SettingsUniversity of California, Berkeley School of Law alumni
Allen Broussard
Allen Broussard was an African American judge who rose to become a justice of the California Supreme Court.
Allen Broussard was an African American judge who rose to become a justice of the California Supreme Court.
Andrei Cherny
Andrei Hugo Cherny is a Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, former Arizona Assistant Attorney General, White House aide, business consultant, and the founder and President of Democracy: A J...
Andrei Hugo Cherny is a Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, former Arizona Assistant Attorney General, White House aide, business consultant, and the founder and President of Democracy: A J...
Austin Clapp
Austin Rhone Clapp was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.
Austin Rhone Clapp was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.
Barry Scheck
Barry C. Scheck is an American lawyer.
Barry C. Scheck is an American lawyer.
Bob Berring
Robert ("Bob") Berring is a noted figure in law, as a professor, librarian, scholar and researcher.
Robert ("Bob") Berring is a noted figure in law, as a professor, librarian, scholar and researcher.
Brent R. Appel
Brent R. Appel is a Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, nominated by Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for a term starting in 2006 to succeed James Carter on the Court.
Brent R. Appel is a Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, nominated by Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for a term starting in 2006 to succeed James Carter on the Court.
Christopher H. Schroeder
Christopher Henry Schroeder (born 1948) is the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy for the United States Department of Justice.
Christopher Henry Schroeder (born 1948) is the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy for the United States Department of Justice.
Cruz Reynoso
Cruz Reynoso is a civil rights lawyer, professor emeritus of law, and the first Chicano Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court.
Cruz Reynoso is a civil rights lawyer, professor emeritus of law, and the first Chicano Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court.
Dale Minami
Dale Minami (born October 13, 1946) is a San Francisco-based lawyer best known for heading the legal team that overturned the wrongful conviction of Fred Korematsu, whose defiance of the World W...
Dale Minami (born October 13, 1946) is a San Francisco-based lawyer best known for heading the legal team that overturned the wrongful conviction of Fred Korematsu, whose defiance of the World W...
Daniel E. Boatwright
Daniel E. Boatwright was a Democratic politician from the state of California.
Daniel E. Boatwright was a Democratic politician from the state of California.
Daniel J. Kremer
Daniel J. Kremer (born November 21, 1937) is a former Presiding Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One, having been appointed to the post by Republican Governor ...
Daniel J. Kremer (born November 21, 1937) is a former Presiding Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One, having been appointed to the post by Republican Governor ...
David B. Frohnmayer
Dave Frohnmayer (born July 9, 1940, Medford, Oregon) was the 15th President of the University of Oregon.
Dave Frohnmayer (born July 9, 1940, Medford, Oregon) was the 15th President of the University of Oregon.
Dean Rusk
David Dean Rusk was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
David Dean Rusk was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Denise Howell
Denise McKinney Howell is a lawyer, blogger, and netcast host living in Newport Beach, California.
Denise McKinney Howell is a lawyer, blogger, and netcast host living in Newport Beach, California.
Donald Segretti
Donald Henry Segretti (born September 17, 1941, in San Marino, California) is a former political operative for the Committee to Re-elect the President (Nixon) during the early 1970s.
Donald Henry Segretti (born September 17, 1941, in San Marino, California) is a former political operative for the Committee to Re-elect the President (Nixon) during the early 1970s.
Earl Warren
Earl Warren was an American jurist and politician who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and the 30th Governor of California.
Earl Warren was an American jurist and politician who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and the 30th Governor of California.
Ed Lee (politician)
Edwin Mah Lee (; born May 5, 1952) is the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, California.
Edwin Mah Lee (; born May 5, 1952) is the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, California.
Edward M. Chen
Edward Milton Chen (Chinese: 鄭一芳）(born 1953) is a United States magistrate judge in California and a current federal judicial nominee to be a United States District Judge on the United States Di...
Edward Milton Chen (Chinese: 鄭一芳）(born 1953) is a United States magistrate judge in California and a current federal judicial nominee to be a United States District Judge on the United States Di...
Edwin M. Lee
Edwin Mah Lee (; born May 5, 1952) is the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, California.
Edwin Mah Lee (; born May 5, 1952) is the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, California.
Edwin Meese
Edwin "Ed" Meese, III is an attorney, law professor, and author who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Administration, the Reagan Presidential Transition Team, ...
Edwin "Ed" Meese, III is an attorney, law professor, and author who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Administration, the Reagan Presidential Transition Team, ...
Eric Yamamoto
A Korematsu Professor of Law and Social Justice at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, Eric Yamamoto is an "internationally recognized" expert on issues of ra...
