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.
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Federal Judges
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]
- 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]
U.S. Bankruptcy Judges
- L. Warden Hanel, class of 1939, Eastern District of Washington (1973–1981), Scholarship Namesake
- John M. Klobucher, class of 1956, Eastern District of Washington (1981–1997)
- Frank L. Kurtz, class of 1974, Ninth Circuit U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (2013–2019), Eastern District of Washington (2005–2019)
- Madeleine C. Wanslee, class of 1988, District of Arizona (2014–present)[7]
- Patricia C. Williams, class of 1975, Eastern District of Washington (1997–2013)
State Judges
Summarize
Perspective
Supreme Court Justices
- Edward M. Connelly, class of 1915, Washington Supreme Court (1946-1947)
- Christopher Dietzen, class of 1973, Minnesota Supreme Court (2008–2016)[8]
- Mary Fairhurst, class of 1984, Washington Supreme Court (2002–2020);[9] Washington State Bar Association President (1997–1998)[10]
- Meagan Flynn, class of 1992, Oregon Supreme Court (2017–present)[11]
- Richard P. Guy, class of 1959, Washington Supreme Court (1989–2001)[12]
- Barbara Madsen, class of 1977, Washington Supreme Court (1992–present)[13]
- Mike McGrath, class of 1975, Montana Supreme Court (2009–present),[14]
- Debra L. Stephens, class of 1993, Washington Supreme Court (2008–present)[15]
- William H. Williams, class of 1951, Washington Supreme Court (1979-1985)[16]
From 2008–2020, 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)[17]
- Debra L. Stephens, class of 1993, Washington Court of Appeals, Division III (2007–2008)
District Court Judges
- Patrick T. Johnson Jr., class of 1998, Spokane County District Court, Position 1 (2018–present)[18]
Municipal Judges
- Thomas P. Amodeo, class of 1976, Buffalo City Court (1994–present)[19]
Politicians
Executive Branch
Governors and Lt. Governors
- Christine Gregoire, class of 1977, 22nd Governor of Washington (2005–2013)[20]
Attorneys General
- Christine Gregoire, class of 1977, 16th Attorney General of Washington (1993–2005)[20]
- Catherine Cortez Masto, class of 1990, 32nd Nevada Attorney General (2007-2014)[21]
- Mike McGrath, class of 1975, 22nd Attorney General of Montana (2000-2008)[14]
United States Attorneys
- Edward M. Connelly, class of 1915, Eastern District of Washington (1942-1946)
- James P. Connelly, class of 1953, Eastern District of Washington (1993-2000)[22]
- William D. Hyslop, class of 1980, Eastern District of Washington (1991-1993, reappointed 2019-present);[23] Washington State Bar Association President (2015-2016)
- James A. McDevitt, class of 1974, Eastern District of Washington (2001-2009)[24]
- Michael C. Ormsby, class of 1981, Eastern District of Washington (2010-2017)[25]
- Jeffrey C. Sullivan, class of 1971, Western District of Washington (2007-2010)[26]
Other Executive Branch Officials
- Richard A. Davey, class of 1999, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation (2011-2014)[27]
- Jim Ferrell, class of 1993, Mayor of Federal Way, Washington (2014–present)[28]
- Dennis P. Hession, class of 1979, 42nd Mayor of Spokane, Washington (2005-2007)
- Christopher Loeak, class of 1982, 6th President of the Marshall Islands (2012-2016)[29]
- Mike Pellicciotti, class of 2004, Washington State Treasurer (2021-present)
- Mary Verner, class of 1999, 43rd Mayor of Spokane, Washington (2007–2011)[30]
Legislative Branch
United States Senate
- Catherine Cortez Masto, class of 1990, U.S. Senator from Nevada (2017–present)[31]
United States House of Representatives
- Lloyd Meeds, class of 1958, U.S. Congressman from Washington (second district) (1965–1979)[32]
- George Nethercutt, class of 1971, U.S. Congressman from Washington (fifth district) (1995–2005)[33]
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)[34]
Educators
- Michael Farris, class of 1976, Founder and Chancellor emeritus of Patrick Henry College,[35] President/CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom (2017–present)
- Milton G. Rowland, class of 1985, Washington State Bar Association Lifetime Service Award Recipient,[36] Namesake for Milton G. Rowland Adjunct Professor of the Year Award
Business Leaders
- Nancy Allen, class of 2015, Co-founder of Stay Alfred Vacation Rentals
- Kelly Cline, class of 1985, Exec. Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Entertainment for Fox Networks Group (FX, Fox Movie Channel, National Geographic Channel, and NG Wild)[37]
- Uri Clinton, class of 1997, Exec. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Boyd Gaming[38][39] and adjunct professor at William S. Boyd School of Law[40]
- Jim Parke, class of 2006, CEO for OtterBox[41] and Blue Ocean Enterprises Inc.
- Frederick Rivera, class of 1993, Exec. Vice President and General Counsel for Seattle Mariners[42][43]
- Bob Schroeter, class of 1990, CEO of Clallam County Economic Development Corporation (2017-2018)[44]
Other
- Daniel D. Clark, class of 2002, first President-Elect of the Washington State Bar Association with a major disability and career as a county deputy prosecuting attorney[45]
- Patrick J. Conroy, attended 1972-1973 but did not graduate, 60th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives (2011–present)[46]
- Bing Crosby, attended 1922-1924 but did not graduate, Academy Award Winner, Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee[47]
- Chad Little, class of 1988, NASCAR Winston West Series Champion (1987) and Director for Camping World Truck Series[48][49]
- Paul N. Luvera, class of 1959, American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame Inductee[50]
- Carl Maxey (1951), civil rights leader in the Pacific Northwest
- Katherine Merck, class of 2017, first Miss Rodeo America from Washington[51]
- Bill Nyrop, class of 1986, Three-time Stanley Cup winning Defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens
- Joe Sullivan, class of 1985, President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (2022–23, anticipated); State Bar of Montana President (2010–11)
- Jim Wickwire, class of 1967, World-class mountain climber; First American to summit K2[52]
References
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