List of New York University School of Law alumni

New York University School of Law has produced many influential alumni in law, government, business, academia, and society. Following is a list of notable NYU Law School alumni.

Academia

NameDegree NotabilityReferencesMichael BroydeJ.D. 1988Professor of law and academic director of the Law and Religion Program at Emory University School of Law.John C. CoffeeLLM, 1976Adolf A. Berle Professor at Columbia Law SchoolYoram DinsteinJ.D.President of Tel Aviv UniversityDeborah EpsteinJ.D. 1988Professor at Georgetown Law SchoolRichard JoelJ.D. 1975President, Yeshiva UniversityRoberta KarmelLLB, 1962Centennial Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School; first female commissioner of the SECRaymond LisleJ.D. 1936Dean of the Brooklyn Law SchoolBridget McCormackJ.D. 1991Professor University of Michigan Law School and founder and co-director of its Michigan Innocence ClinicTroy A. McKenzieJ.D. 2000Dean of New York University School of LawJames J. ReynoldsJ.D.Assistant superintendent, New York City Board of EducationAbbe SmithJ.D. 1982Professor at Georgetown University Law Center

Advocacy and nonprofit NameDegreeNotabilityReferencesDebo AdegbileJ.D. 1994Director of litigation of NAACP Legal Defense FundChristine (Ross) BarkerLL.M.Canadian pacifist and suffragist; first female chartered public accountant in the United StatesCrystal EastmanJ.D. 1907Co-founder and co-editor of The Liberator; co-founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and American Civil Liberties UnionAbraham FoxmanJ.D. 1982Chairman and national director of the Anti-Defamation League Jo FreemanJ.D. 1965Feminist and political scientist; early organizer of the women's liberation movement Sherrilyn IfillJ.D. 1987President and director-counsel of NAACP Legal Defense FundHelene L. KaplanJ.D. 1967Former chairman of the Carnegie Corporation of New York

Business NameDegreeNotabilityReferencesJohn J. CreedonJ.D. 1957Former CEO and chairman of MetLifeMichael KarlanLL.M. 1993Founder of Professionals in the CityHerb KelleherLL.B. 1955 CEO and founder of Southwest AirlinesRobert A. KindlerJ.D. 1980Vice chairman of Morgan Stanley Paul Moore Sr. LL.B. 1911 Founder of Republic AviationBarry SalzbergLL.M.CEO of DeloitteStuart SubotnickJ.D.President of Metromedia Company, Inc.

Entertainment

NameDegreeNotabilityReferencesMatthew AhnJ.D. 2014 Holds the Guinness World Record for fastest time to travel to all New York City Subway stationsCherry Chevapravatdumrong J.D.Writer and co-producer of Family GuyNancy GraceLL.M.Court TV hostSally KohnJ.D. 2002Political commentator and contributor to Fox NewsKenny LucasNon-degreedAcademy Award-nominated writer and producer of Judas and the Black MessiahDemetri Martin Non-degreedComedian known for Important Things with Demetri Martin and The Daily ShowGerald SchoenfeldLL.B. 1949Chairman of The Shubert Organization from 1972 to 2008

