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Notre Dame Law School has long been thought of as a national leader in terms of the percentage of its alumni serving as judges or magistrates. At last count, 31 federal and 144 state and local court judges held a law or other degree from Notre Dame.

This following is a list of Law School and other University of Notre Dame graduates known to be serving as judges or magistrates as of March 2002.

Class years appearing without degrees refer to undergraduate degrees.

The list excludes judges with only honorary degrees from Notre Dame.

Federal

Judge/Court

Paul V. Niemeyer '66J.D. U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit

Emilio Garza '69, '70M.A. U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit

Daniel A. Manion '64 U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

Ann Claire Williams '75J.D, '97Hon. U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

Edward Leavy '53J.D. U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

Paul J. Kelly Jr. '63 U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

Charles R. Wilson '76, '79J.D. U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

Col. Steve Pecinovsky '77 U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals

Dennis Montali '61 U.S. Bankruptcy, Northern California

John J. Hargrove '64, '67J.D. U.S. Bankruptcy, Southern California

Frederick J. Martone '72J.D. U.S. District, Arizona

Federico Moreno '74 U.S. District, Southern Florida

William J. Zloch '66, '74J.D. U.S. District, Southern Florida

Robert K. Rodibaugh '39, '41J.D. U.S. Bankruptcy, Northern Indiana

Theresa L. Springmann '80J.D. U.S. District, Northern Indiana

Brian B. Duff '52 U.S. District, Northern Illinois

Matthew F. Kennelly '78 U.S. District, Northern Illinois

Harry D. Leinenweber '59 U.S. District, Northern Illinois

Joseph M. Scott Jr. '68 U.S. Bankruptcy, Eastern Kentucky

John Corbett O'Meara '55 U.S. District, Eastern Michigan

Steven D. Pepe '65 U.S. District, Eastern Michigan

Laurence E. Howard '58, '61J.D. U.S. Bankruptcy, Western Michigan

John J. Connelly '53J.D. U.S. Bankruptcy, Minnesota

Robert J. Kressel '69 U.S. Bankruptcy, Minnesota

Thomas M. Shanahan '56 U.S. District, Nebraska

Gregg W. Zive '73J.D. U.S. Bankruptcy, Nevada

Martha Vazquez '75, '79J.D. U.S. District, New Mexico

David G. Larimer '69J.D. U.S. District, Western New York

William H. Baughman '74J.D. U.S. District, Northern Ohio

Patricia A. Gaughan SMC '75, '78J.D. U.S. District, Northern Ohio

Joseph P. Kinneary '28 U.S. District, Southern Ohio

Thomas M. Twardowski '62 U.S. Bankruptcy, Eastern Pennsylvania

State and Local

Judge/ Court

Thomas A. Zlaket '62 Arizona Supreme

Rudolph J. Gerber '71J.D. Arizona Appeals, Division 1

Thomas W. O'Toole '60 Maricopa County (Arizona) Superior

Michael J. Brown '55 Pima County (Arizona) Superior

John S. Leonard '69 Arizona Superior, Pima County

Timothy A. Reardon '63 California Appeals, 1^st District

Patrick J. Riley '53 El Dorado County (California) Superior

Stephen J. Kane '74 Fresno County (California) Superior

Richard Byrne '58 Los Angeles County (California) Superior.

John H. Leahy '59, '64J.D. Los Angeles County Superior

Barbara Scheper '85J.D. Los Angeles County Superior

Gerard S. Brown '76J.D./MBA San Bernadino County (California) Superior

Janis Sammartino '75J.D. San Diego County (California) Superior

Joseph H. Huber '64 Santa Clara County (California) Superior

Brian Walsh '9 Santa Clara County County Superior

Donald G. Umhofer '66 St. Luis Obispo (California) Municipal

Stephen J. Schapanski '71 Colorado 8^th Judicial District

David A. Bottger '76J.D. Colorado 21^st Judicial District

James E. Denvir '69 Archuleta County (Colorado)

