List of Order of the Coif members
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The Order of the Coif is an honor society for law school graduates.[1] It was founded at the University of Illinois College of Law in 1902.[1] Following are some of its notable members.
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Deans
Professors
Attorney General
Attorney, government
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lee Bentley III | University of Virginia School of Law | United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida | [76] |
| Robert K. Hur | Stanford Law School | U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland; special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice | [77] |
| Michelle M. Pettit | Vanderbilt University Law School | Assistant United States Attorney from California | [78] |
| Mimi Rocah | New York University Law School | district attorney for Westchester County, New York and legal analyst at NBC News and MSNBC | [79] |
| Henry Wade | University of Texas School of Law | Dallas County District Attorney | [80][81] |
| Hilbert Philip Zarky | University of Wisconsin Law School | tax attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice | [82] |
Attorney, private practice
Business
Entertainment
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alafair Burke | Stanford Law School | crime novelist and professor of law at Maurice A. Deane School of Law | [107] |
| Savannah Guthrie | Georgetown University Law Center | broadcast journalist and main co-anchor of the Today | [108] |
| Mimi Rocah | New York University Law School | legal analyst at NBC News and MSNB; district attorney for Westchester County, New York | [79] |
| Bruce Spizer | Tulane University Law School | expert and author on the Beatles | [109] |
Government
Judiciary
U.S. Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court
U.S. District Court
Court of Federal Claims
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles F. Lettow | Stanford Law School | judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims | [226]: 861 |
| J. Warren Madden | University of Chicago Law School | judge of the U.S. Court of Claims; chairman of the National Labor Relations Board | [176] |
| James F. Merow | George Washington University Law School | judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims | [226]: 862 |
| Christine Odell Cook Miller | University of Utah College of Law | judge of U.S. Court of Federal Claims | [122]: 859 |
| Matthew H. Solomson | University of Maryland School of Law | judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. | [227] |
U.S. Tax Court
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renato Beghe | University of Chicago Law School | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [226]: 871 |
| Joseph Robert Goeke | University of Kentucky, College of Law | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [228] |
| David Gustafson | Duke University School of Law | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [228] |
| Lapsley W. Hamblen Jr. | University of Virginia School of Law | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [229] |
| Austin Hoyt | University of Virginia School of Law | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [230] |
| Alina I. Marshall | University of Pennsylvania Law School | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [228] |
| L. Paige Marvel | University of Maryland School of Law | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [226]: 869 |
| Cary Douglas Pugh | University of Virginia School of Law | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [228] |
| Michael B. Thornton | Duke University School of Law | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [226]: 869 |
| Emin Toro | University of North Carolina School of Law | judge of the U.S. Tax Court | [228][225] |
Other federal courts
Other state courts
Military
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry C. Bruton | George Washington University Law School | U.S. Navy rear admiral | [241] |
| Alfred Naifeh | University of Michigan Law School | U.S. Navy World War II hero | [242] |
| Felix L. Sparks | University of Colorado Law School (Honorary) | Colorado Army National Guard brigadier general and associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court | [243] |
Politics
Religion
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. Verlan Andersen | Stanford Law School | general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | [271] |
| Stacy F. Sauls | University of Virginia School of Law | Bishop of Lexington and CEO of the Episcopal Church | [272] |