List of Boston College Law School alumni

Article
Talk

Following is a list of notable alumni of Boston College Law School.

Academia

William M. Bulger, JD 1961, president of the University of Massachusetts System (1996–2003); president of the Massachusetts Senate (1978–1996)
Dan Malloy, JD 1977, Chancellor of the University of Maine System and Governor of Connecticut
Charles E. Rice JD 1956, author, legal scholar, and professor of law

Business

James A. Champy, JD 1968, organizational theorist and chairman and chief executive officer of CSC Index

Government

Charles Ferris, JD 1961, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1977–1981)

Judiciary

Robert W. Clifford, JD 1962, Associate Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court (1986–2009)
John Dooley, LLB 1968, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court (1987–2017)
Thomas E. Humphrey, JD 1972, Associate Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court (2015–present)
Ellen Segal Huvelle, JD 1975, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1999–present); Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1990–1999)
Okla Jones II, JD 1971, Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1994–1996)
Cameron Kerry, JD 1978, General Counsel of the United States Department of Commerce (2009–2013), acting United States Secretary of Commerce (2013)
Erik P. Kimball, JD 1990, Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
Leslie E. Kobayashi, JD 1983, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2010–present)
Myles Lane, JD 1938, Justice, New York Supreme Court (1968–1979); professional ice hockey player; and college football player and coach
Sandy N. Leal, JD 1989, Judge, Orange County Superior Court (2018–present)
Bernard J. Leddy, LLB 1934, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Vermont (1966–1972)
Lara Montecalvo, JD 2000, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
David Sutherland Nelson, JD 1960, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1979–1998); Associate Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court (1973–1979)
Francis Patrick O'Connor, JD 1953, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
William Orrick III, JD 1979, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2013–present)
James A. Redden LLB 1954, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, former Oregon Attorney General, and State Treasurer of Oregon
William P. Robinson III, JD 1975, Associate Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court (2004–present)
Francis X. Spina, JD 1971, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1999–2016)

Law

Attorney General

Thomas Capano, JD 1973, former Deputy Attorney General of Delaware; convicted murderer^[1]
Charity Clark, JD 2005, Vermont Attorney General (2023 to present)^[2]
Peter Neronha, JD 1989, 74th Attorney General of Rhode Island
James A. Redden LLB 1954, Oregon Attorney General, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, and State Treasurer of Oregon
Thomas Reilly JD 1970, Attorney General of Massachusetts (1999–2007)
Warren Rudman, JD 1960, Attorney General of New Hampshire (1970–1976) and United States Senator from New Hampshire (1980–1993)

Government

Philip H. Hilder, JD 1981, former attorney-in-charge of the United States Department of Justice's Houston office of Organized Crime Strike Force
Marilyn Mosby, JD 2007, State Attorney for City of Baltimore (2014–present)
Christina Nolan, JD 2004, former United States Attorney for the District of Vermont (2017–2021)
Charles Redding Pitt, JD 1977, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama (1994–2001)
Marian T. Ryan, JD 1979, District Attorney, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (2013–present)
Debra Wong Yang, JD 1984, United States Attorney for the Central District of California (2002–2006)
Gerald T. Zerkin, JD 1976, Federal Public Defender for Zacarias Moussaoui

Private practice

J. W. Carney Jr., JD 1978, criminal defense attorney
Michael S. Greco, JD 1972, president, American Bar Association (2006–2007

Literature and journalism

Kerry Kennedy, JD, human rights activist, writer, and daughter of Robert F. Kennedy
William Landay, novelist
Larry Ruttman, JD 1958, author^[3]
Patric Verrone, JD 1984, President of the Writers Guild of America West

Politics

Ed Markey, JD 1972 U.S. Representative(1976-2013); U.S. Senator (2013-Present)

