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Law and politics

United States government

Executive branch

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U.S. Presidents The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term Term may refer to: * Terminology, or term, a noun or compound word used in a specific context, in pa ...

Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes (; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governo ...

, 19th President of the United States *

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

, 44th President of the United States

= U.S. Attorneys General

= *

Francis Biddle Francis Beverley Biddle (May 9, 1886 – October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who was the United States Attorney General during World War II. He also served as the primary American judge during the postwar Nuremberg Trials as well a ...

* Charles Joseph Bonaparte, also

United States Secretary of the Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the se ...

and founder of the precursor to the

FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, t ...

William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a li ...

, also Secretary of State and a Senator from New York *

Merrick Garland Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since March 2021 as the 86th United States attorney general. He previously served as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ...

, also former Chief Judge,

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in case citations, D.C. Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. federal appellate co ...

* Alberto Gonzales * Ebenezer R. Hoar *

Loretta Lynch Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the Un ...

Richard Kleindienst Richard Gordon Kleindienst (August 5, 1923 – February 3, 2000) was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Attorney General during the early stages of Watergate political scandal. Early life and career Kleindienst was born August 5, 1923, in ...

Richard Olney Richard Olney (September 15, 1835 – April 8, 1917) was an American statesman. He served as United States Attorney General in the cabinet of Grover Cleveland and Secretary of State under Cleveland. As attorney general, Olney used injunct ...

, later also Secretary of State *

Janet Reno Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as the 78th United States attorney general. She held the position from 1993 to 2001, making her the second-longest serving attorney general, behind only Wi ...

Elliot Richardson Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and public servant who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General, he was a prominent figure in the Watergat ...

William French Smith William French Smith II (August 26, 1917 – October 29, 1990) was an American lawyer and the 74th United States Attorney General. After attaining his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1942, Smith went on to join the law firm of Gibson, Du ...

=Other cabinet and cabinet-level officials

= *

Spencer Abraham Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as the tenth United States Secretary of Energy from 2001 to 2005, under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Abraham pr ...

Secretary of Energy The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was created on October 1, 1977, when Pr ...

, Senator from

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

Elliott Abrams Elliott Abrams (born January 24, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer, who has served in foreign policy positions for presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Abrams is considered to be a neoconservative. He is current ...

Deputy National Security Advisor The United States Deputy National Security Advisor is a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and the United States National Security Council, serving under the President's National Security Advisor. Among other res ...

* Dean Acheson, Secretary of State; instrumental in the creation of Lend-Lease, the

Marshall Plan The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over $13 billion (equivalent of about $ in ) in economic re ...

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

, the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glo ...

and the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...

, together with the precursors of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...

and 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 ...

, and influential in the decision to enter the

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Alexander Acosta Rene Alexander Acosta (born January 16, 1969) is an American attorney and politician, who served as the 27th United States Secretary of Labor from 2017 to 2019. President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to be Labor Secretary on , and he was confir ...

, Secretary of Labor *

Brock Adams Brockman Adams (January 13, 1927 – September 10, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of Congress. A Democrat from Washington, Adams served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and United States Secretary of Trans ...

Secretary of Transportation A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

, Senator and Representative from

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

Charles Francis Adams III Charles Francis Adams III (August 2, 1866 – June 10, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician, who served as the 44th United States Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1933. He was skipper of the Resolute which ...

Secretary of the Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the se ...

Bruce Babbitt The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has be ...

, Secretary of the Interior,

Governor of Arizona 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 ...

William Bennett William John Bennett (born July 31, 1943) is an American conservative politician and political commentator who served as secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He also held the post of director of the Office of ...

Secretary of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

, "

Drug Czar Drug czar is an informal name for the person who directs drug-control policies in various areas. The term follows the informal use of the term ''czar'' in U.S. politics. The 'drug czar' title first appeared in a 1982 news story by United Press Int ...

," and conservative political pundit *

Sandy Berger Samuel Richard "Sandy" Berger (October 28, 1945 – December 2, 2015) was an attorney who served as the 18th US National Security Advisor for US President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001 after he had served as the Deputy National Security Adviso ...

, National Security Advisor * Charles Joseph Bonaparte,

United States 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 ...

, founded the precursor to the

Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...

Joseph Califano Joseph Anthony Califano Jr. (born May 15, 1931) is an American attorney, professor, and public servant. He is known for the roles he played in shaping welfare policies in the cabinets of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter and for se ...

, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare *

John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), he served as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as ...

Governor of Rhode Island The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Democrat Dan McKee. In their capac ...

, Senator from

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

Michael Chertoff Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. ...

Secretary of Homeland Security The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the U ...

William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (July 7, 1920 – March 31, 2017) was an American attorney and judge. Coleman was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, from March 7, 1975, to January 20, 1977, and the second African American to ser ...

* John Thomas Connor, Secretary of Commerce *

Elizabeth Dole Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford Dole (née Hanford; born July 29, 1936)Mary Ella Cathey Hanford, "Asbury and Hanford Families: Newly Discovered Genealogical Information" ''The Historical Trail'' 33 (1996), pp. 44–45, 49. is an American attorn ...

, Secretary of Labor,

, Senator from

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

* James H. Freis, Jr., global fraud expert and former Director of the

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions in order to combat domestic and international money laundering, terr ...

(FinCEN) *

Robert Todd Lincoln Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. He was the eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. Robert Lincoln became a business lawyer and company presi ...

Secretary of War The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the ...

, Ambassador to the United Kingdom *

Ray Mabus Raymond Edwin Mabus Jr. (; born October 11, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy from 2009 to 2017. Mabus previously served as the State Auditor ...

* Ogden L. Mills,

United States Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

Mike Pompeo Michael Richard Pompeo (; born December 30, 1963) is an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served under President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United State ...

, Secretary of State (2018-2021),

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office () that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community. Beginning February 2017, the ...

(2017–2018) *

Samantha Power Samantha Jane Power (born September 21, 1970) is an American journalist, diplomat and government official who is currently serving as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. She previously served as the 28th ...

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations The United States ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. delegation, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The position is formally known as the permanent representative of the United States of America to the United Nations ...

William Ruckelshaus William Doyle Ruckelshaus (July 24, 1932 – November 27, 2019) was an American attorney and government official. Ruckelshaus served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1966 to 1968, and was the United States Assistant Attorney Genera ...

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environ ...

(1970–73; 1983–85) *

Henry L. Stimson Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, lawyer, and Republican Party politician. Over his long career, he emerged as a leading figure in U.S. foreign policy by serving in both Republican and D ...

, Secretary of State,

Governor General of the Philippines The Governor-General of the Philippines ( Spanish: ''Gobernador y Capitán General de Filipinas''; Filipino: ''Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas''; Japanese: ) was the title of the government executive during the col ...

Caspar Weinberger Caspar Willard Weinberger (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006) was an American statesman and businessman. As a prominent Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, including chairman of the Californ ...

, Secretary of Defense (1981–1987) *

Willard Wirtz William Willard Wirtz Jr. (March 14, 1912 – April 24, 2010) was a U.S. administrator, cabinet officer, attorney, and law professor. He served as the Secretary of Labor between 1962 and 1969 under the administrations of Presidents John F ...

, Secretary of Labor (1962–1969) *

Robert Zoellick Robert Bruce Zoellick (; ; born July 25, 1953) is an American public official and lawyer who was the eleventh president of the World Bank, a position he held from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012. He was previously a managing director of Goldman Sach ...

Deputy Secretary of State The deputy secretary of state of the United States is the principal deputy to the secretary of state. The current deputy secretary of state is Wendy Ruth Sherman, serving since April 2021 under secretary of state Antony Blinken. If the secretary ...

United States Trade Representative The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency of the United States federal government responsible for developing and promoting American trade policy. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is headed by the ...

, President of the

Ron Klain Ronald Alan Klain ( ; born August 8, 1961) is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist serving as White House chief of staff under President Joe Biden. A Democrat, he was previously chief of staff to two vice presidents ...

, White House Chief of Staff (2021-); Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden, (2008–11)

Legislative branch (
U.S. Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washin ...
)

=Senators

= *

, Senator from

(1995–2001),

United States Secretary of Energy The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was created on October 1, 1977, when Pr ...

(2001–05) *

, Senator (1987–1993) and Representative (1965–1977) from

, United States Secretary of Transportation, (1977–79) *

Ralph Owen Brewster Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, served as the 54th Governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and in t ...

, Senator from

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

(1941–1952),

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 J ...

(1925–1929) *

, Senator from

(1976–1999),

(1963–69),

(1969–72) *

Tom Cotton Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician, attorney, and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator for Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the U.S. House of ...

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

Senator, (2015–present) and Representative (2013–2015) *

Mike Crapo Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...

, Senator (1999–present) and Representative (1993–1999) from

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

Ted Cruz Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from ...

, Senator (2013–present) from

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

, Senator from

(2003–2009), Secretary of Labor (1989–1990),

(1983–1987) *

Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...

, Senator from

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

(1968–1987), Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee (1972) *

Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...

, Senator from

(1954–1974) *

Russ Feingold Russell Dana Feingold ( ; born March 2, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee in the 2016 election for the same U ...

, Senator from

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

(1993–2011) * George G. Fogg, Senator from

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

(1866–1867) * Hiram Leong Fong, Senator from

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

(1959–1977) *

David H. Gambrell David Henry Gambrell (December 20, 1929 – May 6, 2021) was an American attorney who represented Georgia in the United States Senate from 1971 through 1972. Education and legal career Gambrell was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 20, 192 ...

, Senator from

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(1971–1972) * Frederick H. Gillett, U.S. Senator (1925–1931) and U.S. Representative (1893–1925) from

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Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

(1919–1925) * Bob Graham, Senator from

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(1987–2005),

Governor of Florida 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 ...

(1979–87) *

George Frisbie Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...

, Senator from

(1877–1904) * Jim Jeffords, Senator from

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

(1989–2007) *

Tim Kaine Timothy Michael Kaine (; born February 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virgi ...

, Senator from

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

(2013–present)

Governor of Virginia The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, was sworn in on January 15, 2022. Oath of office On inauguration day, the Governor-elect takes th ...

