University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni
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Following is a list of notable alumni of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
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- Derrick Bell - (1957) - First tenured black professor at Harvard Law School[1]
- David J. Hickton - (1981) – director and founder of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security, staff director and senior counsel to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania,
Business
- George Barco - (1934) - Cable television executive who played a key role in development of that industry[2]
- Yolanda Barco - (1949) - Cable television executive[2]
- Dawne Hickton (1983) – vice chair, President, CEO of RTI International Metals[3]
Entertainment
- Anne Feeney - (1978) - folk musician, political activist and attorney[4]
Government
- Pavel Astakhov - (2002) - Children's Ombudsman of Russia (2009–present)[5]
- Q. Todd Dickinson - (1977) - former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (1999–2001); current executive director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)[6]
- Cyril Wecht - (1962) - forensic pathologist who was Allegheny County Coroner and Medical Examiner,[7]
Judiciary
- Ruggero J. Aldisert - (1947) - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1968-1986[8]
- Anne X. Alpern - (1927) - first woman attorney general for Pennsylvania and first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania[9]
- Ralph J. Cappy - (1968) - justice (1990–2008) and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (2003–2008)[10]
- Robert J. Cindrich (1968) – former U.S. attorney and US District judge
- Mark R. Hornak - (1981) - chief judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2011–present)[11]
- Susan Richard Nelson - (1978) - Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota[12]
- Maryellen Noreika - (1993) - Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware[13]
- Sara Soffel - (1916) - Judge of the Allegheny County Court and Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas; first woman to serve as a judge in Pennsylvania.[14]
- Debra Todd - (1982) - Justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (2007–present; Current Chief Justice)[15]
- Joseph F. Weis Jr. - (1950) - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1973-1988)[16]