Edward P. Boland, JD 1936, United States Congressman from Massachusetts
Garrett J. Bradley, JD 1995, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2000–2016)
Scott Brown, JD 1985, United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2017–2020); United States Senator from Massachusetts (2010–2013)
William M. Bulger, JD 1961, President of the University of Massachusetts System (1996–2003); President of the Massachusetts Senate (1978–1996)
Mike Capuano, JD 1977, United States Congressman from Massachusetts (1999–2019); Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts (1990–1999)
Paul Cellucci, JD 1973, United States Ambassador to Canada (2001–2005); Governor of Massachusetts (1999–2001); Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1999)
Silvio O. Conte, JD 1949, United States Congressman from Massachusetts (1959–1991); member of the Massachusetts Senate (1951–1959)
Mike Connolly, JD 2009, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2017–present)
Bill Delahunt, JD 1967, United States Congressman from Massachusetts (1997–2011); District Attorney, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (1975–1997)
James B. Eldridge, JD 2000, member of the Massachusetts Senate (2009–present); member Massachusetts House of Representatives (2003–2008)
James N. Gabriel, LLB 1949, Bankruptcy Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1977–1990); United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (1971–1972, 1973–1977)
Deb Goldberg, JD 1983, 58th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (2015–present); former member of the Brookline Board of Selectmen (1998–2004)
Margaret Heckler, JD 1956, United States Congresswoman; United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; United States Ambassador to Ireland
Paul Hodes, JD 1978, United States Congressman from New Hampshire (2007–2011)
Jared Huffman, JD 1990, United States Congressman from California (2013–present); former member of the California State Assembly (2006–2012)
Cameron Kerry, JD 1978, United States Secretary of Commerce and General Counsel of the United States Department of Commerce (2009–2013)
John Kerry, JD 1976, United States Secretary of State (2013–2017), United States Senator (1985–2013), 2004 Democratic candidate for President of the United States
David Linsky, JD 1982, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1999–present)
Mark Longietti, JD 1988, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2007–present)
Paul Loscocco, JD 1987, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2001–2009)
Frank Lowenstein, JD 1997, United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (2013; 2014–2017)
Stephen F. Lynch, JD 1991, United States Congressman (2001–present)
Dan Malloy, JD 1977, Governor of Connecticut (2011–2019) and Chancellor of the University of Maine System
Ed Markey, JD 1972, United States Senator (2013–present), United States Congressman (1976–2013)
Grier Raggio, JD 1968, Democratic candidate in 32nd congressional district of Texas
James A. Redden LLB 1954, State Treasurer of Oregon, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, and former Attorney General
Manuel Rodríguez Orellana JD 1975, Puerto Rican Independence Party (Senator 2000) and Professor of Law (retired),
Warren Rudman, JD 1960, United States Senator from New Hampshire (1980–1993); Attorney General of New Hampshire (1970–1976)
Thomas Salmon, JD 1957, Governor of Vermont (1973–1977)
Bobby Scott, JD 1973, United States Congressman from Virginia (1993–present)
Michael A. Sullivan, JD 1985, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Richard Thompson, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1994–2000)
Kevin White, LLB 1955, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1968–1984)
Diane Wilkerson, JD 1981, first African-American member of the Massachusetts Senate (1993–2008)

Sports

Myles Lane, JD 1938, professional ice hockey player; college football player and coach, and Justice, New York Supreme Court (1968–1979)
Christopher Liwski, Canadian American rower, a six-time U.S. National Team member, a double world championship medal winner, and a two-time member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team
Shannon Miller, JD 2007, Olympic gymnast
Cammy Myler, JD 2001, 4-time Winter Olympian

Fictional alumni

Frank Galvin, JD 1952, fictional alumnus, main character in the film The Verdict, portrayed by Paul Newman

References

^ Anastasia, George (October 4, 1998). "In their own words - The surreal, twisted relationship of Anne Marie Fahey and Tom Capano". The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ "Charity R. Clark Bio | Office of the Vermont Attorney General".
^ "Boston College Law Bookshelf, Spring 2006". Boston College. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Boston_College_Law_School_alumni&oldid=1218831579"