is co-headquartered in Washington, D.C. and Boston. It was formed in 2004 thr ...

, first Asian-American to lead a major US law firm *

Samuel Leibowitz Samuel Simon Leibowitz (August 14, 1893 – January 11, 1978) was a Romanian-American criminal defense attorney, famously noted for winning the vast majority of his cases, who later became a justice of the New York State Supreme Court. Early ye ...

(1915), criminal and civil rights lawyer, represented The Scottsboro Boys and argued '' Norris v. Alabama''. The Samuel Leibowitz Professorship was endowed in his honor. *

(1938), Chairman of

Xerox Xerox Holdings Corporation (; also known simply as Xerox) is an American corporation that sells print and electronic document, digital document products and services in more than 160 countries. Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut (ha ...

, received the

in 1998 *

Teddy Mayer Edward Everett Mayer (September 8, 1935 – January 30, 2009) was an American motor racing entrepreneur who was successful in several categories of racing, including Formula One and IndyCars. Life and career Mayer was born in Scranton, Penns ...

(1962), co-founder and manager of

McLaren Racing McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor, the second oldest active team, and the second most successful Formul ...

Shannon Minter Shannon Price Minter (born February 14, 1961) is an American civil rights attorney and the legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco.Mangaliman, Jessie (2005-10-06). San Jose Mercury NewsTransgender Advocate Honored ...

(1993), civil rights attorney *

Frank Rosenfelt Frank E. Rosenfelt (November 15, 1921 – August 2, 2007) was an American Studio executive, executive who served as CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio under MGM owner Kirk Kerkorian from 1972 until 1982. Additionally, Rosenfelt spearheaded ...

(1950), former CEO of

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(MGM) Studio and recipient of the

Purple Heart The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, w ...

for injuries sustained at the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive (military), offensive military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted fr ...

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(1977), environmental and toxic tort attorney, lead plaintiffs' lawyer in ''

Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc. ''Anderson v. Cryovac'' was a federal lawsuit concerning toxic contamination of groundwater in 1986 in Woburn, Massachusetts. Case The residents of Woburn, Massachusetts sued Beatrice Foods, the operator of a tannery; Sealed Air, Cryovac, a subs ...

'', subject of the book ''

A Civil Action ''A Civil Action'' is a 1995 non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. The book became a best-seller. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction. The case is ...

'' by

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and the film of the same name, in which Schlichtmann was portrayed by

John Travolta John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (19 ...

. * Harry Taylor (1893), provided the legal advice that elevated the

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...

to major league status as a rival to the

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, Taylor financed his legal education by playing professional baseball with the

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(1894), CEO of

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Tejshree Thapa Tejshree Thapa (10 November 1966 – 26 March 2019) was a Nepalese human rights lawyer. She was recognized for her role in investigating and documenting human rights violations, including widespread sexual violence and other atrocities committed ...

(1993), human rights attorney, developed legal argument for prosecuting rape as a

crime against humanity Crimes against humanity are widespread or systemic acts committed by or on behalf of a ''de facto'' authority, usually a state, that grossly violate human rights. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity do not have to take place within the c ...

before the

ICTY The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a body of the United Nations that was established to prosecute the war crimes that had been committed during the Yugoslav Wars and to try their perpetrators. The tribunal ...

* Justin DuPratt White (1890), founding partner of

White & Case White & Case LLP is a global law firm based in New York City. Founded in 1901, the firm has 46 offices in 31 countries worldwide and has been ranked among the top ten firms worldwide by revenue. History The firm was launched on May 1, 1901 wh ...

. The J. DuPratt White Professorship was endowed in his honor. *

Robert D. Ziff Robert D. Ziff (born 1967) is an American billionaire, and the middle son of publishing magnate William Bernard Ziff Jr. and grandson of William Bernard Ziff Sr. He and his two brothers inherited the family fortune in 1994. Early life and educat ...