G. Sarsfield Ford '55 Fairfield County (Connecticut) Superior

David R. Tobin '64 Greenwich (Connecticut) Probate

W.C. Bradley Jr. '59 Delaware Court of Common Pleas

Michael W. Farrell '60 District of Columbia Court of Appeals

John W. Dell '62J.D. Florida Appeals, 4^th District

Timothy P. McCarthy '71J.D. Florida 15th Judicial Circuit

Philip F. Etheridge '64 Georgia Superior, Atlanta Circuit

Thomas J. Ryan '75 Idaho 3^rd Judicial District

Robert R. Thomas '74 Illinois Supreme

Sheila M. O'Brien '77, '80J.D. Illinois Appeals, 1^st District

Kathleen M. Alling '76J.D. Illinois 2^nd Judicial Circuit

Thomas P. Carmody '57J.D. Illinois 7^th Judicial Circuit

Donald C. Courson '67 Illinois 10^th Judicial Circuit

Thomas G. Ebel '70J.D. Illinois 10^th Judicial Circuit

Richard E. Grawey '70 Illinois 10^th Judicial Circuit

Robert E. Manning '60J.D. Illinois 10^th Judicial Circuit

John O'Shea '64, '65J.D. Illinois 14^th Judicial Circuit

Timothy J. Slavin '73 Illinois 14^th Judicial Circuit

David T. Fritts '70 Illinois 15^th Judicial Circuit

Peter J. Dockery '72 Illinois 18^th Judicial Circuit

Michael J. Sullivan '66J.D. Illinois 19^th Judicial Circuit

Ellen A. Dauber '82 Illinois 20^th Judicial Circuit

Stephen M. Kernan '69 Illinois 20^th Judicial Circuit

Walter B. Bieschke '50, '51J.D. Cook County (Illinois) Judicial Circuit

James D. Egan '72 Cook County (Illinois) Judicial Circuit

Edwin A. Gausselin '59 Cook County (Illinois) Judicial Circuit

William D. Maddux '57 Cook County (Illinois) Judicial Circuit

Barbara A. McDonald '80J.D. Cook County (Illinois) Judicial Circuit

Mary K. Rochford '76, '79J.D. Cook County (Illinois) Judicial Circuit

Michael P. Barnes '73J.D. Indiana Appeals, 3rd District

Kevin P. Wallace '75 DeKalb County (Indiana) Superior

David Dreyer '77, '80J.D. Marion County (Indiana) Superior

John F. Hanley '77 Marion County (Indiana) Superior

William H. Albright '67J.D. Saint Joseph County (Indiana) Superior

Roland Chamblee Jr. '73, '77J.D. Saint Joseph County (Indiana) Superior

Jerome J. Frese '75J.D. Saint Joseph County (Indiana) Superior

Jenny Pitts Manier '82, '85J.D. Saint Joseph County (Indiana) Superior

Michael Scopelitis '71J.D. Saint Joseph County (Indiana) Superior

David C. Chapleau '75 Saint Joseph County (Indiana) Circuit

Terry Crone '77J.D. Saint Joseph County (Indiana) Circuit

Charles D. O'Connor Jr. '68 Shelby County (Indiana) Circuit

Ronald E. Melichar '59 Tippecanoe County (Indiana) Circuit

Robert W. Lensing '59 Vanderburgh County (Indiana) Superior

Michael H. Eldred ' 70. ' 75JD Vigo County (Indiana) Superior

Joseph J. Straub '52, '55J.D. Iowa 3^rd District

James E. Kelley '63 Iowa 7^th District

R. David Fahey '72, '75J.D. Iowa 8th District

J. William Graves '57 Kentucky Supreme

Douglas M. Gonzales '59 Louisiana Appeal, 1^st Circuit

Piper Griffin '84 Civil District of Orleans Parish (Louisiana)

John B. Beliveau '59 Maine 8^th Judicial District

Kathleen Cox '76, '79J.D. Maryland Circuit, 3^rd District

W. James O'Neill '67 Nantucket County (Massachusetts) District

Daniel A. Ford '71 Massachusetts Superior

Michael J. Connor '60, '62J.D. Michigan Appeals

Patrick M. Meter '70, '73J.D. Michigan Appeals

Paul Braunlich '53, '59J.D. Michigan 1st District

Paul E. Deats '74J.D. Michigan 4th District

Alfonso A. Magnotta '64, '67J.D. Michigan 10th District

Robert B. Brzezinski '58 Michigan 16^th District

Willie G. Lipscomb Jr. '75J.D. Michigan 36th District

Gus Cifelli '50 Michigan 48^th District

Michael K. Hegarty '56, '57J.D. Michigan 53^rd District

Donald Passenger '86J.D. Michigan 61^st District

Thomas J.Phillip '68 Michigan 86th District

James S. Casey '61J.D. Kalamazoo County (Michigan) Probate

Michael Baumgartner '74J.D. Roscommon County (Michigan) Probate

James J. Rashid '76 Michigan 3^rd Judicial Circuit

Daniel Ryan '87J.D. Michigan 3^rd Judicial Circuit

Robert A. Benson '52 Michigan 17^th Judicial Circuit

Anthony A. Monton '76J.D. Michigan 27^th Judicial Circuit

Paul J. Clulo '62 Michigan 42^nd Judicial Circuit

Michael E. Dodge '69J.D. Michigan 43^rd Judicial Circuit

Kym Worthy '84J.D. Detroit (Michigan) Recorder's Court

Kathleen Blatz '76 Minnesota Supreme

Alan Page '67, '93Hon. Minnesota Supreme

Thomas G. McCarthy '74J.D. Minnesota 1^st Judicial District

John B. VanDeNorth Jr. '70J.D. Minnesota 2^nd Judicial District

John Q. McShane '68 Minnesota 4^th Judicial District

Jay D. Mondry '61 Minnesota 4^th Judicial District

Jon A. Maturi '69 Minnesota 9^th Judicial District

Dennis J. Murphy '60 Minnesota 9^th Judicial District

Patricia O'Brien Cotter '77J.D. Montana Supreme

Sandra L. Dougherty '72M.A. Nebraska 4^th District

Deborah E. Schumacher '80M.A., '83J.D. Nevada 2^nd Judicial District

Archie Blake '77J.D. Nevada 3^rd Judicial District

Robert W. Lueck '74J.D. Nevada 8^th Judicial District

John S. McGroarty '73 Nevada 8^th Judicial District

Lawrence A. Eleuteri Sr. '58 New Jersey Superior, 3^rd Vicinage

Joseph C. Cassini III '72, '76J.D./MBA New Jersey Superior, 5^th Vicinage

John J. Coyle Jr. '68J.D. New Jersey Superior, 13^th Vicinage

Paul R. Onuska '72 JD, New Mexico, 11th Judicial District

W. John Brennan '69, New Mexico, 2nd Judicial District

James J. Loughren '68, New Mexico, 2nd Judicial District

Donald J. Wisner '63 New York Supreme, Appellate Division

Frank B. Williams '67 Saratoga County (New York)

Dennis W. Duggan '71 Albany County (New York) Family

J. Howard Sundermann Jr. '63 Ohio Appeals, 1^st District

James A. Brogan '61 Ohio Appeals, 2^nd District

Ronald W. Vettel '63, '66J.D. Ashtabula County (Ohio) Common Pleas

Joseph N. Schmenk '80J.D. Defiance County (Ohio) Common Pleas

Elizabeth Mattingly '75J.D. Hamilton County (Ohio) Common Pleas

Robert B. Hines II '73 Holmes County (Ohio) Common Pleas

Joseph A. Flores '56 Lucas County (Ohio) Common Pleas, Juvenile Division

Patrick Foley '55, '56J.D. Montgomery County (Ohio) Common Pleas

Wilfrid G. Dues '72 Preble County (Ohio) Common Pleas

Norman P. Smith '68J.D. Shelby County (Ohio) Common Pleas

Richard P. Carey '80 Clark County (Ohio) Municipal

Ethna Bennert Cooper '80J.D. Hamilton County (Ohio) Municipal

Eddie J. Elum '74 Stark County (Ohio) Municipal

George H. Ferguson '53 Elyria (Ohio) Municipal

Frederick R. Daniel '75, '78J.D. Tiffin (Ohio) Municipal

Caram J. Abood '60, '61J.D. Pennsylvania Common Pleas

Timothy P. Creany '67 Pennsylvania Common Pleas

Francis Fornelli '63 Pennsylvania Common Pleas

William F. Morgan '60 Pennsylvania Common Pleas

Hugh F. Mundy '69J.D. Pennsylvania Common Pleas

Thomas A. Swope Jr. '56 Pennsylvania Common Pleas

Jaime Fuster-Berlingeri '62 Puerto Rico Supreme

Charles D. Susano Jr. '58 Tennessee Appeals

William J. Faimon '54 Davidson County (Tennessee) General Sessions

Mark Tolle '53, '55J.D. Dallas County (Texas) Criminal District

Lawrence J. Gist '63 Jefferson County (Texas) Criminal District

Joseph P. Kelly '61 Texas 24^th District,

Bonnie Rangel '79J.D. Texas 171st District

David Guaderrama '79J.D. Texas 243^rd District

Tracy Christopher '78, Texas 295th District

Timothy J. Hauler '68 Virginia 12^th Judicial Circuit

Michael McWeeny '72J.D. Virginia 19^th Judicial Circuit

Mary Yu '93J.D. King County (Washington) Superior

Joseph P. Albright '60, '62J.D. West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

N. Patrick Crooks '63J.D. Wisconsin Supreme

L. Edward Stengel '71 Wisconsin Circuit, 4^th District

Dennis D. Conway '58 Wisconsin Circuit, 6^th District

John P. Hoffman '67 Wisconsin Circuit, 8^th District

Sources: Notre Dame Law School Office of Career Services and the Law School Relations Office.

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Notre Dame Magazine, spring 2002