List of University of Virginia School of Law alumni

The University of Virginia School of Law is a public law school in Charlottesville, Virginia. Following is an incomplete list of its notable alumni.

Academia Stephen Bainbridge (1985) – William D. Warren Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Richard Bonnie (1969) – Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law, University of Virginia Law School William S. Brewbaker III (1986) – dean, University of Alabama School of Law Hardy Cross Dillard (1927) – dean, UVA Law School; judge, International Court of Justice Charles M. Elson (1985) – Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair in Corporate Governance, professor of Finance, University of Delaware Jerry Falwell Jr. (1987) – president, Liberty University Patrick Finnegan (1979) – 12th academic dean of U.S. Military Academy and 25th president of Longwood University Gary Francione (1981) – Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy, Rutgers Law School Elizabeth Garrett (1988) – 13th president of Cornell University A.E. Dick Howard (1961) – White Burkett Miller Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Virginia Law School John Jeffries (1973) – 12th dean and David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School Leslie C. Kendrick (2006) – 13th dean of the University of Virginia School of Law and Arnold H. Leon Professor of Law Lee B. Kovarsky (2004) – Bryan Smith Chair in Law and co-director of the Capital Punishment Center, University of Texas School of Law Andrew Leipold (1985) – Edwin M. Adams Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law M. Elizabeth Magill (1995) – provost of the University of Virginia, 13th dean of Stanford Law School Dayna Bowen Matthew – 20th dean of the George Washington University Law School Michael McCann (2002) – founding director of the UNH Law Sports and Entertainment Law Institute, University of New Hampshire School of Law William Ephraim Mikell (1894) – dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School Blake Morant (1978) – dean and Robert Kramer Research Professor, George Washington University Law School James Pfander (1982) – Owen L. Coon Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law W. Taylor Reveley, III (1968) – president, The College of William and Mary, former dean and law professor at William & Mary Law School W. Taylor Reveley IV (2002) – 26th president of Longwood University Jacob Rooksby (2007) – dean of Gonzaga University School of Law James E. Ryan (1992) – president of the University of Virginia Micah Schwartzman (2005) – Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School David Skeel (1987) – S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1877) – president of the College of William & Mary Joyce Vance (1985) – distinguished professor of the practice of law, University of Alabama School of Law Paul R. Verkuil (1967) – former president of College of William & Mary and former dean of Cardozo Law School; chairman, Administrative Conference of the United States

Business

Donald Dell (1964) – founder of ProServ Eppa Hunton Jr. (1877) – founder of Hunton & Williams, president of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Eppa Hunton IV (1927) – senior partner, chairman of the executive committee of Hunton & Williams Bruce Karsh (1980) – investor, founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, executive board member of Golden State Warriors Peter S. Kaufman (1978) – investment banker, president of the Gordian Group LLC Deborah Platt Majoras (1989) – vice president and general counsel, Procter & Gamble Ted Mathas (1992) – chairman, president, and CEO, New York Life Insurance Company Alexander F. Mathews (1856) – president and founder of Bank of Lewisburg and First National Bank of RonceverteThe American Historical Society (1923). "Mathews Family of Greenbrier." The History of West Virginia, Old and New (Chicago and New York: The American Historical Society, Inc.) 2: 7-9. Retrieved October 19, 2012 John E. Osborn (1983) – former executive vice president and general counsel, Cephalon, Inc.; former member, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

Civil rights and nonprofit

J. Richard Cohen (1979) – former president and legal director of Southern Poverty Law Center Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (1984) – manager of the nonprofit organization Citizens Energy; son of Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1979) – chairman of Children's Health Defense; son of Robert F. Kennedy Coke Morgan Stewart (1997) – CEO and president of the Council for Innovation Promotion

Entertainment

Lee Habeeb (1991) – conservative talk radio producer Laura Ingraham (1991) – radio talk–show host Andrew Scheinman (1973) – movie producer Will Shortz (1977) – crossword editor, The New York Times Bob Wright (1968) – former chairman and CEO of NBC