(1992), former co-CEO of Ziff Brothers Investments Academia * Jessica Berg (1994), Dean and Tom J.E. and Bette Lou Walker Professor of Law, Case Western School of Law, Professor of Bioethics and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the Case Western School of Medicine *

Edward J. Bloustein Edward Jerome Bloustein (January 20, 1925 – December 9, 1989) was the 17th President of Rutgers University serving from 1971 to 1989. Biography He was born in New York City, and he graduated from James Monroe High School in the Bronx in 19 ...

(1959), former President of

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* Hannah Buxbaum (1992), John E. Schiller Chair in Legal Ethics at

Indiana University Maurer School of Law The Indiana University Maurer School of Law is located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The school is named after Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer, an Indianapolis businessman and 1967 alumnus who donated $35 million in 2008 ...

* Richard Buxbaum (1952), Jackson H. Ralston Professor of International Law at

UC Berkeley School of Law The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (commonly known as Berkeley Law or UC Berkeley School of Law) is the law school of the University of California, Berkeley, a public research university in Berkeley, California. It is one of 1 ...

Terry Calvani Terry Calvani (born January 29, 1947) is a lawyer, former government official and university professor. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, he served one term as Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. He was also a Member (now "Com ...

(1972), former Professor of Antitrust Law at

Vanderbilt University Law School Vanderbilt University Law School (also known as Vanderbilt Law School or VLS) is a graduate school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874, it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law School has consiste ...

, FTC Commissioner, and Member of the

Competition Authority (Ireland) The Competition Authority (TCA) was responsible for enforcing Irish and European competition law in the Republic of Ireland and promoting competition in the economy. In 2014 it was amalgamated with the National Consumer Agency to form the Compet ...

* Dan T. Coenen (1978), University Professor and Harmon W. Caldwell Chair in Constitutional Law at the

University of Georgia Law School The University of Georgia School of Law (Georgia Law) is the law school of the University of Georgia, a public research university in Athens, Georgia. It was founded in 1859, making it among the oldest American university law schools in continuou ...

(JSD 2013), Professor of International Law at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

* Marc A. Franklin (1956), Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law at

Stanford Law School Stanford Law School (Stanford Law or SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Stanford La ...

Charles Garside Charles Garside, Sr. (May 12, 1898 – October 31, 1964) was a 20th-century lawyer who served in a number of publicly prominent roles in New York State, the most notable involving the State Commission against Discrimination, the formation o ...

(1923), former President of the

State University of New York The State University of New York (SUNY, , ) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. It is one of the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States. Led by c ...

Michael Goldsmith Michael Goldsmith (March 6, 1951—November 1, 2009) was a law professor at Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School. Early life and education Michael Goldsmith was born March 6, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel and immigrated to the Uni ...

(1975), Woodruff J. Deem Professor of Law at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

J. Reuben Clark Law School The J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU Law or JRCLS) is the graduate law school of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Founded in 1973, the school is named after J. Reuben Clark, a former U.S. Ambassador, Undersecretary of State, and g ...

William B. Gould IV William B. Gould IV (born July 16, 1936) is an American lawyer currently the Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus at Stanford Law School. Gould was the first black professor at Stanford Law School. Gould was born on July 16, 1936, in ...

(1961), Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law at

* Ernest Huffcut (1888), Professor of Law at Indiana University School of Law *

Julie O'Sullivan Julie R. O'Sullivan (born 1959) has been a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center since joining the faculty in November 1994 from her position in the Office of Independent Counsel (Little Rock, Arkansas), where she worked on the "Whitew ...

(1984), Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law at

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John W. Reed John W. Reed (11 December 1918 – 6 March 2018)History ...

(1942), Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law at the

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Ruth Roemer Ruth Roemer (1916 – August 1, 2005) was an American lawyer and public health researcher who championed the importance of human rights in the field of public health.Woo, Elaine. "Ruth Roemer, 89; Pioneer in Public Health Law Was Active in Tobac ...

(1939), Professor at the

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. The Ruth Roemer Social Justice Leadership Award is named in her honor. *

R. Smith Simpson Robert Smith Simpson (November 9, 1906 – September 5, 2010) was an American career Foreign Service Officer who left the diplomatic corps in 1962 as deputy examiner for the United States Department of State, State Department after writing a ...