(2006–2010), Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee (2016). *

Kenneth Keating Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975) was an American politician, diplomat, and judge who served as a United States Senator representing New York from 1959 until 1965. A member of the Republican Party, he also served in the ...

, Senator (1959–1965) and Representative (1953–1959) from New York * Carl Levin, Senator from

(1979–2015) *

Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...

, Senator (1893–1924) and Representative (1887–1893) from

Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga ( ja, 松永正幸, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. ...

, Senator (1977–1990) and Representative (1971–1977) from Hawaii *

Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Mi ...

, Senator (1936–1951) and Representative (1963–1989) from

Larry Pressler Larry Lee Pressler (born March 29, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician from South Dakota who served in the United States House of Representatives (1975–1979) and United States Senate (1979–1997) as a Republican. He remained active in ...

, Senator from

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

(1979–1997) * Jack Reed, Senator from

(1997–present) * Mitt Romney, Senator from

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

(2019–present)

Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces. Massachuset ...

(2003-2007) *

William Roth William Victor Roth Jr. (July 22, 1921 – December 13, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party. He served from 1967 to 1970 as the lone U.S ...

, Senator (1971–2001) and Representative (1967–1970) from

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

Leverett Saltonstall Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States senator ...

, Senator from

(1945–1967),

(1939–45) *

Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...

, Senator (1977–2007) and Representative (1971–1977) from

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

Charles Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, and ...

, Senator (1999–present) and Representative (1981–99) from New York *

Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left ...

, Senator from Alaska (1968–2009) * Adlai Stevenson III, Senator from

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

(1970–1981) *

Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American statesman and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in the state and a leader of th ...

, Senator from

(1851–1874) *

Robert A. Taft Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate Majority Leade ...

, Senator from

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

, (1939–1953) *

Robert Taft Jr. Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (February 26, 1917 – December 7, 1993) was an American politician. He was a member of the Taft political family who served as a Republican Congressman from Ohio between 1963 and 1965, as well as between 1967 and 1971 ...

, (L.L.B. 1942) Senator (1971–1976) and Representative (1967–71) from

* Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia (2009–present), and

, (2002–2006)

=Representatives

= *

Richard S. Aldrich Richard Steere Aldrich (February 29, 1884December 25, 1941) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served in the Rhode Island State Senate and the Rhode Island House of Representatives. ...

(1923–33) * Tom Allen,

(1997–2009) * John Anderson,

(1961–1981) and independent candidate in the 1980 Presidential election * John Barrow,

(2005–2015) * Anthony Brown,

(2017–present) and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2009–2016) *

Anson Burlingame Anson Burlingame (November 14, 1820 – February 23, 1870) was an American lawyer, Republican/American Party legislator, diplomat, and abolitionist. As diplomat, he served as the U.S. minister to China (1862–1867) and then as China's envoy to ...

(1855–1861) * Tom Campbell,

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

(1989–1993, 1995–2001) and dean of the

Haas School of Business The Walter A. Haas School of Business, also known as Berkeley Haas, is the business school of the University of California, Berkeley, a public research university in Berkeley, California. It was the first business school at a public university i ...

* Joaquin Castro,

(2013–present) * Patrick A. Collins,

(1883–1889), Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1902–1905) *

Jim Cooper James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is an American lawyer, businessman, professor, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for (based in Nashville and containing parts of Davidson, Cheatham, and Dickson Counties) fro ...

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(1983–present) * Christopher Cox,

(1989–2005), Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (2005–2009) * William C. Cramer,

(1955–1971) *

Artur Davis Artur Genestre Davis (; born October 9, 1967) is an American attorney and former politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for from 2003 to 2011. He was also a candidate for the Democratic nomina ...

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

(2003–2011) *

William Thomas Ellis William Thomas Ellis (July 24, 1845 – January 8, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, United States. Early life and family William Ellis was born near Knottsville, Kentucky, on July 24, 1845."Ellis, William Thomas". ''Biographical ...

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(1889–1895) * George Eustis,

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

(1855–1859) * Daniel J. Flood,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

(1945–1947, 1949–1953, 1955–1980) *

Barney Frank Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committ ...

(1981–2012) *

Alan Grayson Alan Mark Grayson (born March 13, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Republican Daniel ...

(2009–2017) *

Josh Gottheimer Joshua S. Gottheimer ( ; born March 8, 1975) is an American attorney, writer, and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2017. The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City's ...

, New Jersey (2017–present) *

Jane Harman Jane Margaret Lakes Harman (born June 28, 1945) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 to 1999, and from 2001 to 2011; she is a member of the Democratic Party. Harman was the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committ ...

(1993–1999; 2001–2011) *

Bill Jefferson William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is an American former politician from Louisiana whose career ended after his corruption scandal and conviction. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 ...

(1991–2009) * Joseph P. Kennedy III,

(2013–2021) *

Sander Levin Sander Martin Levin (born September 6, 1931) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing (numbered as the from 1983 to 1993 and as the from 1993 to 2013). Levin, a member ...

(1983–2019) * Walter I. McCoy,

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

(1911–1914) *

Tom Petri Thomas Evert Petri (born May 28, 1940) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1979 to 2015; he is a member of the Republican Party. Early life Petri was born in Marinette, Wisconsin. When he was a toddler, his fat ...

(1979–2015) *

John Sarbanes John Peter Spyros Sarbanes ( ; born May 22, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the state capital of Annapolis, central p ...

(2007–present) *

Adam Schiff Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Par ...

(2001–present) * Pat Schroeder,

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

(1973–1997) (first woman elected to position) *

Terri Sewell Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter * Terri S. Armstrong, Ame ...

(2011–present) *

Brad Sherman Bradley James Sherman (born October 24, 1954) is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 30th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in ...

(1997–present) * William H. Sowden,

(1885–1889) *

Juan Vargas Juan Carlos Vargas (born March 7, 1961) is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for California since 2013. His district includes all of Imperial County and the southernmost portions of San Diego County. ...

(2013–present) *

Laurence Hawley Watres Laurence Hawley Watres (July 18, 1882 – February 6, 1964) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Laurence H. Watres was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Louis Arthur Watres ...

(1923–1931)

Judicial branch

= Supreme Court justices

* Harry Blackmun * Louis Brandeis * William Brennan * Stephen Breyer *

Harold Hitz Burton Harold Hitz Burton (June 22, 1888 – October 28, 1964) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Sta ...

* Benjamin Curtis *

Felix Frankfurter Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an Austrian-American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 until 1962, during which period he was a noted advocate of judic ...

Horace Gray Horace Gray (March 24, 1828 – September 15, 1902) was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increa ...

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist and legal scholar who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932.Holmes was Acting Chief Justice of the Un ...

Ketanji Brown Jackson Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson ( ; born September 14, 1970) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Jackson was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden on February 25, 202 ...

(sitting) The Justices of the Supreme Court/ref> * Elena Kagan (sitting) *

Anthony Kennedy Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by Presid ...

* Lewis Powell *

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...

(Chief Justice, sitting) * Edward T. Sanford * Antonin Scalia *

David Souter David Hackett Souter ( ; born September 17, 1939) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 until his retirement in 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat ...

* Neil Gorsuch (sitting)

=Federal Court judges

* R. Lanier Anderson III, Circuit Judge,

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 * ...

Christine Arguello Christine Marie Arguello (born July 15, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a Senior status, senior United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and is a ...

, (1980) District Judge,

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 a ...

* Morris S. Arnold, Senior Circuit Judge, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals based in

Little Rock ( The "Little Rock") , government_type = Council-manager , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = D , leader_title2 = Council , leader_name2 ...

* Richard S. Arnold, Circuit Judge, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, federal courthouse in Little Rock bears his name *

David J. Barron David Jeremiah Barron (born July 7, 1967) is an American lawyer who serves as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and former S. William Green Professor of Public Law at Harvard Law Sc ...

(J.D. 1994), Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit * John R. Bartels,

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, ...

Deborah Batts Deborah Anne Batts (April 13, 1947 – February 3, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. During Gay Pride Week in June 1994, Batts was sworn in as a United States distr ...

, former District Judge,

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 federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction encompasses eight counties of New York State. Two of these are in New York City: New ...

Cathy Bissoon Cathy Bissoon (born May 16, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was a United States magistrate judge of the same court. She was appointed to her cur ...

, (J.D. 1993) District Judge,

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 ...

* Victor Allen Bolden (J.D. 1989), District Judge,

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (in case citations, D. Conn.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut. The court has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven. Appeals ...

* Michael Boudin, (LL.B. 1964) Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit * Andrew L. Brasher (J.D. 2006), Circuit Judge,

Vernon S. Broderick Vernon Speede Broderick (born March 11, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Biography Broderick was born in 1963, in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts ...

(J.D. 1988), District Judge,

* Patrick J. Bumatay (J.D. 2006), Circuit Judge,

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 ...

* John K. Bush (J.D. 1989), Circuit Judge,

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * Eastern District of Kentucky * Western District of ...

Edward Earl Carnes Edward Earl Carnes (born June 3, 1950) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Education and legal career Carnes received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Al ...

(J.D. 1975) Circuit Judge,

* Susan L. Carney, (J.D. 1977), Circuit Judge,

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. The court has appellate ju ...

* Andrew L. Carter Jr. (J.D. 1994), District Judge,

* Denise J. Casper (J.D. 1994), District Judge,

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 he ...

* Herbert Young Cho Choy (J.D. 1941), Circuit Judge,

* Theodore D. Chuang (J.D. 1994), District Judge,

United States District Court for the District of Maryland The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (in case citations, D. Md.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland. Appeals from the District of Maryland are taken to the United States Court ...

* Geoffrey W. Crawford (J.D. 1980), Chief Judge,

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 United States district court, federal district court whose jurisdiction is the federal district of Vermont. The court has locations in Brattleboro, ...

Tiffany P. Cunningham Tiffany Patrice Cunningham (born May 27, 1976) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education After graduating from the Roeper School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Cunningham receive ...

(J.D. 2001), Circuit Judge,

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is a United States court of appeals that has special appellate jurisdiction over certain types of specialized cases in the U.S. federal court ...

Paul A. Engelmayer Paul Adam Engelmayer (born April 12, 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Born in New York City, New York, Engelmayer earned an Artium B ...