Government

Jeff Bartos (1997) – United States ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform Andrew S. Boutros (2001) – U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois John Bridgeland (1987) – director, USA Freedom Corps Mortimer Caplin (1940) – former commissioner, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Harmeet K. Dhillon (1993) – U.S. assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division Andrew N. Ferguson (2012) – chairman, Federal Trade Commission Doug Gansler (1989) – attorney general of Maryland Lee E. Goodman (1990) – chairman, Federal Election Commission Todd Graves (1991) – U.S. attorney, Western District of Missouri Jamieson L. Greer (2007) – 20th U.S. trade representative Tim Heaphy (1991) – U.S. attorney, Western District of Virginia Pete Holmes (1984) – Seattle city attorney Cole Jester (2022) – 35th secretary of state of Arkansas Brendan Johnson (2001) – U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota Max Kennedy (1992) – board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; son of Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of John F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy Edwin Kneedler (1975) – deputy United States solicitor general Zane David Memeger (1991) – U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2010–2016) David Metcalf (2012) – U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Robert Mueller (1973) – director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Trevor Potter (1982) – chairman of Federal Election Commission Scott A. Surovell (1996) – Senate majority leader, Virginia State SenateVirginia State Senate Joyce White Vance (1985) – U.S. attorney, Northern District of Alabama Andy Vollmer (1978) – acting general counsel, United States Securities and Exchange Commission James B. Whitfield (1886) – state attorney general, justice of the Supreme Court of Florida Michael C. Wholley (1977) – general counsel, NASA Frank Wisner (1934) – head of the Office of Strategic Services and head of the Directorate of Plans of the CIA during the 1950s

Judiciary G. Steven Agee (1977) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Carol Amon (1971) – judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York John Antoon (2001, LL.M) – judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Lewis Babcock (1998, LL.M) – judge, United States District Court for the District of Colorado Shepard Barclay (1869) – justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Alice M. Batchelder (1988) – chief judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Peter Beer (1986, LL.M) – judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Robert Beezer (1956) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Carol A. Beier (2004, LL.M) – judge, Kansas Supreme Court Robert Benham (1990, LL.M) – judge, Georgia Supreme Court Duane Benton (1995, LL.M) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Susan H. Black (1984) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Pasco Bowman II (1979, LL.M) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Mary Beck Briscoe (1990, LL.M) – chief judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit John White Brockenbrough – judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, founder and former dean of the Washington and Lee University School of Law John T. Broderick Jr. (1972) – chief justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court Janice Rogers Brown (2004, LL.M) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit James O. Browning (1981) – judge, United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Albert Vickers Bryan (1921) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit John D. Butzner Jr. (1941, LL.M) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Consuelo María Callahan (2004, LL.M) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Jack Tarpley Camp Jr. (1973) – judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Ronald D. Castille (1971) – chief justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Robert J. Conrad (1983) – judge, United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Julian Abele Cook Jr. (1988, LL.M) – judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan James L. Dennis (1984) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Hardy Cross Dillard (1927) – judge, International Court of Justice; dean, UVA Law School Daniel D. Domenico (2000) judge, United States District Court for the District of Colorado Robert D. Durham (1998, LL.M) – justice, Oregon Supreme Court James Larry Edmondson (1990, LL.M) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Richard Alan Enslen (1986, LL.M) – judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan Orinda D. Evans (1998, LL.M) – judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia John A. Field Jr. (1935) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Louise W. Flanagan (1988) – judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Paul C. Gartzke (1992) – presiding judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals Julia Smith Gibbons (1975) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit John A. Gibney Jr. (1976) – judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Patricia Tolliver Giles (1998) – judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia John Gleeson (1980) – judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York George H. Goodrich (1952) – judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia Thomas B. Griffith (1985) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Asher Grunis (1972, LL.M) – president, Supreme Court of Israel Michael Daly Hawkins (1998, LL.M) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Michael J. Hendershot (2001) – judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Toby J. Heytens (2000) – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Sven Erik Holmes (1980) – judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma"Holmes Takes Oath as Federal Judge" . The Oklahoman, April 12, 1995. Retrieved May 9, 2017. William W. Hood III (1990) – justice, Colorado Supreme Court Virginia Hopkins (1977) – judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Lynn Nettleton Hughes (1992, LL.M) – judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Willis Hunt (1990, LL.M) – judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Yuji Iwasawa (1997, S.J.D.) – president, International Court of Justice Raymond Alvin Jackson (1973) – judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia