Boston College Law School is a private law school in Newton, Massachusetts. Following are some of its notable alumni.
Academia
William M. Bulger, JD 1961, president of the University of Massachusetts System (1996–2003); president of the Massachusetts Senate (1978–1996) Dan Malloy, JD 1977, chancellor of the University of Maine System and governor of Connecticut Charles E. Rice, JD 1956, author, legal scholar, and professor of law
Business
James A. Champy, JD 1968, organizational theorist and chairman and chief executive officer of CSC Index
Judiciary
Robert W. Clifford, JD 1962, associate justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court (1986–2009) John Dooley, LLB 1968, associate justice, Vermont Supreme Court (1987–2017) Barbara A. Dortch-Okara, JD 1974, judge, Boston Municipal Court (1984–1989); Massachusetts Superior Court (1989–2012) Thomas E. Humphrey, JD 1972, associate justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court (2015–present) Ellen Segal Huvelle, JD 1975, judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1999–present); associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1990–1999) Okla Jones II, JD 1971, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1994–1996) Erik P. Kimball, JD 1990, judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida Leslie E. Kobayashi, JD 1983, judge, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2010–present) Myles Lane, JD 1938, justice, New York Supreme Court (1968–1979); professional ice hockey player; and college football player and coach Sandy N. Leal, JD 1989, judge, Orange County Superior Court (2018–present) Bernard J. Leddy, LLB 1934, judge, United States District Court for the District of Vermont (1966–1972) Lara Montecalvo, JD 2000, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit David Sutherland Nelson, JD 1960, judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1979–1998); associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court (1973–1979) Francis Patrick O'Connor, JD 1953, associate justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court William Orrick III, JD 1979, judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2013–present) James A. Redden, LLB 1954, judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, former Oregon attorney general, and state treasurer of Oregon William P. Robinson III, JD 1975, associate justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court (2004–present) Francis X. Spina, JD 1971, associate justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1999–2016)
Law
Attorneys general Thomas Capano, JD 1973, former deputy attorney general of Delaware; convicted murderer Charity Clark, JD 2005, Vermont attorney general (2023 to present) Peter Neronha, JD 1989, 74th attorney general of Rhode Island James A. Redden, LLB 1954, Oregon attorney general, judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, and state treasurer of Oregon Thomas Reilly, JD 1970, attorney general of Massachusetts (1999–2007) Warren Rudman, JD 1960, attorney general of New Hampshire (1970–1976) and United States senator from New Hampshire (1980–1993) Arlene Violet, JD 1974, attorney general of Rhode Island (1985–1987)
Government
Charles Ferris, JD 1961, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1977–1981) Philip H. Hilder, JD 1981, former attorney-in-charge of the United States Department of Justice's Houston office of Organized Crime Strike Force Cameron Kerry, JD 1978, general counsel of the United States Department of Commerce (2009–2013), acting United States secretary of commerce (2013) Marilyn Mosby, JD 2007, state attorney for City of Baltimore (2014–present) Christina Nolan, JD 2004, former United States attorney for the District of Vermont (2017–2021) Charles Redding Pitt, JD 1977, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama (1994–2001) Marian T. Ryan, JD 1979, district attorney, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (2013–present) Debra Wong Yang, JD 1984, U.S. attorney for the Central District of California (2002–2006) Gerald T. Zerkin, JD 1976, federal public defender for Zacarias Moussaoui
Private practice J. W. Carney Jr., JD 1978, criminal defense attorney Michael S. Greco, JD 1972, president, American Bar Association (2006–2007) Ellen Krug, JD 1982, transgender activist, author, and civil law attorney
Literature and journalism
Kerry Kennedy, JD, human rights activist, writer, and daughter of Robert F. Kennedy William Landay, novelist Larry Ruttman, JD 1958, author Patric Verrone, JD 1984, president of the Writers Guild of America West
Politics Edward P. Boland, JD 1936, United States congressman from Massachusetts Garrett J. Bradley, JD 1995, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2000–2016) Scott Brown, JD 1985, U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2017–2020); United States senator from Massachusetts (2010–2013) William M. Bulger, JD 1961, president of the University of Massachusetts System (1996–2003); president of the Massachusetts Senate (1978–1996) Mike Capuano, JD 1977, United States congressman from Massachusetts (1999–2019); mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts (1990–1999) Paul Cellucci, JD 1973, U.S. ambassador to Canada (2001–2005); governor of Massachusetts (1999–2001); lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1991–1999) Mike Connolly, JD 2009, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2017–present) Silvio O. Conte, JD 1949, United States congressman from Massachusetts (1959–1991); member of the Massachusetts Senate (1951–1959) Bill Delahunt, JD 1967, United States congressman from Massachusetts (1997–2011); district attorney, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (1975–1997) James B. Eldridge, JD 2000, member of the Massachusetts Senate (2009–present); member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2003–2008) James N. Gabriel, LLB 1949, bankruptcy judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1977–1990); United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts (1971–1972, 1973–1977) Deb Goldberg, JD 1983, 58th treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts (2015–present); former member of the Brookline Board of Selectmen (1998–2004) Margaret Heckler, JD 1956, United States congresswoman; United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; U.S. ambassador to Ireland Paul Hodes, JD 1978, United States congressman from New Hampshire (2007–2011) Jared Huffman, JD 1990, United States congressman from California (2013–present); former member of the California State Assembly (2006–2012) John Kerry, JD 1976, United States secretary of state (2013–2017), United States senator (1985–2013), 2004 Democratic candidate for president of the United States David Linsky, JD 1982, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1999–present) Mark Longietti, JD 1988, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2007–present) Paul Loscocco, JD 1987, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2001–2009) Frank Lowenstein, JD 1997, United States special envoy for Middle East Peace (2013; 2014–2017) Stephen F. Lynch, JD 1991, United States congressman (2001–present) Dan Malloy, JD 1977, governor of Connecticut (2011–2019) and chancellor of the University of Maine System Ed Markey, JD 1972, United States senator (2013–present), United States congressman (1976–2013) Grier Raggio, JD 1968, Democratic candidate in 32nd congressional district of Texas James A. Redden, LLB 1954, State Treasurer of Oregon, judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, and former Attorney General Manuel Rodríguez Orellana, JD 1975, Puerto Rican Independence Party (senator 2000) and professor of law (retired) Warren Rudman, JD 1960, United States senator from New Hampshire (1980–1993); Attorney General of New Hampshire (1970–1976) Thomas Salmon, JD 1957, governor of Vermont (1973–1977) Bobby Scott, JD 1973, United States congressman from Virginia (1993–present) Michael A. Sullivan, JD 1985, mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts Richard Thompson, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1994–2000) Kevin White, LLB 1955, mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1968–1984) Diane Wilkerson, JD 1981, first African-American member of the Massachusetts Senate (1993–2008)
Sports
Myles Lane, JD 1938, professional ice hockey player; college football player and coach, and justice, New York Supreme Court (1968–1979) Christopher Liwski, Canadian American rower, six-time U.S. National Team member, a double world championship medal winner, and two-time member of the U.S. Olympic rowing team Shannon Miller, JD 2007, Olympic gymnast Cammy Myler, JD 2001, 4-time Winter Olympian
Fictional
Frank Galvin, JD 1952, main character in the film The Verdict, portrayed by Paul Newman
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