(J.D. 1987), District Judge,

* Katherine Polk Failla (J.D. 1993), District Judge,

* Beth Labson Freeman (J.D. 1979), District Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California *

Henry Friendly Henry Jacob Friendly (July 3, 1903 – March 11, 1986) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1959 until his death in 1986. Friendly was one of the most p ...

, (LL.B. 1927), Circuit Judge,

, 1959–1974; senior circuit judge, 1974–1976 * John P. Fullam, (LL.B. 1948), former District Judge,

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, E.D. Pa.) is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789. It originally sat in Independence Hall in Phil ...

* Marvin J. Garbis (J.D. 1961), District Judge,

* James Knoll Gardner (J.D. 1965), District Judge,

* Mark A. Goldsmith (J.D. 1977), District Judge,

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (in case citations, E.D. Mich.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan. The Court is based ...

* Andrew Patrick Gordon (J.D. 1987), District Judge,

United States District Court for the District of Nevada United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...

Myron L. Gordon Myron L. Gordon (February 11, 1918 – November 3, 2009) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education and career Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, ...

, late District Judge,

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, ...

* Joseph A. Greenaway, (J.D. 1981), Circuit Judge,

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (in case citations, 3d Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts: * District of Delaware * District of New Jersey * East ...

Learned Hand Billings Learned Hand ( ; January 27, 1872 – August 18, 1961) was an American jurist, lawyer, and judicial philosopher. He served as a federal trial judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1909 to 1924 a ...

, (LL.B. 1896) Circuit Judge,

* George C. Hanks Jr. (J.D. 1989), District Judge,

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (in case citations, S.D. Tex.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over the southeastern part of Texas. The court's headquarters is in Houston, Texas and has six ...

Harris Hartz Harris L Hartz (born January 20, 1947) is an American jurist and lawyer who serves as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Early life and education Hartz was born in 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up in Far ...

, (J.D. 1972), Circuit Judge,

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (in case citations, 10th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Colorado * District of Kansas * Distr ...

Amy Berman Jackson Amy Sauber Berman Jackson (born July 22, 1954) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Early life and education Amy Berman was born on July 22 ...

(J.D. 1979), District Judge,

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 ...

* R. Brooke Jackson (J.D. 1972), District Judge,

* Michael J. Juneau (J.D. 1987), District Judge,

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (in case citations, W.D. La.) is a United States federal court with jurisdiction over approximately two thirds of the state of Louisiana, with courts in Alexandria, Lafayett ...

* Gregory G. Katsas (J.D. 1989), Circuit Judge,

* William J. Kayatta Jr. (J.D. 1979), Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit * Jane L. Kelly (J.D. 1991), Circuit Judge,

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (in case citations, 8th Cir.) is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: * Eastern District of Arkansas * Western Dist ...

Matthew Kennelly Matthew F. Kennelly (born October 6, 1956) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education and career Kennelly was born in 1956 in Marion, Indiana. He graduated fro ...

, (J.D. 1981), District Judge,

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. Appeals from the Northern District of Illinois ar ...

Whitman Knapp Percy Whitman Knapp (February 24, 1909 – June 14, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Previous to that service, he led a far-reaching investigation into corrupti ...

, (LL.B. 1934, District Judge,

. Investigated corruption in the

NYPD The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...

* Jonathan A. Kobes (J.D. 2000), Circuit Judge,

* Lucy Koh (J.D. 1993), District Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California * William Francis Kuntz (J.D. 1979), District Judge,

* Dominic W. Lanza (J.D. 2002), District Judge,

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 est ...

* John Z. Lee (J.D. 1992), District Judge,

Kenneth K. Lee Kenneth Kiyul Lee (; born August 30, 1975) is a South Korean-born American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Early life and education Lee was born in 19 ...

(J.D. 2000), Circuit Judge,

Matthew Frederick Leitman Matthew Frederick Leitman (born August 2, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Biography Leitman was born on August 2, 1968, in Detroit. He received a Bachelor of Arts ...

(J.D. 1993), District Judge,

* Pierre Leval (J.D. 1963) Senior Judge,

* Gregory E. Maggs (J.D. 1988), Judge,

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (in case citations, C.A.A.F. or USCAAF) is an Article I court that exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the United States Armed Forces on active duty and other pers ...

* D. Price Marshall Jr. (J.D. 1989), Chief Judge,

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (in case citations, E.D. Ark.) is a federal court in the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appeal ...

Patricia Millett Patricia Ann Millett (; born September 1963) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She formerly headed the Supreme Court practice at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Fel ...

(J.D. 1988), Circuit Judge,

* Kevin Newsom (J.D. 1997), Circuit Judge,

* John T. Noonan, Jr. (LL.B. 1954), Senior Judge,

Diarmuid O'Scannlain Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain ( ; born March 28, 1937) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His chambers are located in Portland, Oregon. Early life Born in New York City, New Yo ...

(J.D. 1963), Senior Judge,

Andy Oldham Andrew Stephen Oldham (born 1978) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former General Counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Education Oldham graduated from the University of Virg ...

(J.D. 2005), Circuit Judge,

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 ...

Cornelia Pillard Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard (born March 4, 1961), known professionally as Nina Pillard, is a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Before becomin ...

(J.D. 1987), Circuit Judge,

Richard A. Posner Richard Allen Posner (; born January 11, 1939) is an American jurist and legal scholar who served as a federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1981 to 2017. A senior lecturer at the University of Chicag ...

(LL.B. 1962), Circuit Judge,

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 ...

Jed S. Rakoff Jed Saul Rakoff (born August 1, 1943) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education Rakoff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1943. He grew up in ...

(J.D. 1969), Senior Judge,

* Edgardo Ramos (J.D. 1987), District Judge,

Thomas Morrow Reavley Thomas Morrow Reavley (June 21, 1921 – December 1, 2020) was an American jurist, who was a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (and the oldest serving federal judge) at the time of his ...

(J.D.1948), Senior Circuit Judge,

* Lee Rudofsky (J.D. 2005), District Judge,

* Bruce Marshall Selya (LL.B. 1958), Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit * Laurence Silberman (J.D. 1961), Senior Judge,

* Michael H. Simon (J.D. 1981), District Judge,

United States District Court for the District of Oregon The United States District Court for the District of Oregon (in case citations, D. Ore. or D. Or.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of Oregon. It was created in 1859 when the state was admitted to the Union ...

* James R. Spencer (J.D 1974), Senior Judge,

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 ...

Josephine Staton Josephine Laura Staton, formerly Josephine Staton Tucker (born 1961), is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Early life and education Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Staton gr ...

(J.D. 1986), District Judge,

United States District Court for the Central District of California The United States District Court for the Central District of California (in case citations, C.D. Cal.; commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is a Federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central California, ...

A. Wallace Tashima Atsushi Wallace Tashima (born June 24, 1934) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central Distric ...

(LL.B. 1961), third Asian American to be appointed to the

United States Court of Appeals United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...

* Amy Totenberg (J.D. 1977), District Judge,

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (in case citations, N.D. Ga.) is a United States district court which serves the residents of forty-six counties. These are divided up into four divisions. Appeals from cases ...

* Lawrence VanDyke (J.D. 2005), Circuit Judge,

* Lawrence J. Vilardo (J.D. 1980), District Judge,

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 (exce ...

* Justin R. Walker (J.D. 2009), District Judge,

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (in case citations, W.D. Ky.) is the federal district court for the western part of the state of Kentucky. Appeals from the Western District of Kentucky are taken to the Unite ...

Derrick Watson Derrick Kahala Watson (born September 9, 1966) is an American lawyer who serves as the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. A native of Hawaii, he graduated from Harvard University a ...

(J.D. 1991), District Judge,

United States District Court for the District of Hawaii The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (in case citations, D. Haw.) is the principal trial court of the United States Federal Court System in the state of Hawaii. The court's territorial jurisdiction encompasses the sta ...

* Robert L. Wilkins (J.D. 1989), Circuit Judge,

* Mark L. Wolf (J.D. 1971), Senior Judge,

* Joshua Wolson (J.D. 1999), District Judge,

Kimba Wood Kimba Maureen Wood (born January 21, 1944) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Wood has presided over many high-profile cases involving such figures as "Junk Bond Kin ...

(J.D. 1969), Senior Judge,

Wilhelmina Wright Wilhelmina Marie Wright (born January 13, 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She is the only jurist in Minnesota's history to be State District Court Judge, Appellate Court J ...

(J.D. 1989), District Judge,

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (in case citations, D. Minn.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Minnesota. Its two primary courthouses are in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Cases are al ...

State government

=Governors

= *

Ron DeSantis Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician serving as the 46th governor of Florida since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis represented Florida's 6th district in the U.S. House of Repres ...

, Former Member of the

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(JD,2005) *

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* Percival Proctor Baxter (1901),

(1921–1925) *

Owen Brewster Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, served as the List of governors of Maine, 54th Governor ...

, Senator from

Jim Doyle James Edward Doyle, Jr., (born November 23, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. In his first election to the governorship, he defeated incum ...

, Governor of Wisconsin *

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; Democratic presidential nominee (1988) * Pierre S. du Pont, IV,

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;

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from Delaware * Joseph B. Ely,

(1931–1935) * Bob Graham,

, Senator from

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, Governor of Michigan * Deval Patrick,

* Sylvester Pennoyer,

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* Robert E. Quinn,

and Judge for the

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, Senator from

* Eliot Spitzer, Governor of New York *

Bruce Sundlun Bruce George Sundlun (January 19, 1920 – July 21, 2011) was an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as 71st governor of Rhode Island between 1991 and 1995. He was Rhode Island's second Jewish gove ...

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, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico * William Weld,

=State politicians

= * Michael G. Adams, Secretary of State of Kentucky * John O. Bailey, State Senator and Representative in Oregon, Chief Justice of the

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Brent Barton Brent Barton (born March 11, 1980) is a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon. He was elected in 2008 to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 51, which encompasses parts of Clackamas County and Multnomah Coun ...

, State Representative of Oregon *

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, Florida State Representative; litigator *

Daniel Bigelow Daniel Bigelow (24 March 1824 – 15 September 1905) was a American pioneer, pioneer lawyer and politician in Olympia, Washington. Biography Daniel Richardson Bigelow was born March 24, 1824, in Belleville a hamlet in the township of Ellisburg, ...

