List of University of Minnesota Law School alumni
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The University of Minnesota Law School is a public law school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is part of the University of Minnesota. Following are some of its notable alumni.
Academia
- Johanna Bond, law professor and academic administrator[1]
- Willard L. Boyd, former president of the University of Iowa and Field Museum of Natural History[2]
- Jay Conison, dean of law at the Charlotte School of Law and the past dean of law at Valparaiso University[3]
- Joel Dobris, professor of law at the University of California, Davis[4]
- Neil Fulton, dean of the University of South Dakota School of Law
- Ernest Gellhorn, former dean of law at Arizona State University, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Washington[5]
- Michael J. Glennon, professor of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
- William Hawkland, former chancellor of Louisiana State University[6]
- James L. Hetland Jr., former professor of law at the University of Minnesota[7]
- John Hutson, dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law and former Judge Advocates General of the Navy[8]
- Robert Kingsley, former dean and the USC Law, and California appellate judge[9]
- Jane Larson, former professor of law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison[10]
- Harry S. Martin, former librarian and professor of law, Harvard University
- Richard C. Maxwell, former dean of law at UCLA[11]
- Grant S. Nelson, former professor of law at UCLA
- John S. Pillsbury, Jr., former president of Northwestern National Life Insurance Company[12]
- Maynard Pirsig, former dean of the University of Minnesota Law School and former temporary justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Daniel D. Polsby, dean of law at George Mason University[14]
- William Prosser, former dean of law at the University of California, Berkeley[15]
- Millard Ruud, former executive director of the Association of American Law Schools and former associate dean of the law of the University of Texas-Austin[16]
- Lee Seokwoo, associate professor of law at Inha University and former Research Scholar at Oxford University
- Harold Stassen, former president of the University of Pennsylvania and former governor of Minnesota[17]
- Nancy Staudt, dean of law at Washington University in St. Louis
- Robert Stein, former dean of the University of Minnesota Law School and former executive director of the American Bar Association[18]
- Michael A. Wolff, dean of the Saint Louis University School of Law and former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri[19]
Business
- James H. Binger, former chief executive officer of Honeywell[20]
- Alden W. Clausen, former president of the World Bank[21]
- Terrance Hanold, former president of the Pillsbury Company[22]
- Stephen F. Keating, former president of the Honeywell[23]
- Leonard Murray, former president of the Soo Line Railroad
- Tim Pawlenty, president of Financial Services Roundtable and former governor of Minnesota[24]
- William John Quinn, former president of the Milwaukee Road
- Irving S. Shapiro, former CEO of DuPont[25]
- Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International[26][27]
- Michael P. Sullivan, former president of Dairy Queen[28]
- Michael W. Wright, former CEO of Supervalu[29]
Entertainment
- Guy Branum, comedian
- Laura Coates, legal analyst for CNN
- Azhar Usman, standup comic
Government
- Caroline A. Crenshaw, commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission[30]
- B. Todd Jones, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and chief disciplinary officer of the National Football League[31]
- Roger G. Kennedy, director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History and director of the National Park Service[31]
- William K. Naylor, US Army brigadier general[32]
Judiciary
Federal
- Donald Alsop, federal judge[33]
- Leland Bush, judge of the District Court of Minnesota
- Nancy E. Brasel, federal judge
- Myron Bright, former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit[34]
- William Canby, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit[35]
- Michael J. Davis, federal judge[36]
- David S. Doty, federal judge[37]
- Henry Norman Graven, former federal judge[38]
- Gerald Heaney, former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit[39]
- Richard H. Kyle, federal judge[40]
- Earl R. Larson, former federal judge[41]
- Brett H. Ludwig, federal judge
- George MacKinnon, former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit[42]
- Harry H. MacLaughlin, former federal judge[43]
- Patrick J. McNulty, former United States Bankruptcy Court judge and WWII fighter pilot
- Ann D. Montgomery, federal judge[44]
- Diana E. Murphy, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit[45]
- Philip Neville, former federal judge[46]
- Gunnar Nordbye, former federal judge[47]
- Milton D. Purdy, former federal judge, served on United States Court for China[48]
- James M. Rosenbaum, federal judge[49]
- George F. Sullivan, former federal judge[50]
- John R. Tunheim, federal judge[51]
- Charles Joseph Vogel, former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit[52]
State
- G. Barry Anderson, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[53]
- Paul H. Anderson, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[54]
- Russell A. Anderson, former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[55]
- Kathleen A. Blatz, former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[56]
- Harrison A. Bronson, former justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court[57]