(1931), co-creator with

Peter F. Krogh Peter Frederic Krogh is an academic and diplomat who served as Dean of Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service from 1970 to 1995. Born in California in 1937, Krogh graduated from Harvard University in 1958 with a B.A. cum ...

of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings ...

Other * Kissi Agyebeng (LLM 2006), Special Prosecutor of Ghana *

George Bell Jr. Major general (United States), Major General George Bell Jr. (January 22, 1859 – October 29, 1926) was a United States Army officer who is most notable for commanding the 33rd Infantry Division (United States), 33rd Division, an Army National ...

(1894),

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who commanded the 33rd Infantry Division in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and later the United States VI Corps. Bell was awarded the

Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a high award of a nation. Examples include: *Distinguished Service Medal (Australia) (established 1991), awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in action * Distinguishe ...

, the French

Croix de Guerre The ''Croix de Guerre'' (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awa ...

with Palm and the

Legion of Honor The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

, as well as appointment as a Knight Commander of Britain's

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. *

Bob DuPuy Robert A. DuPuy (born c. 1947) is a lawyer and former President and was Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball (MLB). He assumed both titles on March 7, 2002. Prior to joining Major League Baseball in 1998, he was a partner and managemen ...

(1973), former President of

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Harold O. Levy Harold Oscar Levy (December 14, 1952 – November 27, 2018) was an American lawyer and philanthropist who last served as the executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Having previously held leadership roles as a corporate attorney, ...

(1977), Executive Director of the

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and former Chancellor of New York City Schools *

Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the Princess Rajasarini Siribajra ( th, พัชรกิติยาภา นเรนทิราเทพยวดี, , also known as Princess Pa or Patty, born 7 December 1978) is a Thai diplom ...

(LLM 2002, JSD 2005), Princess of

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Ari Melber Ari Naftali Melber (born March 31, 1980) is an American attorney and journalist who is the chief legal correspondent for MSNBC and host of ''The Beat with Ari Melber.'' The show premiered on July 24, 2017, and became the "longest-running" show ...

(2009), journalist, chief legal correspondent for

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, and host of ''

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'' *

Pablo Morales Pedro Pablo Morales Jr. (born December 5, 1964) is an American former competitive swimmer. He set world records in the 100-meter butterfly in 1984 and 1986. He was the 100-meter butterfly gold medalist at the 1992 Olympic Games, as well as winn ...

(1994), gold medalist at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, and former world-record holder in the 100 metres butterfly *

Rick Olczyk Rick Olczyk (born March 10, 1970) is an American ice hockey executive and assistant general manager of the Seattle Kraken. Previously he was the assistant general manager for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL) for six seasons ...

(1996), Assistant general manager of the

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(1989), author of '' The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge'', which was the basis for the film '' The Revenant'' *

Glenn Scobey Warner Glenn Scobey Warner (April 5, 1871 – September 7, 1954), most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American college football coach at various institutions who is responsible for several key aspects of the modern game. Included among his in ...

(1894), legendary football coach and innovator *

(1951), played in five

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

games for the

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Fictional * Irene Menéndez Hastings, in ''

The Secret in Their Eyes ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' ( es, link=no, El secreto de sus ojos) is a 2009 Argentinian crime drama film directed, co-written, produced and edited by Juan José Campanella, based on the novel ''La pregunta de sus ojos'' (''The Question in Thei ...

'', received her law degree from Cornell * Norman Mushari, according to ''

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater ''God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine'', Kurt Vonnegut's fifth novel, was published in 1965 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston and as a Dell mass-market paperback in 1970. A piece of postmodern satire, it gave context to Vonnegut's ...

'', graduated "from Cornell Law School at the top of his class" *

Ling Woo Ling may refer to: Fictional characters * Ling, an ally of James Bond's from the film ''You Only Live Twice'' * Ling, a character in the '' Mulan'' franchise * Ling, a playable character from the mobile game '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' * Lin ...

, on '' Ally McBeal'', was an editor of the ''

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