Notable Alumni
| Name of alumnus or alumna | Degree and year received | Accomplishments |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Abramoff | 1986 | Lobbyist and businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals |
| Thomas L. Ambro | 1975 | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Kary Antholis | 1989 | Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker |
| Ian C. Ballon | LL.M., 1988 | Internet lawyer and author of several legal books, including a 4-volume treatise on E-commerce and Internet law |
| Bob Barr | 1977 | U.S. Representative from Georgia (1995–2003), United States Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate (2008) |
| Gary Bauer | 1973 | Conservative activist and Reagan Administration official |
| William W. Belknap | 1851 | United States Secretary of War (1869–76) |
| Robert S. Bennett | 1964 | Partner at Hogan Lovells, defended Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky trial. |
| Francisco Besosa | 1979 | Judge, United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico |
| Robert W. Bigelow | J.D., 1993 |
Attorney, television commentator |
| J. Caleb Boggs | 1937 | U.S. Senator from Delaware (1961–73), Governor of Delaware (1953–60), U.S. Representative from Delaware (1947–53) |
| Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. | 1965 | Chairman of the law firm Patton Boggs LLP |
| Jesus Borja | J.D., 1974 | Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1994–1998) |
| Richard C. Bosson | J.D., 1969 | Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court (2002–2006) |
| Michael N. Castle | J.D., 1964 | U.S. Representative from Delaware (1993–2011) |
| Dennis Chavez | 1920 | U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1935–1962) |
| John Chiang | California State Controller from California | |
| Joyce Chiang | 1995 | INS attorney, whose murder drew similarities to the murder of Chandra Levy |
| Sean Coffey | 1987 | Candidate for New York State Attorney General |
| Doriane L. Coleman | 1988 | Law professor at Duke University School of Law |
| Brian Concannon | 1989 | Founder and Director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti |
| George Cortelyou | 1895 | U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor (1903–04), U.S. Postmaster General (1905–07), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1907–09) |
| Mitch Daniels | 1979 | Governor of Indiana, director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) |
| Ronald Davies | LL.B., 1930 | Judge for United States District Court for the District of North Dakota who while on temporary assignment in Little Rock, Arkansas, presided over the Little Rock Integration Crisis in 1957 |
| Robert E. Davis | LL.B., 1964 | Kansas Supreme Court Justice |
| Michael Delaney | 1994 | New Hampshire Attorney General |
| John Dingell | J.D., 1952 | U.S. Representative from Michigan |
| Richard Durbin | J.D., 1969 | U.S. Senator from Illinois, Democratic Whip |
| John A. Durkin | 1965 | U.S. Senator from New Hampshire |
| Lane Evans | J.D., 1978 | U.S. Representative from Illinois (1983–2007) |
| Douglas Feith | J.D., 1978 | Undersecretary of Defense for Policy in the George W. Bush Administration |
| D. Michael Fisher | 1969 | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Martin Frost | 1970 | U.S. Representative from Texas |
| Gene Franchini | J.D., 1960 | Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court (1997–1999) |
| Joe Garagiola, Jr. | J.D., 1975 | Major League Baseball senior vice president, Arizona Diamondbacks general manager (1997–2005) |
| Mark Gitenstein | J.D. | U.S. Ambassador to Romania (2009-present) |
| Thomas Hardiman | 1990 | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Mazie Hirono | J.D., 1978 | U.S. Representative from Hawaii |
| Derek Hodge | J.D., 1971 | Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1987–1995) |
| Thomas Hogan | 1966 | Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
| Nancy Hogshead-Makar | 1997 | 1984 Summer Olympics swimming champion; law professor, Florida Coastal School of Law |
| Herman "Ed" Hollis | 1927 | FBI special agent involved in shootouts with John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson |
| Jerome A. Holmes | 1988 | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit |
| Jeffrey R. Howard | 1981 | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Steny Hoyer | J.D., 1966 | U.S. Representative from Maryland, House Majority Leader (2007–2011) |