, served in first legislature of

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, 1854 * Wendy Davis, Texas State Senator and 2014 Democratic Gubernatorial nominee *

Jesse Gabriel Jesse Samuel Gabriel (born September 25, 1981) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. Gabriel represents the California's 46th State Assembly district, which includes much of the eastern San ...

, State Assemblyman of California *

Raj Goyle Rajeev Kumar Goyle (born June 9, 1975) is a Democratic politician from Kansas, who represented the 87th District in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for . Early life, education and caree ...

, State Representative of Kansas *

Craig Greenberg Craig Greenberg (born August 22, 1973) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Kentucky.

(born 1973), businessman, lawyer, and politician; Mayor-elect of Louisville * Harold Groves, State Senator and Assemblyman of Wisconsin * George Howe, State's Attorney of Windham County,

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for the District of Vermont, member of the

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Brad Hoylman Brad Madison Hoylman (born October 27, 1965) is an American Democratic politician. First elected in 2012, Hoylman represents the 27th District in the New York State Senate, covering much of Lower and Midtown Manhattan in New York City. He is ...

, State Senator of New York * Sheila Kuehl, first openly gay member of the California legislature; child actress * Patrick D. McGee (1916–70), California State Assembly and Los Angeles City Council member in the mid–20th Century *

Jonathan Miller Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English theatre and opera director, actor, author, television presenter, humourist and physician. After training in medicine and specialising in neurology in the late 1 ...

, State Treasurer of Kentucky, democratic candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 2007 * James M. Ogden, Indiana Attorney General *

Steve Pajcic Steve Pajcic (born August 4, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician and philanthropist. He served in the Florida House of Representatives for six terms, from 1974–86. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in 1986. Upbringing ...

, State Representative of Florida, democratic candidate for Governor of Florida, 1986 * Alvin C. Reis, State Senator and Assemblyman of Wisconsin * Lycurgus J. Rusk, State Assemblyman of Wisconsin * Eric T. Schneiderman, New York Attorney General *

Ilana Rubel Ilana S. Rubel (born November 11, 1972) is an American politician, currently serving as a Democratic member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing the south Boise-based District 18 since January 2014. Rubel currently serves as Minori ...

, State Representative of Idaho *

Scott Wiener Scott Wiener (born May 11, 1970) is an American politician and a member of the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represents the 11th Senate District, encompassing San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County. Prior to his election to th ...

, State Senator of California

=State judges

= * John F. Aiso (LL.B. 1934), Associate Justice of the

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. First Japanese American Judge in the US. * John O. Bailey, Chief Justice of the

Oregon Supreme Court The Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States.Norman L. Bassett, Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Court''Report of the Maine State Bar Association for 1930 and 1931'' (1931), Vol. 27, p. 81. * Samuel H. Blackmer (LL.B., 1927), Associate Justice of the

Vermont Supreme Court The Vermont Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Vermont. Unlike most other states, the Vermont Supreme Court hears appeals directly from the trial courts, as Vermont has no intermediate appeals court. The Court ...

Andre G. Bouchard
former Managing Partner Bouchard, Margules, & Friedlander, Chancellor of the

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* Amos Noyes Blandin Jr. (LL.B., 1921), Justice of the

New Hampshire Supreme Court The New Hampshire Supreme Court is the supreme court of the U. S. state of New Hampshire and sole appellate court of the state. The Supreme Court is seated in the state capital, Concord. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and four Associat ...

Arthur Wright, "Justice Blandin Steps Down From N.H. Bench Today", ''The Portsmouth Herald'' (December 20, 1966), p. 12."Judge Ams N. Blandin Jr., 85; was N.H. Supreme Court justice", ''The Boston Globe'' (May 5, 1982), p. 62. *

James T. Brand James Tenney Brand (October 9, 1886 – February 28, 1964) was the 31st Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving in that role from 1951 to 1953. While serving on court from 1941 to 1958 his service was interrupted when he was chosen to ...

, Chief Justice of the

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, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, partner at

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* Raoul G. Cantero III, Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court * Chester C. Cole, Chief Justice of the

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, founder of the

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, founder of

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* Federico Hernández Denton, Chief Justice of the

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* James Emmert (1923), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Attorney General. *

Jennifer Walker Elrod Jennifer Walker Elrod (born Jennifer Leigh Walker; September 6, 1966) is a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Background Elrod was born in Port Arthur, Texas, Po ...

(J.D. 1992), Texas state district judge * Patrick F. Fischer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio *

Paul C. Gartzke Paul Coulter Gartzke (October 6, 1927September 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and judge. He served 18 years as presiding judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Madison-based District IV court. Early life and education Born in Milwauke ...

, Presiding Judge of the

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* W. Michael Gillette,

* Benjamin N. Hulburd (LL.B. 1928), Chief Justice of the

Masaji Marumoto Masaji Marumoto ( January 27, 1906 – February 10, 1995) was the first Japanese American Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. He served from 1956 to 1973. He was the first Japanese American to graduate from Harvard Law School, and the first Jap ...

(1906-1995), Associate Justice of the

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* Sherman R. Moulton, Chief Justice of the

Mary Mullarkey Mary Mullarkey (September 28, 1943 – March 31, 2021) was a chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and the first female Supreme Court chief justice in the state of Colorado. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2012. Bi ...

, Chief Justice of the

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* John S. Murdock (1899), Justice of the

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from 1929 to 1935."John S. Murdock Dies, Former R.I. Justice", ''Newport Mercury'' (December 20, 1946), p. 3. *

Stuart Rabner Stuart Jeff Rabner (born June 30, 1960) is the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He served as New Jersey Attorney General, Chief Counsel to Governor Jon Corzine, and as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Dist ...

, Chief Justice of the

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Gerald Schroeder Gerald Lawrence Schroeder is an Orthodox Jewish physicist, author, lecturer and teacher at College of Jewish Studies Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminar, Essentials and Fellowships programs and Executive Learning Center, who focuses on what he per ...

, Chief Justice of the

Idaho Supreme Court The Idaho Supreme Court is the state supreme court of Idaho and is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices. The decisions of the Idaho Supreme Court are binding on all other Idaho state courts. The only court that may reverse ...

* Nathaniel Tompkins, 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 ...

City government

Isaac Adler Isaac Adler may refer to: * Isaac Adler (politician) * Isaac Adler (physician) {{hndis, Adler, Isaac ...

, Mayor of Rochester, New York * David Chiu (J.D.), City Attorney of

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

*Robert A. Dressler (J.D. 1973), Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1982–1986) *Jorge Elorza (J.D.), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island (2015–present) *Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Indiana (2012–2019) *Sam Liccardo (J.D. 1996), Mayor of the City of San Jose, California (2015–present) *James Marshall Head, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee (1900–1904) *Randal William McGavock, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee (1858–1859) and Confederate Lt. Col. *Neville Miller (LL.B. 1920), Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky (1933–1937) *Adrian Perkins, Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana (2018–present) *Joel Wachs, Los Angeles City Council member (1970–2001), president of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts *Anthony A. Williams (J.D.), Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1999–2007)

U.S. diplomatic figures

*Norman Armour, career diplomat, chief of mission in eight countries, Assistant Secretary of State *Richard L. Baltimore, United States Ambassador to Oman (2002–2006) *Joseph Hodges Choate, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1848–1852) *Norman L. Eisen (J.D. 1991), United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic *Nicholas Fish II, held various diplomatic posts across Europe *Charles W. Freeman Jr., United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1989–1992) *Evan G. Galbraith, United States Ambassador to France (1981–1985) *Rita Hauser, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1969–1972) *Philip Lader, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Administrator of the Small Business Administration *

, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, United States Secretary of War *Jamie Metzl (J.D.), holder of various diplomatic and human rights positions *Crystal Nix-Hines, attorney; television writer and producer; United States Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations *William Phillips (diplomat), William Phillips, twice an Undersecretary in the State Department *

, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations *Andrew H. Schapiro, former United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic; partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan *Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change *Sheldon Vance, United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and United States Ambassador to Chad, Chad *

, Deputy Secretary of State, US Trade Representative, President of the World Bank

Other U.S. political figures

*Paul V. Applegarth, first CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation *John B. Bellinger III, Legal Adviser of the Department of State *Richard C. Breeden, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission *Charles Burson, chief of staff to Vice President of the United States, Vice President Al Gore and Tennessee Attorney General *Pedro Albizu Campos, leader of the Puerto Rico independence movement and the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party *Calvin G. Child (1858),

for the District of Connecticut, and a city judge in Norwich, Connecticut *Lawrence Clayton (LL.B. 1916), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1934–1949) *Paul Clement, Solicitor General of the United States *Archibald Cox, Solicitor General of the United States and special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal *Raj Date, Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2011–2012) *A. J. Delgado, senior advisor to the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign and member of the Presidential transition of Donald Trump, Trump transition team *Viet D. Dinh, Assistant Attorney General of the United States *Glenn A. Fine (J.D. 1985), Inspector General of the United States Justice Department, Justice Department (2000–present) *Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, prosecutor of many notable corruption trials *David Frum, author and speechwriter for President George W. Bush *Ray Garrett Jr., Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission *Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission *David Gergen, political consultant and presidential advisor *David Ginsburg (lawyer), David Ginsburg, presidential adviser and executive director of the Kerner Commission *

, speechwriter for Bill Clinton, strategist, candidate for the

*Erwin Griswold, Solicitor General of the United States and Dean of Harvard Law School *Conrad K. Harper, Legal Adviser of the Department of State and president of the New York City Bar Association *Denison Kitchel (LL.B. 1933), national campaign manager for Barry M. Goldwater in U.S. presidential election, 1964, 1964 *Jerome Kurtz (1955), Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (1977–1980) *Michael Leiter, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center *David Lilienthal, head of the Tennessee Valley Authority *Karen L. Loeffler,

for the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, District of Alaska *Ronald Machen,

for the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, District of Columbia *Kent Markus, advisor to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and former nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit *Kevin Martin (FCC), Kevin J. Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission *Fernando Martín García, Puerto Rican politician and former member of the Senate of Puerto Rico *Timothy Massad, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission *John J. McCloy, assistant Secretary of War, administered US occupation of Germany, president of the