- Edward T. Burke, former justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court[58]
- Theodore Christianson, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Mary Jeanne Coyne, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- John P. Devaney, former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Ralph J. Erickstad, former Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court[59]
- Joan Ericksen, judge of the U .S. District Court for the District of Minnesota[60]
- Paul Feinman, judge of the New York Court of Appeals
- Frank T. Gallagher, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Thomas F. Gallagher, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Sandra Gardebring Ogren, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- James H. Gilbert, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Thomas Eugene Grady, former justice of the Washington Supreme Court
- Natalie Hudson, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Fallon Kelly, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Janine Kern, justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
- Oscar Knutson, former chief justice of Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Joan Ericksen Lancaster, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Ernest W. Lewis, former justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
- Lee Loevinger, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Charles Loring, former chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Leroy E. Matson, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Julius J. Olson, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- James C. Otis, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Alan Page, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Pro Football Hall of Famer[61]
- Harry H. Peterson, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and former Minnesota attorney general[13]
- Walter F. Rogosheske, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Robert Sheran, former chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- John E. Simonett, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Leslie Stein, judge of the New York Court of Appeals
- Royal A. Stone, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (did not graduate)[13]
- Thomas O. Streissguth, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Edward C. Stringer, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- John J. Todd, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Samuel B. Wilson, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Michael A. Wolff, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri and dean of Saint Louis University School of Law[19]
- Lawrence R. Yetka, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Theodora Gaïtas, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court; former Minnesota Court of Appeals and Minnesota District Court Judge
- Robert W. Phelan, Superior Court Justice of the State of New Jersey, Monmouth Vicinage[62]
Law
Attorney General
- Henry N. Benson, former Minnesota Attorney General
- Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General and the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress[63]
- William S. Ervin, former Attorney General of Minnesota
- Mike Hatch, former Minnesota Attorney General[64]
- Douglas M. Head, former Minnesota Attorney General[65]
- Hubert "Skip" Humphrey, former Minnesota Attorney General and Minnesota State Senator[65]
- Henry Linde, former North Dakota Attorney General[66]
- Miles Lord, former Minnesota Attorney General and U.S. District Court Judge[67]
- Robert W. Mattson, Sr., former Minnesota Attorney General[68]
- William D. Mitchell, former Attorney General of the United States[69]
- Byron S. Payne, South Dakota Attorney General[70][71]
- Byron S. Payne, former Attorney General of South Dakota
- Harry H. Peterson, former Minnesota attorney general and justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[13]
- Albert F. Pratt, former Minnesota Attorney General and member of Minnesota House of Representatives[72]
- Warren Spannaus, former Minnesota Attorney General[65]
- Leo A. Temmey, former Attorney General of South Dakota
U.S. Attorney
- Thomas B. Heffelfinger, former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota[73]
Private practice
- David R. Brink, former president of the American Bar Association[74]
- Michael Ciresi, trial lawyer[75]
- Frank Claybourne, president of the Minnesota State Bar Association (1979–1980) and general counsel of the Republican Party of Minnesota (1950–1974)
- Norris Darrell, former president of the American Law Institute[76]
- Melvin Steen, founding partner of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton[77]
- McCants Stewart, first African American LL.M. recipient and first African American lawyer in Oregon[78]
Literature and journalism
- Marshall Houts, author[79]
- Scott W. Johnson, conservative blogger[80]
- Katherine Kersten, conservative columnist[81]
- Allan Ryan, Director of Intellectual Property at Harvard Business School Publishing, Harvard University[82]
Politics
- Ellen Anderson, Minnesota State Senator[83]
- Wendell Anderson, former Governor of Minnesota and United States Senator[84]
- LaRoy Baird, North Dakota State Senator[85]
- Jack Baker, GLBT activist, the first couple to apply for a same-sex marriage license in 1970[86]
- Dean Barkley, former United States Senator[87]
- James J. Blanchard, former Governor of Michigan and U.S. Ambassador to Canada[88]
- Quentin N. Burdick, U.S. House of Representatives and former United States Senator[89]