| Henry P. Hughes | LL.B., 1927 | Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1948–51) |
| Bill Jefferson | LL.M., 1995 | U.S. Representative from Louisiana |
| Mickey Kantor | 1968 | U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1996–97) |
| Paul Kilday | 1922 | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (1961–68) |
| Mark Kirk | J.D., 1992 | U.S. Senator from Illinois |
| Rives Kistler | J.D., 1981 | Oregon Supreme Court Justice |
| Stephen P. Lamb | J.D., 1975 | Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor |
| Patrick Leahy | J.D., 1964 | U.S. Senator from Vermont, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman |
| Thomas E. Leavey | 1923 | Co-founder of Farmers Insurance, co-founder of Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation |
| Douglas Leeds | J.D., 1996 | CEO, Ask.com |
| Jacob Lew | 1983 | current White House Chief of Staff |
| Dan Lungren | J.D., 1971 | U.S. Representative from California |
| John Luessenhop | J.D. | director of Takers, Lockdown, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. |
| Hall S. Lusk | 1907 | U.S. Senator from Oregon (1960), Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court |
| Gov. John Lynch | J.D., 1984 | Governor of New Hampshire |
| Terry McAuliffe | 1984 | Chairman of the Democratic National Committee |
| M. Margaret McKeown | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| Jim McGreevey | 1981 | Governor of New Jersey |
| Marilyn Milian | J.D., 1984 | Host of The People's Court, Florida circuit court judge |
| George Mitchell | 1961 | U.S. Senator from Maine, Democratic Senate Majority Leader (1989–95), chairman of the board of the Walt Disney Co., board of directors of the Boston Red Sox, compiler of reports on the Arab-Israeli conflict and performance-enhancing drugs in baseball that bear his name |
| Kimberly Ann Moore | 1994 | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Dann J. Naggiar | 2000 | U.S. Army Judge Advocate, President, S.R. Hadden, LLC |
| Beth Nolan | J.D., 1980 | senior vice president and general counsel, George Washington University, and former White House Counsel |
| John Podesta | 1976 | White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, President of Center for American Progress |
| Carmen Policy | 1966 | NFL executive for the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns |
| Michael Powell | J.D., 1993 | Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
| Francis Rooney | J.D., 1978 | United States Ambassador to the Holy See, 2005–2008 |
| James Patrick Rossiter | 1916 | Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1932–1936 |
| Kathryn Ruemmler | J.D., 1996 | current White House Counsel |
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | J.D., 1997 | U.S. Representative from South Dakota |
| John Sears | 1963 | Political strategist, managed Ronald Reagan's first two presidential campaigns |
| Josh Shapiro | J.D., 2002 | State Representative from Pennsylvania |
| Don Siegelman | 1972 | Governor of Alabama |
| Sheila Simon | 1987 | Lieutenant Governor of Illinois |
| John Sirica | 1926 | Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
| Michael Slive | 1966 | Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, first commissioner of Conference USA and Great Midwest Conference |
| Van P. Smith | 1955 | Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
| John D. Spellman | 1953 | Governor of Washington |
| Michael Steele | 1991 | Chairman of the Republican National Committee |
| Brendan Sullivan | J.D., 1967 | Senior partner of the law firm of Williams & Connolly |
| Daniel S. Sullivan | J.D., 1993 | Alaska Attorney General |
| Ricardo M. Urbina | J.D., 1970 | Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
| Chris Van Hollen | J.D., 1990 | U.S. Representative from Maryland |
| Greta Van Susteren | J.D., 1979 LL.M., 1983 |
Anchor of On the Record on the Fox News Channel |
| Pete Visclosky | LL.M., 1982 | U.S. Representative from Indiana |
| James H. Webb | 1975 | U.S. Senator from Virginia, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, noted author |
| Rick White | 1980 | U.S. Representative from Washington |
| Edward Bennett Williams | 1944 | Owner of the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles, founder of law firm Williams & Connolly LLP |
| Frank Wolf | J.D., 1965 | U.S. Representative from Virginia |
| Albert Wynn | J.D., 1977 | U.S. Representative from Maryland |
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