*Wade H. McCree, Solicitor General of the United States *Joseph A. McNamara, U.S. Attorney for Vermont *Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee; campaign manager for George W. Bush's second presidential run *Ralph Nader, Green Party (United States), Green Party presidential candidate (1996, 2000, 2004); consumer advocate *Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States *Matthew G. Olsen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center *David Peyman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions (2018– ) *Loulan Pitre, Jr., New Orleans lawyer and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Lafourche Parish,

*Franklin Raines, Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget *Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission *Joseph Sandler, longest serving General Counsel of the Democratic National Committee (1993–2009) *Bob Shrum, political consultant *William Howard Taft IV, Legal Adviser of the Department of State *Elisse B. Walter, Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission *Harold M. Williams, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and first president of the J. Paul Getty Trust *Lee S. Wolosky, former White House counterterrorism official *Juan Zarate,

Non-United States government

Non-United States political figures

=Canada

= *Michael Bryant (politician), Michael Bryant, (LL.M., magna cum laude, 1994) Attorney General of Ontario *Loring Christie, List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States (1939–1941) *Francis Fox, Canadian Cabinet of Canada, cabinet minister and Principal Secretary (Canada), Principal Secretary *Joseph Ghiz, Premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada *Robert Stanfield, Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada *Nigel S. Wright, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (Canada), Chief of Staff of the Office of the Prime Minister (Canada), Office of the Prime Minister

=India

= *Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India *Kapil Sibal (LLM, 1977), held various ministerial posts (2004–2014), Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh 2016–present); former Additional Solicitor General of India (1989–1990); three-time President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (1995–96, 1997–98 and 2001–2002)

=Taiwan (Republic of China)

= *Annette Lu (LL.M.), former Vice President of the Republic of China *Ma Ying-jeou (S.J.D.), President of the Republic of China, Chairman of the Kuomintang, former Mayor of Taipei

=United Kingdom

= *Greville Janner, Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician *David Lammy (LLM), UK Minister of State for Higher Education, former Minister of Culture, MP for Tottenham *Anthony Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill, Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat member of the British House of Lords

=Other countries

= *Ben Bot, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands *Juan Ponce Enrile (LL.M.), Senator at the Senate of the Philippines *Daniel Friedmann, Israeli Minister of Justice *José García-Margallo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain *Lindsay Grant, former Leader of the People's Action Movement of Saint Kitts and Nevis *Ho Peng Kee (LL.M. 1981), former Member of Parliament and Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore *Daniel Lipšic, Interior Minister of Slovakia, former Minister of Justice *Fientje Moerman, Belgian, and later Flemish, Minister of Economy, Enterprises, Innovation, Science and Foreign Trade *Khalid Jawed Khan, Attorney General of Pakistan *Kiraitu Murungi, Kenyan Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Energy *Luis María Ramírez Boettner, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Paraguay), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay *Mary Robinson, former President of the Republic of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights *Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's Permanent Representative to the United Nations *Jovito Salonga (LL.M.), Philippines, Philippine senator * Lobsang Sangay, Sikyong Tibetan Government in Exile *Surakiart Sathirathai, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand *Gilbert Teodoro (LL.M.), Secretary of the Department of National Defense of the Philippines and former Congressman *Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister and OPEC official *Sonny Angara (LL.M.), Senator at the Senate of the Philippines *Roberto Dañino (LL.M.), Prime Minister of Peru (2001-2002) and Ambassador of Peru to the United States (2002-2003)

Non-United States judicial figures

=International court judges

= *Georges Abi-Saab, Egyptian jurist who served on the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, as Chairman of the Appellate Body of the

, and as judge ad hoc at the International Court of Justice *Richard Reeve Baxter, United States judge appointed to the International Court of Justice *Thomas Buergenthal, United States judge appointed to the International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights *Charles N. Brower, United States judge appointed to the Iran-US Claims Tribunal *O-Gon Kwon, South Korean judge who served as Vice President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia *Sir Robert Yewdall Jennings, British judge appointed to the International Court of Justice *Kenneth Keith, New Zealand judge appointed to the International Court of Justice *Koen Lenaerts (LL.M. 78), Belgian judge at the European Court of Justice *Theodor Meron, United States jurist serving as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia *Raul Pangalangan, Filipino lawyer appointed to the International Criminal Court *Navi Pillay, South African judge appointed to the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda *Nawaf Salam, Lebanese judge appointed to the International Court of Justice *Sang-Hyun Song, South Korean lawyer who served as President and judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court *Solomon Areda Waktolla (LL.M’14 and MPA’13) the United Nations General Assembly appointed Justice Waktolla to serve as a Judge of United Nations Dispute Tribunal (half time). He is also appointed to the membership of the permanent Court of Arbitration at Hague Netherlands

=National court judges

=United Kingdom

= *Mary Arden, Lady Arden of Heswall. Former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom *Nicholas Hamblen, Lord Hamblen of Kersey. Current Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Hong Kong

*Andrew Cheung Kui-nung (LLM 1985), Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong (2018– ); former Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong and President of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong (2011–2018)

India

*Rohinton Fali Nariman (LLM), Judge, Supreme Court of India; former Solicitor General of India; youngest Senior Advocate designated by the Supreme Court of India in the history of Republic of India *Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, 50th Chief Justice of India

Other countries

*Albert Francis Judd (LL.B. 1864, LL.D. 1894), Chief Justice, Kingdom of Hawaii Supreme Court *Bora Laskin (LL.M. 1939) Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (1970–1973), Chief Justice of Canada (1973–1984) *Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff (LL.M.), Second Senate, Federal Constitutional Court of Germany *Sandile Ngcobo (LL.M.), Chief Justice of South Africa *Solomon Areda Waktolla (LL.M'14 and MPA'13),Judge at United Nations Dispute Tribunal (half time), Former Deputy Chief Justice of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia , member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at Hague Netherlands *Masaharu Ōhashi (LL.M. 1976), Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan *Ivan Rand (LL.B. 1912) Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (1943–1959) *Bernard Rix (LL.M. 1969), Lord Justice, English Court of Appeals *Wishart Spence (LL.M. 1929), Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada *Vicente Abad Santos (LL.M.), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *Freda Steel (1978), Manitoba Court of Appeal judge *Lai In-jaw (S.J.D.), former President of the Judicial Yuan (Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court) of the Taiwan, Republic of China *Sundaresh Menon (LL.M. 1991), Chief Justice of Singapore *Andrew Phang (LL.M. 1984, S.J.D. 1987), Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Singapore *Renato Corona (LL.M.), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *Elijah Legwaila (LL.M. 1980), Judge of the Court of Appeal of Botswana *Gonçalo de Almeida Ribeiro (LL.M. 2007, S.J.D. 2012), Judge of the Constitutional Court of Portugal

International organizations figures

*Radhika Coomaraswamy, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict *Gerald L. Neuman, United Nations Human Rights Committee *Navanethem Pillay (LLM 1982, SJD 1988), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights *Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner on Human Rights *

, President of the World Bank Group *Eduardo Valencia Ospina, (LL.M. 1963) Chair of the UN International Law Commission, former Registrar of the International Court of Justice

Attorneys

*Daniel Arbess, Daniel J. Arbess (LL.M.), partner at White & Case *Michael F. Armstrong, attorney *Rayhan Asat (LL.M. 2016), attorney and human rights advocate *Joaquin Avila (lawyer), Joaquin Avila, voting rights advocate *Bennett Boskey (LL.B. 1939), law clerk to Judge

and two U.S. Supreme Court justicesof *Edmund N. Carpenter II (LL.B. 1948), former president Richards, Layton & Finger; past president of the Delaware State Bar Association and of the American Judicature Society *Morgan Chu (J.D. 1976), intellectual property lawyer and co-managing partner at Irell & Manella *H. Rodgin Cohen, corporate lawyer noted for representation of large financial institutions during 2008 financial crisis *Susan Estrich, attorney; author; political commentator; first female president of Harvard Law Review; first female presidential campaign manager (Michael Dukakis, Dukakis) *Bert Fields (LL.B., 1952), entertainment lawyer, clients included The Beatles, James Cameron, Tom Cruise, and Michael Jackson *Joseph H. Flom, name partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom *Haben Girma, disability rights advocate, first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School * Jill Collen Jefferson, human-rights lawyer at Julian legal *Khizr and Ghazala Khan, Khizr Khan, legal consultant *Christopher Landau, partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan *Dana Latham (LL.B.), co-founder of Latham & Watkins, Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1958-1961) *Francis Draper Lewis, co-founder of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius *John B. Quinn, founder and name partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan *Alex Spiro, former Assistant District Attorney for Manhattan; partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan *Kathleen Sullivan (lawyer), Kathleen Sullivan, former Dean of Stanford Law School; name partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan *Bethuel M. Webster, founder of Webster & Sheffield

Academia

University presidents

*Jonathan R. Alger, James Madison University *Lawrence S. Bacow, Tufts University *Derek Bok, twice Harvard University *Kingman Brewster, Jr., Yale University and United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom *Thomas V. Chema, Hiram College *Colin Diver, Reed College *Thomas Ehrlich, Indiana University *Ken Gormley (academic), Ken Gormley, Duquesne University *David Leebron, Rice University *William C. Powers, the University of Texas *Jennifer Raab, Hunter College, City University of New York *Michael_Scanlan_(priest), Father Michael Scanlan, Franciscan University of Steubenville *Joel Seligman, University of Rochester *John Sexton, New York University *Adel Tamano (LL.M.), University of the City of Manila of the Philippines and dean of Law of Liceo de Cagayan University *Michael K. Young, University of Washington