- Usher L. Burdick, former United States Representative and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota[90]
- J. A. A. Burnquist, former governor of Minnesota[15]
- Harlan J. Bushfield, former Governor of South Dakota and United States Senator[91]
- Phil Carruthers, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives[92]
- Ray P. Chase, former United States Congressman (did not graduate)[93]
- Satveer Chaudhary, former Minnesota State Senator[94]
- Theodore Christianson, former governor of Minnesota and United States Congressman[95]
- Frederick A. Cina, Minnesota state representative[96]
- Lawrence D. Cohen, former mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota[97]
- Chris Coleman, Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota[98]
- Charles M. Dale, former Governor of New Hampshire[99]
- Scott H. DeLisi, United States Ambassador to Nepal[100]
- Everett Dirksen, former United States Senator (did not graduate)[101]
- David Durenberger, former United States Senator[102]
- Judi Dutcher, former Minnesota State Auditor[103]
- Keith Ellison, first Muslim elected to the United States Congress and Minnesota Attorney General[63]
- Franklin Ellsworth, former United States Representative[104]
- Matt Entenza, former Minnesota House Minority Leader[105]
- Donald M. Fraser, former United States Congressman and mayor of Minneapolis[106]
- Orville Freeman, former governor of Minnesota[107]
- Godfrey G. Goodwin, former United States Representative[108]
- Samuel D. Heins, United States Ambassador to Norway
- Einar Hoidale, former United States Congressman[109]
- Melissa Hortman, Minnesota State Representative[110]
- Hubert "Skip" Humphrey, Minnesota State Senator and Minnesota Attorney General[65]
- Sly James, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri[111]
- Samuel L. Kaplan, United States Ambassador to Morocco[112]
- Ron Kind, United States Congressman[113]
- Thomas E. Latimer, former mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota[114]
- George E. Leach, former mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota[115]
- Harold LeVander, former governor of Minnesota[116]
- John Lind, former governor of Minnesota[117]
- Ernest Lundeen, former United States Senator[118]
- William Paul Luther, former United States Congressman[119]
- Tom McDonald, former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe[120]
- Clark MacGregor, former United States Representative[121]
- James Manahan, former United States Representative[122]
- Carlos Mariani, Minnesota State Representative (did not graduate)[123]
- Edmon Marukyan, member of the National Assembly of Armenia[124]
- J. E. Meyers, former mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Geoff Michel, Minnesota State Senator[125]
- Clarence B. Miller, former United States Representative[126]
- Richard Moe, chief of staff to the vice president and former president, National Trust for Historic Preservation[127]
- Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the United States and United States Ambassador to Japan[128]
- Wayne Morse, former United States Senator[129]
- Mee Moua, former Minnesota State Senator[130]
- Joe Mullery, Minnesota State Representative[131]
- Constance Berry Newman, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs[132]
- Walter Newton, former United States Representative[133]
- Dave Olin, former Minnesota State Representative[134]
- Mabeth Hurd Paige, one of the first four-woman elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 1923[135]
- Mary Pawlenty, former First Lady of Minnesota and former judge[136]
- Tim Pawlenty, former Governor of Minnesota.
- Albert F. Pratt, former Minnesota Attorney General and member of Minnesota House of Representatives[72]
- J. A. O. Preus, former governor of Minnesota[137]
- A. J. Rockne, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and longest-serving member[138]
- Christian Rosenmeier, former Minnesota State Senator
- A. J. Rosier, Wyoming state senator[139]
- Edward Rustad, former Minnesota State Senator
- Elmer Ryan, former United States Representative[140]
- Harry A. Sieben, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives[141]
- Gerald Edward Sikorski, former United States Congressman[142]
- Steve Simon, Minnesota State Representative[143]
- Theodor S. Slen, former Minnesota State Representative[144]
- George Ross Smith, former United States Representative[145]
- Harold Stassen, former governor of Minnesota and former president of the University of Pennsylvania[17]
- Dave Thompson, Minnesota State Senator[146]
- Bruce Marion Van Sickle, former federal judge, member of North Dakota House of Representatives[147]
- William W. Ward, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Charlie Weaver, Jr., former Minnesota state representative and the governor's Chief of Staff[148]
- John Francis Wheaton, first African American graduate and the first African American member of the Minnesota Legislature[149]
- Benson Whitney, former United States Ambassador to Norway[150]
- Ryan Winkler, Minnesota State Representative[151]
- Sandra Casber Wise, former First Lady of West Virginia[152]
- George M. Young, former United States Representative[153]
- Will Stancil, Minnesota House of Representatives candidate
Sports
- B. Todd Jones, Chief Disciplinary Officer, National Football League, former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)[31]
- Alan Page, Pro Football Hall of Famer and justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court[61]
- Greg Raymer, 2004 World Series of Poker Champion[154]
- Ballard Smith, former president, San Diego Padres[155]
- Nick Thompson, MMA Fighter