This is a list of notable alumni of the University of San Francisco School of Law.
Academia
edit- Ifeoma Ajunwa (2007), writer and professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law
- Edward Imwinkelried (1969), Evidence Scholar and Professor at UC Davis School of Law[1]
- Thomas Nazario (1975), noted professor, lawyer, and scholar of human rights and international children's rights
Arts, entertainment, and journalism
edit- Cupcake Brown (2001), author and lawyer, wrote A Piece of Cake: A Memoir[2]
- Emily Compagno (2006), attorney, TV host, former National Football League cheerleader, Fox News Channel contributor
- John Corcoran, speechwriter for the Governor of California and White House staffer
- Jeff Gottesfeld (1981), novelist and television writer
- Kimberly Guilfoyle (1994), former assistant San Francisco district attorney and television personality[3]
- Gini Graham Scott (1990), author
- Dick Spotswood (1973), journalist and politician
Athletics
edit- Tatiana Lysenko (2005), Ukrainian gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics and world champion gymnast
- Marcus McElhenney (2014), lawyer and bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Juliet Starrett (2003), two-time whitewater rafting world champion and CEO of CrossFit San Francisco
- Andy Wolfe, lawyer and noted college basketball player
Business
edit- Byington Ford (did not graduate), noted real estate developer
- Hekani Jakhalu Kense, businesswoman and social entrepreneur
- Lloyd Levitin (1961), businessman and professor
- Marjorie Scardino (1975), CEO of Pearson PLC, and the first woman to head a top 100 firm on the London Stock Exchange[4]
Government and politics
editMembers of Congress
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- John Burton (1960), long-serving politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1974-1983), California State Assembly (1965-1974; 1988–1996); California State Senate (1996-2004); and Chair of the California Democratic Party (1973-1974; 2009–2017)[5]
- John F. Shelley (1932), member of the United States House of Representatives (1949-1964), Mayor of San Francisco (1964-1968), and member of the California State Senate (1939-1947)[6]
Members of state legislatures
edit- Randy Iwase (1974), member of the Hawaii Senate (1990-2000)
- Susan C. Lee (1982), member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2002-2015) and Maryland Senate (2015–present)[7][8]
- Sylvia Luke (1995), member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1999–present)
- J. Eugene McAteer, member of the California Senate (1959-1967)
- Bill Monning (1976), member of the California State Assembly (2008-2012) and California State Senate (2012-2020)
- Arthur Ohnimus (1921), Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly (1923-1937; 1941–1967)
- Frank S. Petersen (1951), member of the California Senate (1963-1967) and Judge on the Del Norte County Superior Court (1966-1988)
State and territorial executive offices
edit- Ron Knecht (1995), Nevada State Controller (2015-2019) and member of the Nevada Assembly (2002-2004)
- Thomas C. Lynch (1929), 25th Attorney General of California (1964-1971) and District Attorney of San Francisco (1951-1964)
- Leo T. McCarthy (1958), Lieutenant Governor of California (1983-1995); member and Speaker of the California State Assembly (1969-1982); member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1964-1968)
- Bill Schuette (1979), Michigan Attorney General (2011-2019), member of the United States House of Representatives (1985-1991), and Justice of the Michigan Court of Appeals (2003-2009)[9]
- Faoa Aitofele Sunia (1975), Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa (2003-2013)
Municipal and local offices
edit- Angela Alioto (1983), civil rights attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1989-1997)[10]
- Matthew R. Beauchamp (1984), District Attorney of Colusa County, California (2016–present)[11]
- David Brady (1976), District Attorney of Trinity County, California (2020–present)[12]
- Michael Hennessey (1973), long-serving Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco (1980–2012)[13]
- John C. Houlihan, Mayor of Oakland (1961-1966)
- Suzy Loftus (2005), interim District Attorney of San Francisco (2019-2020)
- William J. Quinn (1925), Chief of the San Francisco Police Department (1929-1940)
- Jill Ravitch (1987), District Attorney of Sonoma County, California (2011–present)[14]
- Anne Marie Schubert (1989), District Attorney of Sacramento County, California (2015–present)[15]
- Katy Tang (2017), member and President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2013-2019)
- Joseph E. Tinney (1933), member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1961-1966) and San Francisco City Assessor (1966-1979)
- Brendon Woods (1996), Public Defender of Alameda County, California (2012–present)
Judicial and legal figures
editNational supreme court justices
edit- Daniel Foley (1974), Justice of the Supreme Court of Palau (2013-present) and Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2000-2016)[16]
Federal judges
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- Saundra Brown Armstrong (1977), judge on the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (1991–present)[17]
- Roger D. Foley (1946), former long-serving chief judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1962-1996) and Attorney General of Nevada (1959-1962)
- David Hagen (1959), former judge on United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1993-2005)[16]
- George Bernard Harris (1926), former judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1946-1983) and San Francisco Municipal Court (1941-1946)
- Mark N. Olds (1945), judge on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
- Edward Joseph Schwartz (1939), former judge and chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1968-2000)
- William Thomas Sweigert (1923), former judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1959-1983) and the San Francisco County Superior Court (1949-1959)
State supreme court justices
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- Ming Chin (1967), former justice of the Supreme Court of California (1996-2020)[18]