Legal academia

Law school deans

*Andres D. Bautista (LL.M. 1993), law faculty dean at Far Eastern University in the Philippines *Mary Anne Bobinski, (LL.M. 1989), dean (education), dean of the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, 2003–2015 * Tom Campbell (J.D. 1976), dean of the Chapman University School of Law *Erwin Chemerinsky (J.D. 1978), founding dean of University of California, Irvine School of Law; former constitutional law scholar at Duke Law School *Jim Chen, dean of University of Louisville School of Law *Robert C. Clark (J.D. 1972), dean (1989–2003) and professor at Harvard Law *Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr. (LL.B. 1951), dean and professor at Harvard Law, diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to Uganda *Charles Hamilton Houston, dean of Howard University School of Law and NAACP litigation director *Peter Hogg, (LL.M. 1963), dean of Osgoode Hall Law School of Toronto, constitutional scholar *Bruce Jacob (S.J.D.), alumnus, professor, and dean of Stetson University College of Law, dean of Mercer University Law School *Kevin Johnson (academic), Kevin Johnson, dean of the UC Davis School of Law (UC Davis School of Law, King Hall) * Elena Kagan (J.D. 1986), dean of Harvard Law (2003–2009) *Joseph D. Kearney (J.D. 1989), dean of the Marquette University Law School * Edwin R. Keedy (LL.B. 1906), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School *W. Page Keeton, dean of the University of Texas School of Law *Harold Hongju Koh (J.D. 1980), dean of Yale Law School and Assistant Secretary of State *Tommy Koh (LL.M. 1964), former dean of National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, Ambassador-at-Large for the Government of Singapore *Charles T. McCormick, dean of the University of Texas Law School and the University of North Carolina School of Law *Robert Mundheim (LLB 1957), dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School *Makau W. Mutua (LL.M. 1985, S.J.D. 1987), dean of the University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York *William L. Prosser, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall School of Law at University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley *Symeon C. Symeonides (LL.M. 1974, S.J.D. 1980), dean of the Willamette University College of Law *Cesar L. Villanueva (LL.M. 1989), dean of the Ateneo Law School, Ateneo de Manila Law School in the Philippines *Goh Yihan (LL.M. 2010), dean of the SMU School of Law at the Singapore Management University

Conflict of Laws

*Joseph Henry Beale, professor of conflict of laws, Corporation, corporations, and criminal law at Harvard Law School (acting dean, 1929-1930) and University of Chicago Law School (1st dean, 1902-1904)

Constitutional law

*Jack Balkin, studies constitutional law and the impact of technology on law *Robert Delahunty (J.D. 1983), professor of constitutional law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law *Michael C. Dorf, professor of constitutional law at Columbia Law School *Patrick J. Monahan, senior policy analyst to Ontario AG Ian Scott (Ontario politician), Ian Scott during Canadian Meech Lake Accord *John Ordronaux (doctor), John Ordronaux, American Civil War, Civil War army surgeon, professor of medical jurisprudence at Columbia Law School, pioneering mental health commissioner *Richard Pildes, professor of constitutional law and public law at NYU School of Law *Nadine Strossen, professor of constitutional law and scholar of civil liberties at New York Law School, former president of the ACLU *Kathleen Sullivan (lawyer), Kathleen Sullivan, constitutional law scholar at Stanford Law School *Arthur E. Sutherland, Jr. (J.D. 1925), professor of constitutional and commercial law at Harvard Law School; clerked with Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.; took two cases before the US Supreme Court, one on price fixing in New York, and one on the Massachusetts Blue Laws; author and editor of numerous law texts *Laurence Tribe (J.D. 1966), professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School *Paul C. Weiler, Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law, Emeritus, Harvard Law School; influenced the Canadian 1982 Constitution

Criminal law

*Robert Blecker, criminal law professor at New York Law School and national expert on and advocate for the death penalty *Bernard Harcourt (J.D. 1989), criminological critical theorist *Dan Markel, law professor at Florida State University College of Law specializing in penology *Stephen Schulhofer (born 1942), Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and NYU Law School

Legal history

*Richard B. Bernstein (J.D. 1980), constitutional historian at New York Law School *Richard H. Helmholz (LL.B. 1965), property, natural resource, and legal history scholar at the University of Chicago Law School *Bernard Hibbitts (LL.M. 1988), legal history and technology of law scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law *Morton Horwitz (LL.B. 1967), torts and legal history scholar *John H. Langbein (LL.B. 1968), Sterling Professor, Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School *Daniel H. Lowenstein (attorney), Daniel H. Lowenstein (LLB 1967), election law at UCLA Law School *Charles Warren (U.S. author), Charles Warren, Pulitzer Prize–winning legal historian and Assistant Attorney General

International law

*Payam Akhavan (LL.M. 1990, S.J.D. 2001), UN Special Rapporteur, Visiting Fellow at Oxford University, Member of Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague * Francis Boyle, international law professor at the University of Illinois *Amy Chua (J.D. 1987), international law and economics scholar at Yale Law School *Louis Henkin (LL.B 1940), international law and human rights authority *David Kennedy (jurist), David Kennedy, critical theorist of international law *Joe Oloka-Onyango (LL.M., S.J.D.), Ugandan legal academic at Makerere University *Eric Posner, international law scholar at the University of Chicago Law School *Brad R. Roth, professor of international law and political science at Wayne State University *Simon Tay, associate professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law

Law and literature

*Jane C. Ginsburg, art and literary law property professor at Columbia Law *Dan Fenno Henderson (1949), founder of the University of Washington Asian law program; author of several works related to Japanese law *James Boyd White (1964), founder of the Law and Literature movement

Legal philosophy

*Randy Barnett, Libertarianism, libertarian legal theorist *Ronald Dworkin, legal and political philosopher *Richard Posner (LL.B. 1962), professor at the University of Chicago Law School, started the law and economics movement, judge on the

*Peter Tillers, professor at Cardozo Law School and theorist of the law of evidence

Law and technology

*Jack Balkin, studies constitutional law and the impact of technology on law *William W. Fisher, intellectual property law professor at Harvard Law School and director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society *Peter Junger (LL.B. 1958), Internet law activist and professor at Case Western Reserve University *Charles Nesson, professor at Harvard Law School and founder of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society *Michael Rustad, intellectual property scholar, author, and professor at Suffolk University Law School *Tim Wu (J.D. 1998), professor of law and technology at Columbia Law School, Columbia; coined the term "net neutrality"; writer for ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' *Jonathan Zittrain (J.D. 1995), professor of Internet Law at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School

Other legal academia

*Alberto Alemanno, legal scholar at New York University *Stephen Barnett (1935–2009), legal scholar at University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley Law who opposed the Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 *George Bisharat, expert on Middle East legal and political affairs *Andrew Burrows (LL.M. 1981), Professor of the Law of England at the University of Oxford and senior research fellow at All Souls College *Hugh Collins (LL.M. 1976), Vinerian Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford and fellow of All Souls College * Kimberlé Crenshaw, professor at Columbia Law School and UCLA Law School and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics; critical race scholar, civil rights advocate, introduced and developed Intersectionality, intersectional theory *Susan Estrich, feminist and legal commentator for Fox News *Owen M. Fiss, Sterling Professor at Yale Law School *Robert P. George, professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University *Martin D. Ginsburg (J.D. 1958), taxation law expert, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center *Annette Gordon-Reed (J.D. 1984), professor at Harvard Law School and Pulitzer Prize for History winner *Robert A. Gorman (LL.B. 1962), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *John Chipman Gray (LL.B. 1861), property law professor and founder of the law firm Ropes & Gray *Livingston Hall, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at Harvard Law School until his 1971 retirement *George Haskins (1942), Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *John Honnold (1939), William A. Schnader Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School * William A. Jacobson, Cornell Law School professor and blogger *Christine M. Jolls, professor of law and economics at Yale Law School *Jerry Kang, Professor at the UCLA School of Law and UCLA's first vice chancellor for equality, diversity and inclusion *Thio Li-ann (LL.M. 1993), professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law *Lance Liebman, professor at Columbia Law School and director of the American Law Institute *John F. Manning, Bruce Bromley Professor at Harvard Law School *Mari Matsuda, professor at Georgetown University Law Center, a leading voice in critical race theory, and first tenured female Asian American law professor in the U.S. *Arthur R. Miller, professor at NYU School of Law, former professor at Harvard Law School *Paul Steven Miller, disability rights movement, disability rights expert, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC Commissioner, professor at the University of Washington School of Law, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Special Assistant to the President *Charles W. Mooney Jr., Charles ("Chuck") W. Mooney Jr., the Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Professor of Law, and former interim Dean, at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *Herbert B. Newberg, class action attorney *John V. Orth (J.D. 1974), professor of law at UNC-Chapel Hill *John Palfrey, Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Harvard clinical professor of law * Lawrence Solan (J.D. 1982), professor of law at Brooklyn Law School *Reed Shuldiner (J.D. 1983), Alvin L. Snowiss Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *Cass Sunstein (J.D. 1978), professor at Harvard Law School * Amy Wax (first year of law school, 1981), Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *Patricia J. Williams (J.D. 1975), proponent of critical race theory in law

Other academia

*Edward N. Beiser (1977), political scientist *Wallace Clift (J.D. 1952), psychology and religion, author of books including ''Jung and Christianity: The Challenge of Reconciliation''de *Herbert J. Davenport, economist *John Fiske (philosopher), John Fiske, philosopher and historian *Harvey J. Levin (Fellow in Law and Economics, 1963–64), communications economist *John Matteson, English professor and Pulitzer Prize–winning literary biographer *Cheryl Mendelson, ethics philosopher and novelist *Samuel Moyn (J.D. 2001), intellectual historian *Eli Noam (J.D. 1975), professor of finance and economics at Columbia Business School *David Riesman, sociologist; author of ''The Lonely Crowd'' *Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University *Robert Somol, director of the University of Illinois at Chicago architecture school

