Following is a list of notable alumni of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Dick Thornburgh, 41st Pennsylvania Governor and 76th United States Attorney General
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Academia
- 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 women attorney general for Pennsylvania and first women 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)[15]
- Joseph F. Weis Jr. - (1950) - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1973-1988)[16]
Law
- Mary Beth Buchanan - (1987) - United States Attorney for Western Pennsylvania (2001–2009)[17]
- Linda Drane Burdick - (1989) - Chief Assistant State Attorney at the Orange and Osceola County State Attorney's Office in Orlando, Florida. She was the lead prosecutor on the State of Florida vs. Casey Anthony case.[18]
- Harry W. Colmery (1916) – attorney who served as the National Commander of The American Legion, author of G.I. Bill
- Lucy Fato - (1991) - corporate attorney, general counsel of AIG (2017–present)[19]
- William Lerach - (1970) - private securities class action attorney
- Roslyn Litman, lawyer who successfully sued the NBA on behalf of blackballed player Connie Hawkins.[20]
- Edgar Snyder - (1966) - personal injury attorney[21]
- Joseph "Chip" Yablonski - (1965) - Attorney for the NFL Players Association[22]
Politics
- W. Thomas Andrews - (1966) - Pennsylvania State Senator
- Homer S. Brown - (1923) - Judge, civil and political rights activist, elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1934–1950)[23]
- Earl Chudoff - (1932) - U.S. Representative (1949–1958)[24]
- William Corbett (1927) - 2nd Secretary of Guam (1953–1956) and the 3rd Civilian Governor of Guam (1956)[25]
- Harmar D. Denny Jr. - (1911) - U.S. Representative (1951–1953)[26]
- James H. Duff - (1907) - Pennsylvania Governor (1947–1951), U.S. Senator (1951–1957)[27]
- Charles H. Ealy - (1908) - President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate (1941–1944)[28]
- Harry Allison Estep - (1913) - U.S. Representative (1927–1933)[29]
- Tom Feeney - (1983) - U.S. Representative (2003–2009)[30]
- Melissa Hart - (1987) - U.S. Representative (2001–2007)[31]
- Orrin Hatch - (1962) - President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate and U.S. Senator (1977–2019)[32]
- K. Leroy Irvis - (1953) - First African American to serve as a speaker of the house (Pennsylvania) in any state legislature in the United States since Reconstruction.[33]
- Dan Onorato - (1989) - Chief executive of Allegheny County (2003–2012)[34]
- Vjosa Osmani (LLM 2005, SJD 2015) - 5th President of Kosovo (2021–present)[35]
- David A. Reed - (1903) - U.S. Senator (1922–1935)[36]
- Joseph H. Thompson (1908) - Pennsylvania State Senator, Medal of Honor Recipient, and college Football Hall of Fame player and coach,[37]
- Dick Thornburgh - (1957) - Pennsylvania Governor (1979–1987), U.S. Attorney General (1988–1991)[38]
- Mary Jo White - (1967) - Pennsylvania State Senator[39]
- James A. Wright - (1927) - U.S. Representative (1941–1945)[40]
References
- ↑ "Derrick Bell". The President and Fellows of Harvard College. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- 1 2 Lomando White, Patricia (23 June 2003). "Law Building Renamed in Barcos' Memory". Pitt Chronicle. University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ "Profile -- Dawne Hickton". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Clay Risen,"Anne Feeney, Fierce and Tireless Protest Singer, Dies at 69," The New York Times, February 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Pavel A. Astakhov". Official website of the Children's Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Dickinson's bio from the Intellectual Property Owners Association
- ↑ "Class Notes". Pitt Magazine. University of Pittsburgh. Winter 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Ruggero J. Aldisert". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Anne X. Alpern Papers". Guides to Archives and Manuscript Collections at the University of Pittsburgh Library System. University of Pittsburgh. December 15, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Ralph J. Cappy". whoislaw.info. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Mark R. Hornak". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Susan Richard Nelson". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via National Archives.
- ↑ McElroy, Janice H., ed. (1983). Our Hidden Heritage: Pennsylvania Women in History. Washington, D.C.: Pennsylvania Division, American Association of University Women. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-0-9611476-0-0.
- ↑ "Debra Todd". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Obituary: Joseph F. Weis Jr. / Judge celebrated in court, on battlefield | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette".
- ↑ "Mary Beth Buchanan". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ Article (2012-05-31). "Iron Lady | Orlando Home & Leisure". Ohlmag.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ↑ "McGraw Hill Financial Appoints Pitt Law Alum Lucy Fato Executive Vice President and General Counsel". University of Pittsburgh School of Law. September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (8 October 2016). "Roslyn Litman, Antitrust Lawyer and Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 88". New York Times.
- ↑ "Edgar Snyder". linkedin corporation. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ 1965 University of Pittsburgh Commencement. University of Pittsburgh. June 7, 1965. p. 31. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Pitt In The Election". University of Pittsburgh Alumni Review. General Alumni Association of the University of Pittsburgh. 5 (3). December 1938. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Earl Chudoff". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Law". The Alumni News Review. University of Pittsburgh. 12 (1): 6. October 1957. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Harmar D. Denny, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "James H. Duff". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Charles Hodge Ealy Biography". The Official Website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ↑ "Harry Allison Estep". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Tom Feeney". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Melissa Hart". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Orrin Hatch". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "K. Leroy Irvis". The New York Times. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Dan Onorato". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Faculty Directory | School of Law | University of Pittsburgh | University of Pittsburgh".
- ↑ "David A. Reed". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Joseph H. Thompson". The Pittsburgh Record. University of Pittsburgh. 2 (3): 222. April 1928. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Dick Thornburgh". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Mary Jo White". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "James A. Wright". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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