- Martin Jenkins (1980), justice of the Supreme Court of California (2020–present), California Courts of Appeal (2008-2019), and United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1997-2008)[19]
- Buell A. Nesbett (1940), former justice and first chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (1959-1970)
- Raymond L. Sullivan (1930), former justice of the Supreme Court of California (1966-1977) and California Courts of Appeal (1961-1966)
- Mary Jane Theis (1974), justice and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois (2010–present)[20]
State appellate court justices
edit- Herbert L. Ashby (1958), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1972-1992)[21]
- John E. Benson (1955), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1986-1994) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1974-1986)[22]
- Preston Devine (1927), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1966-1974)[23]
- Robert L. Dossee (1960), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1979-1998) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1972-1979)[24]
- Norman H. Elkington (1927), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1959-1988)[23]
- Carl Evans (1950), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal and Fresno County Superior Court[25]
- Daniel M. Hanlon (1964), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1992-2000) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1978-1992)[26]
- Barbara J.R. Jones (1974), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1996-2020) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1992-1996)[27]
- Robert F. Kane (1952), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1971-1979), San Mateo County Superior Court (1969-1971), and the United States Ambassador to Ireland (1984-1985)
- Donald B. King (1958), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1982-1996)[28]
- John B. Molinari (1933), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1962-1977) and on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1950s)[23]
- Joanne Parrilli (1974), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1995-2007) and on the Alameda County Superior Court (1988-1995)[29]
- James Richman (1965), justice of the California Courts of Appeal (2006-present) and Alameda County Superior Court (1997-2006)[16]
- Maria P. Rivera (1974), former justice of the California Courts of Appeal (2002-2018) and Contra Costa County Superior Court (1996-2002)[27]
- Allison M. Rouse (1948), former justice of California Courts of Appeal (1971-1988) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1967-1971)[30]
- James Ward (1959), justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1996-present)
- Charles Wilson (2002), justice of the California Courts of Appeal (2021-present) and Santa Clara County Superior Court (2014-present)[16]
Further reading
edit- Abrahamson, Eric. The University of San Francisco School of Law, A History, 1912-1978. The University of San Francisco, 1987.
- Ziajka, Alan. Legacy and Promise: 150 Years of Jesuit Education at the University of San Francisco. The University of San Francisco, 2005.
- Ziajka, Alan. The University of San Francisco School of Law Century. The University of San Francisco, 2012.
- Ziajka, Alan. USF Firsts, Facts, Honors, and Achievements 1855-2017. The University of San Francisco, 2017.
References
edit- ^ "EDWARD J. IMWINKELRIED". UC Davis School of Law. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Cupcake Brown's up-from-the-gutter memoir doesn't go down easily in a cynical world". U-T San Diego. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Fox News legal analyst Kimberly Guilfoyle outed as former underwear model". NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Twitter Names Marjorie Scardino as First Woman to Join Board". Bloomberg Technology. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "BURTON, John Lowell, (1932 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "SHELLEY, John Francis, (1905 - 1974)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "SUSAN C. LEE". Maryland House of Delegates. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "SUSAN C. LEE". Who's Who of Asian Americans. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Michigan – Bill Schuette". Legal Newsline. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Alumna Inspires Students With Career Achievements J. Osborn Jr". USF School of Law. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Meet the District Attorney". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "David Brady profile". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Michael Hennessey". USF School of Law. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "About Us | District Attorney | County of Sonoma".
- ^ "State Bar of California Anne Marie Schubert profile". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "USF Firsts, Facts, Honors, and Achievements 1855-2017" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Armstrong, Saundra Brown". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Associate Justice Ming W. Chin". California Courts. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Jenkins, Martin J." Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Mary Jane Theis, Supreme Court Justice First District". Illinois Courts. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Herbert L. Ashby (Court of Appeal)". Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "John Benson- retired appellate court justice". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c "USF School of Law graduates who have held judicial office (1916-1978)". Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Robert L. Dossee". Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Carl Evans Obituary". Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "California Appellate Court Legacy Project: Daniel Michael Hanlon" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "USF Women's History" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "California Appellate Court Legacy Project- Interviewee Biography: Justice Donald B. King" (PDF). Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Joanne Parrilli". Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Allison Rouse- judge, former county prosecutor". SFGate. Retrieved February 8, 2022.