Activism

*George Thorndike Angell, anti-animal cruelty activist *Richard Barnet (J.D. 1954), disarmament activist and co-founder of the leftist think tank Institute for Policy Studies *Larissa Behrendt (LL.M. 1994), Australian Australian Aborigines, aboriginal rights activist, novelist *Janet Benshoof, human rights lawyer, founder of the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Global Justice Center *Luke Cole, environmental lawyer and co-founder of the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment *John P. Davis (LL.B. 1933), African American activist *Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, human rights advocate and historian *George Esser, civil rights advocate *Sandra Froman, president of the National Rifle Association *Jennifer Gordon, immigrant labor organizer *Jodi Grant, executive director of the Afterschool Alliance *Mark J. Green, public interest author, candidate for Senator from New York (1986), Mayor of New York City (2001) and New York State Attorney General (2006) *Archibald Grimké, co-founder of the NAACP *Marjorie Heins, free speech and civil liberties advocate *Mary Howell (J.D. 1991), fought to open medical schools to women *Muhammad Kenyatta, civil rights leader and professor *Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International *Brink Lindsey, Cato Institute libertarian activist *Hans F. Loeser (J.D. 1950), anti-Vietnam War activist *David A. Morse, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for leadership of the International Labour Organization *Ethan Nadelmann, anti-War on Drugs activist *Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and frequent Green Party (United States), Green Party presidential candidate *Basil O'Connor, polio research advocate and president of the American Red Cross *Rebecca Onie, CEO of Health Leads and MacArthur Fellowship recipient *Wendell Phillips (1934), Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist and Native Americans in the United States, Native American rights advocate *Louis L. Redding (LL.B. 1928), NAACP lawyer and civil rights advocate; first African American admitted to the Delaware bar *Randall Robinson, anti-apartheid and pro-Haitian immigrant activist; founded the TransAfrica Forum *Harvey A. Silverglate, founder of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education *Silda Wall Spitzer, founder of Children for Children, former First Lady of New York State *Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and author of ''Just Mercy'' *Moorfield Storey, president of the NAACP and the American Anti-Imperialist League, Anti-Imperialist League *Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union *William English Walling, co-founder of the NAACP and founder of the Women's Trade Union League *Evan Wolfson, civil rights attorney, founder and president of Freedom to Marry *Allen L. Rothenberg and Family, Harry Rothenberg, civil rights/injury attorney, son of Allen Rothenberg head of National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs, COLPA

Arts

Acting

*Justin Deabler, starred in ''The Real World: Hawaii'' (1992) *Jared Delgin, child actor *David Dorfman, film and television actor, child prodigy *Hill Harper, film, television, and stage actor *Samuel S. Hinds, starred in ''It's a Wonderful Life'' and Abbott & Costello films * Sheila Kuehl, child actress, first openly gay member of the California legislature

Architecture

*Paul Byard, architect and director of the Columbia architecture school historic preservation program

Comedy

*Richard Appel, comic writer, ''The Simpsons'' and ''The Cleveland Show'' *John Cochran (Survivor contestant), John Cochran, comedy writer and television personality *Fred de Cordova, producer of ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' *Greg Giraldo, stand-up comedian and television personality

Film

*Sidney Salkow, director

Literature

*Benjamin Vaughan Abbott (LL.B. 1851), novelist and author of the New York State penal code *Seth Abramson (J.D. 2001), poet *Jacob M. Appel, short story writer, playwright (''Arborophilia'', ''The Mistress of Wholesome'', ''Creve Coeur'') *John Ballem (LL.M. 1950), murder mystery/thriller novelist *Louis Begley (LL.B. 1959), PEN/Hemingway Award-winning novelist; author of ''About Schmidt'' *Alexander Boldizar (J.D. 1999), writer and critic *Susan Cain (J.D. 1993), attorney, ''The New York Times, New York Times'' The New York Times Best Seller list, bestselling writer (''Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, Quiet: The Power of Introverts...'' and ''Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Bittersweet'') *Viola Canales (J.D. 1989), novelist and short story writer *John Casey (novelist), John Casey, novelist *Max Ehrmann, poet *Amy Gutman (J.D. 1993), novelist *Mohsin Hamid (J.D. 1997), novelist; author of the PEN/Hemingway Award finalist ''Moth Smoke'' and the Booker Prize-nominated ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' *Murad Kalam (J.D. 2002), novelist and short story writer *Brad Leithauser, poet, novelist, essay *James Russell Lowell, romantic poet, satirist, literary critic, United States Ambassador to Spain, and United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom *Archibald MacLeish (LL.B. 1919), Pulitzer Prize–winning modernist poet, playwright and Librarian of Congress *John Matteson (J.D. 1986), Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer *James Alan McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning short story writer and essayist *Cheryl Mendelson, novelist and philosopher of medical ethics *John Jay Osborn, Jr., author of ''The Paper Chase (Osborn novel), The Paper Chase'' *Wena Poon (J.D. 1998), Singaporean author *Susan Power, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning novelist *William Henry Rhodes (LL.B. 1846), poet, essayist, short story writer *Akhil Sharma, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning short story writer, novelist *Pamela Thomas-Graham, author of the Ivy League Mysteries series *Arthur Train (LL.B. 1899), author of legal thrillers *Scott Turow (J.D. 1978), author of legal thrillers *Walter Wager, mystery and spy fiction novelist *Ayelet Waldman (J.D. 1991), novelist; wrote ''Mommy-Track Mysteries'', ''Love and Other Impossible Pursuits''; former columnist for ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' *Sabin Willett (J.D. 1983), novelist and defense lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainment camp inmates *Lauren Willig, historical romance novelist *William Winter (author), William Winter (LL.B. 1857), author and literary critic *Owen Wister (LL.B. 1888), writer of westerns, including ''The Virginian (novel), The Virginian'' *Austin Tappan Wright (L.L.B. 1908), writer and legal scholar, wrote ''Islandia (book), Islandia''

Music

* Samim Bilgen (1962), Turkey, Turkish composer * Ruben Blades, Salsa music, salsa singer-songwriter and Panamanian Minister of Tourism (Panama), Minister of Tourism * Jackie Fox, Jackie Fuchs (J.D., 1991), Bass guitar, bassist for the music group The Runaways under her former stage name of Jackie Fox * Bridgit Mendler, singer and actress * James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer

Visual arts

*George Hitchcock (artist), George Hitchcock, painter *William Wetmore Story, sculptor

Business

*John Jacob Astor III, financier and member of the Astor family *Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs *David Bonderman, co-founder of private equity firm TPG Capital *Doug Carlston, founder of computer game company Brøderbund Software *Finn M. W. Caspersen (J.D. 1966), financier, philanthropist, CEO of Beneficial Corporation and Knickerbocker Management *Kenneth Chenault, chairman and CEO of American Express *Domenico De Sole, chairman of Tom Ford, Tom Ford International and Sotheby's *Russ DeLeon, founder of online gambling site PartyGaming *Marc Dreier, sole equity partner in Dreier LLP convicted of securities fraud for selling $700 million in fictitious promissory notes *James Martin Eder *Jonathan Greenleaf Eveleth, founder of first U.S. oil company *Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. (J.D. 1979), CEO of TIAA-CREF *Kenneth Frazier (J.D. 1978), President and CEO of Merck & Co. *Tully Friedman, founder of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute *Gerald Grinstein, CEO of Delta Air Lines *Douglas Hagerman, General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Rockwell Automation *Charles E. Haldeman, CEO of Freddie Mac *Glenn Hutchins, co-founder of private equity firm Silver Lake Partners *Mitchell R. Julis, co-founder of hedge fund Canyon Capital Advisors *Jeff Kindler, CEO of Pfizer *Reginald Lewis, first African American financier to create a billion-dollar business *Kenneth Lipper, investment banker, novelist, film producer *Alfred Lee Loomis * Mathew Martoma (born 1974 as Ajai Mathew Mariamdani Thomas), hedge fund portfolio manager, convicted of insider trading *Charlie Munger, Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway * L. L. Nunn, entrepreneur and educator *Adebayo Ogunlesi, Chairman of private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners *Ellen Pao, interim CEO of Reddit *Abram Nicholas Pritzker, founder of the Hyatt hotel chain *Keith Rabois, technology entrepreneur, executive and investor *Clarence B. Randall, Chairman of the Inland Steel Company *Sumner Redstone, Chairman of National Amusements *Leonid Rozhetskin, financier *Anthony Scaramucci, founder and co-managing partner of SkyBridge Capital *Paul Singer (businessman), Paul Singer, founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation and founder of the Paul E. Singer Family Foundation *Jeff Smisek, Chairman, President, and CEO of United Airlines *Gerald L. Storch, Chairman and CEO of Toys "R" Us *Pamela Thomas-Graham, CEO of CNBC *Charlemagne Tower, railroad executive *Jon Vander Ark, president of Republic Services *Bruce Wasserstein, CEO of Lazard *William Woodward, Sr., banker and thoroughbred horse racer *Mortimer Zuckerman, editor-in-chief of ''U.S. News & World Report'', owner of the ''Daily News (New York), New York Daily News''

Entertainment industry

*Paul Attanasio, TV/film screenwriter and producer; worked on ''House (TV series), House'' and ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' *Ron Bass, Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film producer; wrote ''Rain Man'' *Peter Blake (writer), Peter Blake, consulting producer for ''House (TV series), House'' *Debra Martin Chase, Hollywood producer *Clive Davis, Grammy Award-winning music producer *Frederick de Cordova (1933), film and television director and producer *Bill Jemas, comic book writer and producer *Christopher Keyser, TV screenwriter for ''Party of Five'' *Jeff Kwatinetz, music manager and television producer *Ken Ludwig, playwright and theater director *Jeffrey Orridge, television executive *David Otunga, actor; former reality tv contestant; WWE wrestler and commentator; two-time WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Champion; lawyer; former husband of Jennifer Hudson *Cary Sherman, Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America *David Sonenberg, music manager and film producer *Jon F. Vein, founder and CEO of MarketShare (subsidiary of Neustar); Emmy Award-winning animation producer *David Zippel, Tony Award-winning musical theater lyricist

Media and journalism

Commentators

*Keith Boykin, author, commentator; hosts ''My Two Cents'' on Black Entertainment Television, BET *Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's ''Mad Money'' and co-founder of TheStreet.com *Debra Dickerson, essayist on race *Rebecca Eisenberg (J.D. 1993), early blogger and writer on technology *Susan Estrich, feminist and legal commentator for Fox News *David Frum, author and speechwriter for President George W. Bush *Thomas Geoghegan, legal commentator *Lawrence Otis Graham, writer on contemporary race and class issues *Norman Hapgood, editor and critic *George Stillman Hillard, biographer, journalist, and

state politician *John H. Hinderaker, conservative blogger * Elie Honig (J.D., 2000) assistant United States Attorney and CNN senior legal analyst *Mickey Kaus, journalist and blogger for ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' *Carol Platt Liebau (1992), political analyst and commentator *Eric Liu, writer on race and mentorship; columnist for ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' *Ruth Marcus (journalist), Ruth Marcus (J.D. 1984), columnist for ''The Washington Post'' *Kevin Phillips (political commentator), Kevin Philips, political commentator, Richard Nixon campaign strategist *

, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer on genocide, human rights, and foreign policy *Laurie Puhn, commentator, self-help author, and television hostess *Dong Puno, Philippine columnist, television host and producer *Ben Shapiro, conservative commentator for The Daily Wire *Jeffrey Steingarten, columnist for ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'' and ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' magazines; food critic *James B. Stewart, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist *Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst for CNN and staff writer for ''The New Yorker'' *Lis Wiehl (1987), legal analyst for Fox News and NPR *Tim Wu, writer for ''Slate (magazine), Slate''; coined the term "net neutrality"; professor of law and technology at Columbia Law School, Columbia

Journalists

*Benjamin C. Bradlee, former editor-at-large of ''The Washington Post'' *Adam Cohen (journalist), Adam Cohen, editorial page editor for ''The New York Times'' *Lisa Daniels (TV presenter), Lisa Daniels (1997), anchorwoman for NBC's ''Weekend Today'' *William L. Laurence, Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist who covered the testing and dropping of the atomic bomb *Rob Simmelkjaer, anchor/correspondent for ABC News Now *Gregory White Smith, 1991 Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ''Jackson Pollock: An American Saga'' *James B. Stewart, 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for explanatory journalism

Publishers

*Robert C. Bassett, publisher of the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Sentinel'' * Martin S. Fox (1924–2020), publisher *Phil Graham, publisher of ''The Washington Post'' *Tim Hays, publisher of the Riverside ''Press-Enterprise'' *Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr., publisher and CEO of ''The Washington Post'' *Cliff Sloan, publisher of ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' magazine

Military

* John F. Aiso, highest-ranking Japanese American Army Officer in WW2, Legion of Merit honoree, later judge *Charles J. Biddle (aviator), Charles J. Biddle, flying ace during the First World War, attorney and author *Raynal Bolling, first high ranking American officer killed in the First World War *David M. Brahms, brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps *Benjamin B. Ferencz, chief prosecutor for the U.S. Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial *Manning Force (1848), Union leader in the American Civil War *Hildreth Frost, Judge Advocate in Colorado National Guard during the Colorado Coalfield War *George Henry Gordon, Union general during the American Civil War; military historian *Albert G. Jenkins (1850), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War and Congressman from Virginia (1857–61) *Mark S. Martins (1990), Brigadier General (United States Army) and Chief Prosecutor of Military Commissions *Samuel Underhill, naval aviator *Ken Watkin, Brigadier General and Judge Advocate General (Canada), Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces *Charles White Whittlesey, led the Lost Battalion (World War I), Lost Battalion in the Forest of Argonne, Argonne Forest during the First World War

Spies

*Helge Boes, CIA agent *John T. Downey, CIA agent captured in China *Alger Hiss, alleged spy of the Soviet Union

Sports

*Sandy Alderson (J.D., 1976), senior advisor of the Oakland Athletics *Bob Arum, boxing promoter *Mike Brown (Cincinnati Bengals owner), Mike Brown, owner of the Cincinnati Bengals *Sashi Brown, president of the Baltimore Ravens *Brian Burke (ice hockey), Brian Burke, president of hockey operations for the Calgary Flames *Dick Button, figure skater and figure skating commentator *Steve Clark (swimmer), Steve Clark, freestyle swimmer, List of multiple Olympic gold medalists, multiple Olympic gold medallist and former world record holder *Don Cohan, Olympic bronze medalist in sailing *Lou DiBella, boxing promoter *Len Elmore, professional basketball player, sportscaster *Lawrence Fleisher, sports agent; helped found the NBA Players Association *Russ Granik, deputy commissioner of the NBA *Eddie Grant (baseball), Eddie Grant, Major League Baseball player (1905–1915), nicknamed "Harvard Eddie" *Rick Hahn (J.D., 1996), general manager (baseball), general manager of the Chicago White Sox *Rick Horrow, sports business expert *Ralph Horween, Harvard Crimson and NFL football player *Hayes Jenkins, figure skater *Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball *Jeffrey Orridge, commissioner of the Canadian Football League *Tony Petitti, president and CEO of the MLB Network *Michael Weiner (executive), Michael Weiner (J.D. 1986), executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association

Other

*Myron Avery, Appalachian Trail hiker and travel guide author *Andy Bloch, champion poker player *Ruben Bolling, Ken Fisher (J.D. 1987), pen name Ruben Bolling, cartoonist, author of ''Tom the Dancing Bug'' *Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1837), writer on sea life and expert on maritime law *William Austin Dickinson, older brother of poet Emily Dickinson *Amanda Goad, winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and Jeopardy! Teen Tournament *Charles Goldfarb, co-inventor of the markup language concept *Erika Harold, winner of the Miss America contest *Gardiner Greene Hubbard, founder and first president of the National Geographic Society *Arnold W. G. Kean, developed civil aviation law *Joel I. Klein, New York City School Chancellor *Richard Lederer, author of books on language and wordplay *Robert Malley, analyst of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict *Scotty McLennan, author and Dean of Religious Life at Stanford University *George S. Morison (engineer), George S. Morison (1866), bridge designer *Cara Mund, Miss America 2018 *Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States *George Padmore, Pan-Africanist figure *Francis Parkman, freelance historian and horticulturalist *Joan Whitney Payson, philanthropist and patron of the arts *Professor Michael Rustad, noted law school professor and prolific author *Walter H. Seward (LL.B. 1924), third oldest living American and seventh-oldest living human *David Spindler, independent scholar of the Great Wall of China *William Stringfellow, lay theologian *Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 1981), Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (LL.M. 2007), Princess of Bhutan *Mary Allen Wilkes, LINC computer designer and first home computer user

Non-graduates

These students attended Harvard Law but, for various reasons, did not graduate. *Brooks Adams, historian *Larz Anderson, diplomat and businessman, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1912–13) *William Christian Bullitt, Jr. (dropped out 1914), U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1933–1969) *William Bundy, CIA figure who had a role in planning the Vietnam War *Allan B. Calhamer, developed the board game Diplomacy (game), Diplomacy *Daniel Henry Chamberlain (dropped out 1863), Governor of South Carolina *Frank Church (transferred), U.S. Senator from

(1957–81) *John Sherman Cooper (dropped out), U.S. Senator from

(1946–1949, 1952–1955, 1956–1973) *Danny Fields (dropped out 1959), figure in the underground New York punk rock scene *Melville Fuller (dropped out 1855), Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court *Ruth Bader Ginsburg (transferred), U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1993–2020) *Arthur A. Hartman (dropped out 1948), U.S. Ambassador to France (1977–1981), United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1981–1987) *Henry James, novelist; author of ''The Bostonians'' and ''Washington Square (novel), Washington Square'' *Jodi Kantor (dropped out), reporter and editor on culture and politics for ''The New York Times'' *Philip Kaufman, film screenwriter and director *Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., left before his last year to serve in WWII, where he was killed *Michael Kinsley (transferred), journalist, editor, and host of ''Crossfire (U.S. TV program), Crossfire'' *Nicholas Longworth (transferred), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Speaker of the House (1925–31) *Greg Mankiw (dropped out 1984), economist *Pat McCormick (actor), Pat McCormick, comic actor and writer *Gordon McLendon, created Top 40 radio format *Louis Menand (dropped out 1974), American cultural and intellectual historian *William Henry Moody (dropped out), U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1906–1910), U.S. Attorney General (1904–1906), U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1902–1904), Congressman from

(1895–1902) *George Murdock, anthropologist *John Negroponte (dropped out 1960), U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Director of National Intelligence *Cole Porter, composer and songwriter *Roscoe Pound (dropped out 1890), dean of Harvard Law School *Donald Regan, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1981–1985), White House Chief of Staff (1985–1987) *Angelo Rizzuto, photographer *Robert Rubin (dropped out), Secretary of the Treasury *William James Sidis (dropped out 1919), famous child prodigy *Alfred D. Sieminski (dropped out 1936), Congressman from

(1951–1959) *Adlai Stevenson II (dropped out), Governor of Illinois (1949–1953) and Democratic presidential candidate (1952, 1956) *Joe Vila (dropped out), sports writer *Robert W. Welch Jr. (dropped out), founder of the anticommunist John Birch Society

Fictitious alumni

*Philip Banks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Philip Banks, character on the TV series ''Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' *Rafael Barba, Manhattan ADA on ''Law and Order: SVU'' *Oliver Barrett, main character in the film ''Love Story (1970 film), Love Story'' and its sequel ''Oliver's Story'' *Cable (comics), Cable, superhero from the X-Force and X-Men comic books, as disclosed in X-Force Vol. 1 No. 40 *Lindsay Dole, character on the TV series ''The Practice'' *Jerry Espenson, character on the TV series ''Boston Legal'' *Artemus Gordon, character in the film ''Wild Wild West'' *Ainsley Hayes, character on the TV Series ''The West Wing'' *Miranda Hobbes, character on the TV series ''Sex and the City'' *Thurston Howell, III, character on the TV series ''Gilligan's Island'' *Annalise Keating, main character on the TV series ''How to Get Away With Murder'' *Louis Litt, character on the TV series ''Suits (U.S. TV series), Suits'' *Ally McBeal (character), Ally McBeal, main character in the Ally McBeal, eponymous TV series *Mitch McDeere, main character in the TV series ''The Firm (2012 TV series), The Firm'' and the John Grisham The Firm (novel), novel which it was adapted from *Harvey Specter, character on the TV series ''Suits (U.S. TV series), Suits'' *Elle Woods, main character in the ''Legally Blonde'' films and musical *Jamie Reagan, main character on ''Blue Bloods (TV series)'' *Frank Underwood (House of Cards), Frank Underwood, fictional Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, Majority Whip of US House of Representatives, Vice President of the United States and President of the United States,main character on the TV series ''House of Cards (American TV series), House of Cards''

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