A Korematsu Professor of Law and Social Justice at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, Eric Yamamoto is an "internationally recognized" expert on issues of ra...
Fernando M. Olguin
Fernando Manzano Olguin is a United States Magistrate Judge in California and a current federal judicial nominee to serve as a United States District Judge on the United States District Court fo...
Fernando Manzano Olguin is a United States Magistrate Judge in California and a current federal judicial nominee to serve as a United States District Judge on the United States District Court fo...
G. William Miller
George William Miller (March 9, 1925 – March 17, 2006) served as the 65th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Carter from August 6, 1979 to January 20, 1981.
George William Miller (March 9, 1925 – March 17, 2006) served as the 65th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Carter from August 6, 1979 to January 20, 1981.
Gary B. Pruitt
Gary B. Pruitt (born c. 1957) is the chief executive officer, president and chairman of the board of the McClatchy Company.
Gary B. Pruitt (born c. 1957) is the chief executive officer, president and chairman of the board of the McClatchy Company.
George B. Daniels
George Benjamin Daniels is a United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
George Benjamin Daniels is a United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Gordon C. Strachan
Gordon Creighton Strachan was an aide to H.R. Haldeman, Chief of Staff for U.S. President Richard Nixon and a figure in the Watergate scandal.
Gordon Creighton Strachan was an aide to H.R. Haldeman, Chief of Staff for U.S. President Richard Nixon and a figure in the Watergate scandal.
Harry Pregerson
Harry Pregerson serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Harry Pregerson serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Howard Lincoln
Howard Charles Lincoln (born February 14, 1940) is an American lawyer and businessman, known primarily for being the former chairman of Nintendo of America and the current Chairman and Chief Exe...
Howard Charles Lincoln (born February 14, 1940) is an American lawyer and businessman, known primarily for being the former chairman of Nintendo of America and the current Chairman and Chief Exe...
J. Leroy Johnson
Justin Leroy Johnson (April 8, 1888 – March 26, 1961) was a Republican United States Congressman from California.
Justin Leroy Johnson (April 8, 1888 – March 26, 1961) was a Republican United States Congressman from California.
James Keith Singleton, Jr.
James Keith Singleton, Jr. (born January 27, 1939), is a judge from the U.S. state of Alaska.
James Keith Singleton, Jr. (born January 27, 1939), is a judge from the U.S. state of Alaska.
Jane Kim
Jane Kim (born 1977 in New York City) is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 6, consisting of Alcatraz Island, Civic Center, ...
Jane Kim (born 1977 in New York City) is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 6, consisting of Alcatraz Island, Civic Center, ...
Jeff Bleich
Jeffrey Laurence "Jeff" Bleich is an American lawyer from California who is the United States Ambassador to Australia.
Jeffrey Laurence "Jeff" Bleich is an American lawyer from California who is the United States Ambassador to Australia.
Jennifer Rubin (journalist)
Jennifer Rubin is a conservative American columnist and a blogger for the Washington Post.
Jennifer Rubin is a conservative American columnist and a blogger for the Washington Post.
Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr.
Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr. (February 18, 1930 – April 21, 2011) was an American wine entrepreneur and self-made businessman.
Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr. (February 18, 1930 – April 21, 2011) was an American wine entrepreneur and self-made businessman.
Joan Donoghue
Joan E. Donoghue (born December 12, 1957) is an American jurist, currently serving as a Judge on the International Court of Justice, having been appointed to that post in 2010.
Joan E. Donoghue (born December 12, 1957) is an American jurist, currently serving as a Judge on the International Court of Justice, having been appointed to that post in 2010.
John Burris
John Leonard Burris (born May 8, 1945) is an American civil rights attorney, based in Oakland, California, known for his work in police brutality cases representing plaintiffs.
John Leonard Burris (born May 8, 1945) is an American civil rights attorney, based in Oakland, California, known for his work in police brutality cases representing plaintiffs.
John Clifford Wallace
John Clifford Wallace is a United States federal judge.
John Clifford Wallace is a United States federal judge.
John Gioia
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region.
Justus Weiner
Justus Reid Weiner is an Israeli-American lawyer and historian.
Justus Reid Weiner is an Israeli-American lawyer and historian.
Kathryn Werdegar
Kathryn Mickle Werdegar (born April 5, 1936) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California.
Kathryn Mickle Werdegar (born April 5, 1936) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California.
Kevin Quinn (academic)
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., J.D., Ph.D. (born 1955) is an American Jesuit, lawyer and law professor.
