List of Gonzaga University School of Law alumni
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This is a list of notable alumni of the Gonzaga University School of Law.
U.S. district judges
- Franklin D. Burgess, class of 1966, Western District of Washington (1994–2005);[1] 1961 NBA draft pick
- William James Lindberg, class of 1927, Eastern District of Washington (1951–1961),[2] Western District of Washington (1951–1981)[2]
- Robert James McNichols, class of 1952, Eastern District of Washington (1979–1993)[3]
- Aaron C. Peterson, class of 2010, District of Alaska (2026–present)
- Justin Lowe Quackenbush, class of 1957, Eastern District of Washington (1980–1995),[4] lecture series namesake[5]
- Thomas O. Rice, class of 1986, Eastern District of Washington (2012–present)[6]
Other countries
State judges
Supreme Court justices
- Edward M. Connelly, class of 1915, Washington Supreme Court (1946–1947)
- Christopher Dietzen, class of 1973, Minnesota Supreme Court (2008–2016)[7]
- Mary Fairhurst, class of 1984, Washington Supreme Court (2002–2020);[8] Washington State Bar Association president (1997–1998)[9]
- Meagan Flynn, class of 1992, Oregon Supreme Court (2017–present)[10]
- Richard P. Guy, class of 1959, Washington Supreme Court (1989–2001)[11]
- Barbara Madsen, class of 1977, Washington Supreme Court (1992–present)[12]
- Mike McGrath, class of 1975, Montana Supreme Court (2009–present)[13]
- Debra L. Stephens, class of 1993, Washington Supreme Court (2008–present)[14]
From 2008 to 2020, with Madsen, Fairhurst, and Stephens concurrently serving on the Washington Supreme Court, Gonzaga University School of Law became the law school whose alumni constituted a majority of that court's justices. Each of those justices also served as chief justice in succession (Madsen, then Fairhurst, then Stephens).
Court of appeals judges
- Cecily Hazelrigg, class of 2005, Washington Court of Appeals, Division I (2019–present)[15]
Municipal Judges
- Thomas P. Amodeo, class of 1976, Buffalo City Court (1994–present)[16]
Politicians
Executive branch
Presidents and world leaders
- Christopher Loeak, class of 1982, 6th president of the Marshall Islands (2012–2016)[17]
Governors and lt. governors
- Christine Gregoire, class of 1977, 22nd governor of Washington (2005–2013)[18]
Attorneys general
- Catherine Cortez Masto, class of 1990, 32nd Nevada attorney general (2007–2014)[19]
- Mike McGrath, class of 1975, 22nd attorney general of Montana (2000–2008)[13]
United States attorneys
- Edward M. Connelly, class of 1915, Eastern District of Washington (1942–1946)
- William D. Hyslop, class of 1980, Eastern District of Washington (1991–1993, reappointed 2019–present);[20] Washington State Bar Association president (2015–2016)
- Michael C. Ormsby, class of 1981, Eastern District of Washington (2010–2017)[21]
Other executive branch officials
- Richard A. Davey, class of 1999, Massachusetts secretary of transportation (2011–2014)[22]
- Jim Ferrell, class of 1993, mayor of Federal Way, Washington (2014–present)[23]
- Dennis P. Hession, class of 1979, 42nd mayor of Spokane, Washington (2005–2007)
- Mike Pellicciotti, class of 2004, Washington state treasurer (2021–present)
- Mary Verner, class of 1999, 43rd mayor of Spokane, Washington (2007–2011)[24]
Legislative branch
United States Senate
- Catherine Cortez Masto, class of 1990, U.S. senator from Nevada (2017–present)[25]
United States House of Representatives
- Lloyd Meeds, class of 1958, U.S. congressman from Washington (second district) (1965–1979)[26]
- George Nethercutt, class of 1971, U.S. congressman from Washington (fifth district) (1995–2005)[27]
State senates
- Jeff Holy, class of 1989, senator, Washington State Senate (District 6) (2019–present); state representative, Washington House of Representatives (District 6) (2013–2019)
- Mike Padden, class of 1974, senator, Washington State Senate (District 4) (2011–present)
State houses of representatives
- Gary Hebl, class of 1976, state representative, Wisconsin State Assembly (District 46) (2004–present)
- Mike Pellicciotti, class of 2004, state representative, Washington House of Representatives (District 30) (2016–present)
- Jay Rodne, class of 1997, state representative, Washington House of Representatives (District 5) (2004–2019)
- Matt Shea, class of 1996, state representative, Washington House of Representatives (District 4) (2009–present)
- V. Lowry Snow, class of 1979, speaker pro tempore/state representative, Utah House of Representatives (District 74) (2012–2022); Utah State Bar president (2007)[28]
Educators
- Michael Farris, class of 1976, founder and chancellor emeritus of Patrick Henry College,[29] president/CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom (2017–present)