Judiciary NameDegreeNotabilityReferencesAdam B. AbelsonJ.D. 2010Judge, U.S. District Court, District of MarylandG. Steven AgeeLL.M.Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth CircuitFlorence E. AllenLL.B. 1913Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth CircuitNancy AtlasJ.D. 1974Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of TexasRichard M. BermanJ.D. 1967Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New YorkJ. Sidney BernsteinLL.B. 1900Judge, New York Supreme CourtPasco Bowman IIJ.D. 1958Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth CircuitThomas BuergenthalJ.D. 1960Judge, International Court of Justice Victoria CalvertJ.D. 2006Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of GeorgiaRaymond T. ChenJ.D. 1994Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal CircuitAlbert DiazJ.D. 1988Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth CircuitTodd E. EdelmanJ.D. 1994Judge, Superior Court, District of ColumbiaNabil ElarabyLL.M. 1969; J.S.D. 1971Judge, International Court of JusticeKatherine B. ForrestJ.D. 1990Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New YorkCynthia Holcomb HallLL.M. 1960Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth CircuitJanet C. HallJ.D. 1973Chief judge, U.S. District Court, District of ConnecticutDavid HittnerJ.D. 1964Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of TexasDennis G. JacobsJ.D. 1973Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second CircuitJudith KayeLL.B. 1958Chief judge, New York Court of AppealsSamuel D. LevyLL. B., 1880Judge, New York Domestic Relations CourtTana LinJ.D. 1991Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of WashingtonSheryl LipmanJ.D. 1987United States District Court for the Western District of TennesseeRaymond LohierJ.D. 1991Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second CircuitWauhope Lynn1882Justice, New York Municipal CourtBridget McCormackJ.D. 1991Associate justice, Michigan Supreme CourtJoseph M. McLaughlinLL.M. 1964Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second CircuitRoy W. McLeese IIIJ.D. 1985Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of AppealsKevin McNultyJ.D. 1983Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New JerseyKatherine M. MenendezJ.D. 1997Judge, U.S. District Court, District of MinnesotaNatasha C. MerleJ.D. 2008Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New YorkM. Blane MichaelJ.D. 1968Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth CircuitNina MorrisonJ.D. 1998Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New YorkLynn NakamotoJ.D. 1985Associate justice, Oregon Supreme CourtPauline NewmanLL.B. 1958Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal CircuitAlan Eugene NorrisLL.B. 1960Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth CircuitJinsook OhtaJ.D. 2001Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaSolomon Oliver Jr.J.D. 1972Chief judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of OhioM. Warley PlatzekLL.B. 1876Judge, New York Supreme CourtLeo F. RayfielLL.B. 1908Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New YorkJennifer H. ReardenJ.D. 1996Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New YorkJenny RiveraJ.D. 1985Associate Judge, New York Court of AppealsBurton B. Roberts1949Judge who inspired the character of Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the VanitiesJennifer L. RochonJ.D. 1997Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New YorkBerle M. SchillerJ.D. 1968Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PennsylvaniaLorna G. SchofieldJ.D. 1981Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New YorkMargaret StricklandJ.D. 2006Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New MexicoTheodore Trautwein1953New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division judge known for the"Dr. X" trial of Mario JascalevichEric N. VitalianoJ.D. 1971Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Law NameDegreeNotabilityReferencesDavid BoiesLL.M. 1967Lawyer known for United States v. Microsoft, Bush v. GoreEmilie Bullowa1900Lawyer and president of the National Association of Women LawyersFanny Hallock Carpenter1896Lawyer; first woman to win a case before the New York Court of AppealsEvan CheslerJ.D. 1975Lawyer and chairman of Cravath, Swaine & Moore law firmAmal ClooneyLL.M. 2001Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London, UKBernard G. EhrlichLL.B. 1951National Guard major general, convicted in Wedtech scandalBob FergusonJ.D. Washington state attorney generalTsion GurmuJ.D.2015Legal director of the Black Alliance for Just ImmigrationMartin LiptonJ.D. 1955Founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz who invented the "poison pill"Mimi RocahJ.D. 1997District attorney of Westchester CountyJoseph RussonielloJ.D. 1966U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California M. Patricia SmithJ.D.Solicitor for the United States Department of LaborJoel Steinberg Non-degreed Attorney convicted of manslaughterCharles TetzlaffLLM, 1964United States attorney for the District of Vermont, 1993–2001Benjamin B. WagnerJ.D.United States attorney for the Eastern District of CaliforniaPhil WeiserJ.D. 1994Attorney general of Colorado

Literature and journalism NameDegreeNotabilityReferencesDeborah CoontsLL.M. 2006Romantic mystery novelist Crystal EastmanJ.D. 1907Co-founder and co-editor of The Liberator; co-founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and American Civil Liberties UnionPhilip FriedmanJ.D. 1969Author of bestselling nonfiction booksMichael GartnerJ.D. 1972Journalist who won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial WritingJohn F. Kennedy Jr.J.D. 1989Publisher and founder of George magazine, son of President John F. KennedyShana KnizhnikJ.D. 2015Bestselling nonfiction authorFrancis M. NevinsJ.D. 1967Edgar Award-winning mystery writer, biographer, film historian "Francis M. Nevins". St. Louis University School of Law. Retrieved March 18, 2024.Charles ReznikoffLL.B. 1916Objectivist poet

Politics and government NameDegreeNotabilityReferencesLamar AlexanderJ.D. 1965United States SenateWilliam Bernard BarryLL.B. 1925United States House of RepresentativesCarol BellamyJ.D. 1968Director of the Peace Corps, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund, executive director of UNICEF, and president of the New York City CouncilRudy BoschwitzJ.D. 1953United States SenateCharles Robin BrittLL.M. 1976United States House of RepresentativesRoberto de Oliveira CamposGraduate workBrazilian legislator and ambassador to the United States and United KingdomPeter Angelo CavicchiaLL.B. 1908United States House of Representatives (1931–1937)Maurice Connolly LL.B. 1898United States House of RepresentativesClay ConstantinouLL.M. 1986U.S. ambassador to LuxembourgIrwin Delmore Davidson LL.B. 1928United States House of RepresentativesDiana DeGette J.D. 1982United States House of RepresentativesFred J. EckertNon-degreedUnited States House of Representatives and U.S. ambassadorEdward Irving EdwardsLL.B.United States Senate (1923–1929), governor of New JerseyMohamed ElBaradeiLL.M. 1971; J.S.D. 1974Vice president of Egypt and director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Smith ElyLL.B. 1846United States House of RepresentativesGuillermo EndaraLL.M. 1963President of PanamaLeonard FarbsteinLL.B. 1924United States House of Representatives (1957–1971)Hamilton Fish IVLL.B. 1957United States House of Representatives (1969–1995)Louis FreehLL.M. 1984Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1993–2001)Jacob Augustus GeissenhainerLL.B. 1862United States House of RepresentativesRudy GiulianiJ.D. 1968Mayor of New York City (1994–2001); presidential candidate (2008)Nathan Goff Jr.LL.B. 1866United States SenateJacob GoldsteinLL.B. 1910New York State Assembly (1916–1917)Anthony Jerome GriffinLL.B. 1892United States House of Representatives (1918–1935)Frank Joseph GuariniJ.D. 1950,