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., J.D., Ph.D. (born 1955) is an American Jesuit, lawyer and law professor.
Kevin Quinn (Jesuit)
Kevin P. Quinn, is an American Jesuit, lawyer and law professor.
Kevin P. Quinn, is an American Jesuit, lawyer and law professor.
Lance Ito
Lance Allan Ito (born August 2, 1950) is an American Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, best known for his presiding decision during the O. J. Simpson murder trial.
Lance Allan Ito (born August 2, 1950) is an American Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, best known for his presiding decision during the O. J. Simpson murder trial.
Larry Sonsini
Larry Sonsini (born c. 1941 in Rome, New York) is a well-known American lawyer specialized on corporate law.
Larry Sonsini (born c. 1941 in Rome, New York) is a well-known American lawyer specialized on corporate law.
Lawrence R. Leavitt
Lawrence R. Leavitt (born Chicago, Illinois) is a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Lawrence R. Leavitt (born Chicago, Illinois) is a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Maria Echaveste
Maria Echaveste (born May 31, 1954), is a former U.S. presidential advisor to Bill Clinton and White House Deputy Chief of Staff under the second Clinton administration.
Maria Echaveste (born May 31, 1954), is a former U.S. presidential advisor to Bill Clinton and White House Deputy Chief of Staff under the second Clinton administration.
Marsha S. Berzon
Marsha Siegel Berzon (born 1945) is a federal appeals judge who has served on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2000.
Marsha Siegel Berzon (born 1945) is a federal appeals judge who has served on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2000.
Melvin Belli
Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996) was a prominent American lawyer known as "The King of Torts" and by detractors as 'Melvin Bellicose'.
Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996) was a prominent American lawyer known as "The King of Torts" and by detractors as 'Melvin Bellicose'.
Michael Posner (lawyer)
Michael H. Posner (born November 19, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American lawyer, the Founding Executive Director and later the President of Human Rights First (formerly the Lawyers Committ...
Michael H. Posner (born November 19, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American lawyer, the Founding Executive Director and later the President of Human Rights First (formerly the Lawyers Committ...
Michael Tigar
Michael E. Tigar is an American criminal defense attorney known for representing controversial clients.
Michael E. Tigar is an American criminal defense attorney known for representing controversial clients.
Michael W. Fitzgerald
Michael Walter Fitzgerald is a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Michael Walter Fitzgerald is a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Miranda Du
Miranda Mai Du is an attorney in Reno, Nevada and a pending United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Miranda Mai Du is an attorney in Reno, Nevada and a pending United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Neil Goldschmidt
Neil Edward Goldschmidt is an American businessman and former Democratic politician from Oregon who held local, state, and federal offices over three decades.
Neil Edward Goldschmidt is an American businessman and former Democratic politician from Oregon who held local, state, and federal offices over three decades.
Oliver Winston Wanger
Oliver Winston Wanger (born 1940) is a United States federal judge.
Oliver Winston Wanger (born 1940) is a United States federal judge.
Rabinder Singh (barrister)
Rabinder Singh QC is an English former barrister now High Court Judge on the Queen's Bench Division, founding member of Matrix Chambers, law professor, Recorder.
Rabinder Singh QC is an English former barrister now High Court Judge on the Queen's Bench Division, founding member of Matrix Chambers, law professor, Recorder.
Rex R. Perschbacher
Rex R. Perschbacher is the Daniel J. Dykstra Endowed Chair at UC Davis School of Law, where he presided as Dean from 1998-2008.
Rex R. Perschbacher is the Daniel J. Dykstra Endowed Chair at UC Davis School of Law, where he presided as Dean from 1998-2008.
Richard Delgado
Richard Delgado is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law.
Richard Delgado is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law.
Richard G. Andrews
Richard Gibson Andrews is a Delaware state prosecutor and former Assistant United States Attorney who has been confirmed to serve as a United States district judge on the United States District ...
Richard Gibson Andrews is a Delaware state prosecutor and former Assistant United States Attorney who has been confirmed to serve as a United States district judge on the United States District ...
Richard L. Wright
Richard LaFollette Wright (born January 18, 1943) is an American political leader who held a number of positions at both the state and national level.
Richard LaFollette Wright (born January 18, 1943) is an American political leader who held a number of positions at both the state and national level.
Richard Lamm
Richard Douglas "Dick" Lamm is an American politician, Certified Public Accountant, college professor, and lawyer.
Richard Douglas "Dick" Lamm is an American politician, Certified Public Accountant, college professor, and lawyer.
Robert C. O'Brien (attorney)
Robert C. O'Brien is a prominent US lawyer who has worked privately and with the US government.
Robert C. O'Brien is a prominent US lawyer who has worked privately and with the US government.
Robert K. Tanenbaum
Robert K. Tanenbaum is an attorney, author of crime novels, and the creator of a series of novels featuring Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, lawyers for the New York District Attorney's office.
Robert K. Tanenbaum is an attorney, author of crime novels, and the creator of a series of novels featuring Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, lawyers for the New York District Attorney's office.
Roger J. Traynor
Roger John Traynor (February 12, 1900 – May 14, 1983) served as the 23rd Chief Justice of California from 1964 to 1970, and as an Associate Justice from 1940 to 1964.
Roger John Traynor (February 12, 1900 – May 14, 1983) served as the 23rd Chief Justice of California from 1964 to 1970, and as an Associate Justice from 1940 to 1964.
Rose Bird
Rose Elizabeth Bird served for 10 years as the 25th Chief Justice of California.
Rose Elizabeth Bird served for 10 years as the 25th Chief Justice of California.
Royce R. Lewellen (Judge)
Royce R. Lewellen is a retired California Superior Court Judge in Santa Barbara County and namesake of the Royce R. Lewellen Justice Center in Santa Maria, CA. He is also co-owner of Lucas & Le...
Royce R. Lewellen is a retired California Superior Court Judge in Santa Barbara County and namesake of the Royce R. Lewellen Justice Center in Santa Maria, CA. He is also co-owner of Lucas & Le...
Thelton Henderson
Thelton Eugene Henderson (born November 28, 1933, Shreveport, Louisiana) is currently a federal judge in the Northern District of California.
Thelton Eugene Henderson (born November 28, 1933, Shreveport, Louisiana) is currently a federal judge in the Northern District of California.
Theodore Olson
Theodore Bevry Olson is an American lawyer, practicing at the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Theodore Bevry Olson is an American lawyer, practicing at the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Thomas F. Crosby, Jr.
Thomas Fulton Crosby, Jr. (June 4, 1940 – January 23, 2004) was an Associate Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, having been appointed to the post by Gover...
Thomas Fulton Crosby, Jr. (June 4, 1940 – January 23, 2004) was an Associate Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, having been appointed to the post by Gover...
Thomas Gill (U.S. politician)
Thomas Ponce Gill, was a Hawaii politician.
Thomas Ponce Gill, was a Hawaii politician.
Ugo Mattei
Ugo Mattei (born 1961 in Turin, Piedmont) is the Alfred and Hanna Fromm Chair in International and Comparative Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, ...
Ugo Mattei (born 1961 in Turin, Piedmont) is the Alfred and Hanna Fromm Chair in International and Comparative Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, ...
Virginia A. Phillips
Virginia A. Phillips is a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the largest federal judicial district by population.
Virginia A. Phillips is a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the largest federal judicial district by population.
Walter A. Gordon
Walter Arthur Gordon (1894–1976) was the first African American to receive a doctorate of law from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall law school.
Walter Arthur Gordon (1894–1976) was the first African American to receive a doctorate of law from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall law school.
Walter L. Carpeneti
Walter L. "Bud" Carpeneti is the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.
Walter L. "Bud" Carpeneti is the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.
Walton J. Wood
Walton James Wood (August 5, 1878 – September 2, 1945) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the first public defender in United States history from 1914–1921 and as an associate jus...
Walton James Wood (August 5, 1878 – September 2, 1945) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the first public defender in United States history from 1914–1921 and as an associate jus...
Whitney Robson Harris
Whitney Robson Harris (August 12, 1912 – April 21, 2010) was an American attorney, and the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials.
Whitney Robson Harris (August 12, 1912 – April 21, 2010) was an American attorney, and the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials.
Will Youmans
Will Youmans is a Palestinian American writer and activist.
Will Youmans is a Palestinian American writer and activist.
William Horsley Orrick, Jr.
William Horsley Orrick II (October 10, 1915 – August 14, 2003) was a United States federal judge.
William Horsley Orrick II (October 10, 1915 – August 14, 2003) was a United States federal judge.
William W. Bedsworth
William W. Bedsworth (born on October 8th, 1960, in Long Beach, California) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal.
William W. Bedsworth (born on October 8th, 1960, in Long Beach, California) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal.
Zoë Baird
Zoë Eliot Baird is an American lawyer who is president of the Markle Foundation.
Zoë Eliot Baird is an American lawyer who is president of the Markle Foundation.