Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni explained

Following is a list of notable alumni of the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

Academia

• Diane Marie Amann, chair in International Law and faculty co-director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center at the University of Georgia School of Law^[1]
• Raoul Berger, senior fellow in American Legal History at Harvard University^[2]
• George Burditt, adjunct member of the faculty^[3]
• G. Marcus Cole, professor of law and associate dean for curriculum at Stanford Law School^[4]
• Steven Drizin, lawyer and law professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
• Thomas F. Geraghty, associate dean for clinical education, professor of law, and director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern University School of Law^[5]
• Kristin E. Hickman, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and the Harlan Albert Rogers Professor in Law at the University of Minnesota Law School^[6]
• Charles P. Kindregan, Jr., professor at Suffolk University Law School^[7]
• James Nabrit Jr., president of Howard University and pioneering civil rights law academic and attorney^[8]
• Kate A. Shaw, law professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and ABC News Supreme Court contributor
• Jonathan Turley, Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School^[9]

Advocacy and nonprofits

• Albert Goldman (J.D. 1925), socialist lawyer and political activist, personal lawyer of Leon Trotsky during his stay in Mexico City^[10]
• Florence Kelley (1894), social reformer, early advocate for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's rights; first general secretary of the National Consumers League; helped to create the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• Ada Kepley, advocate for women's suffrage and temperance, first American woman to obtain a law degree

Business

• Matt Ferguson, president and CEO of Careerbuilder.com^[11]
• Elbert Henry Gary, co-founder, president, and chairman of United States Steel Corporation; namesake of Gary, Indiana^[12]
• Michael Goodkin, quantitative finance entrepreneur and founder of Arbitrage Management Company^[13]
• Randy Kaplan, founder of Akamai Technologies^[14]
• Marc J. Lane, founder of The Marc J. Lane Wealth Group
• Morgan E. O'Brien, co-founder and former chairman of Nextel^[15]
• Jay A. Pritzker, co-founder of Hyatt Hotels Corporation^[16]
• Frank C. Rathje, founder of the Mutual National Bank of Chicago and president of the American Bankers Association^[17]
• Howard A. Tullman, serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist

Entertainment

• Jerry Springer, former mayor of Cincinnati, television talk show host^[18]

Government

• Richard E. Wiley, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission^[19]

Judiciary

• Simeon R. Acoba, Jr., Hawaii Supreme Court Justice^[20]
• Mary Bartelme, influential pioneer in juvenile justice, the first woman elected judge in Illinois^[21]
• Dalveer Bhandari, Judge at the International Court of Justice, 2012–present^[22]
• Michael B. Brennan, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
• Rubén Castillo, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois^[23]
• Edmond E. Chang, U.S. District judge for United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois^[24]
• Joel Flaum, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge^[25]
• Arthur Goldberg, former United States Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Secretary of Labor, and Ambassador to the United Nations^[26]
• Jim Jones, Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court^[27]
• Carole Kamin, first woman to become president of a state bar in the United States; Cook County Circuit Court Judge
• Kenesaw Mountain Landis, first Commissioner of Major League Baseball and U.S. District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois^[28]
• Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota^[29]
• Joan Larsen, U.S. Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit^[30]
• Joan Lefkow, U.S. District Judge for United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois^[31]
• José Abad Santos, 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines^[32]
• Michael Y. Scudder, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
• John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court Justice^[33]
• Richard Tallman, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Senior Judge^[34]
• Horace Ward, challenged racial discrimination at the University of Georgia and judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Law

• Ferdinand L. Barnett, Civil Rights activist and first African-American Assistant State's Attorney in Illinois, husband of Ida B. Wells^[35]
• Richard Ben-Veniste, chief of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office Watergate Task Force^[36]
• Salem J. Chalabi, first General Director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal to try Saddam Hussein^[37]
• Richard Devine, Cook County Former State's Attorney^[38]
• W. Neil Eggleston, White House Counsel under President Barack Obama^[39]
• T. Markus Funk, law professor and attorney at Perkins Coie^[40]
• Graham T. Perry, second African-American elected for assistant attorney general for the State of Illinois
• Richard Terrin, legal advisor to Governor-General of the Philippines, Dwight F. Davis
• Lloyd Garrison Wheeler, first African American admitted to the bar in Illinois^[41]

Literature and journalism

• Ferdinand Lee Barnett, founder of The Chicago Conservator
• Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune and co-founder of law firm Stuart G. Shepard and Robert R. McCormick (later Kirkland & Ellis)^{[42] [43]}

Politics

• George Wildman Ball (1933), former U.S. Undersecretary of State and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations^[44]
• Judy Biggert (J.D. 1963), U.S. House of Representatives^[45]
• William Jennings Bryan, former U.S. Secretary of State and three-time Democratic nominee for President^[46]
• Dale Bumpers, former Governor of Arkansas and U.S. Senator^[47]
• Alfred Cilella, Illinois state legislator^[48]
• Dennis Daugaard, Governor of South Dakota^[49]
• William Dawson, first African American to chair a Congressional Committee, beginning in 1949^[50]
• Edward Dunne, former Governor of Illinois and former Mayor of Chicago^[51]
• Carl R. Feld, Wisconsin State Assembly^[52]
• Robert Todd Lincoln (1866),^[53] U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom (1889–1893); 35th United States Secretary of War (1881–1885)
• Wendy E. Long, Republican nominee for United States Senate from New York in 2012 and 2016
• Frank Orren Lowden, Governor of Illinois^[54]
• J. Curtis McKay, Wisconsin State Assembly^[55]
• Albert E. Mead, former Governor of Washington^[56]
• Newton Minow, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission^[57]
• Dawn Clark Netsch, first woman to be elected to a statewide constitutional office in Illinois^[58]
• J. B. Pritzker, Managing Partner of Pritzker Group Venture Capital, and current Governor of Illinois^[59]
• Pat Quinn, former Governor of Illinois^[60]
• Tom Railsback, U.S. House of Representatives^[61]
• Henry T. Rainey, 40th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives^[62]
• Jerry Springer, former Mayor of Cincinnati and television talk show host
• Seymour Stedman, Socialist Party of America nominee for vice-president of the United States (and for Mayor of Chicago)^[63]
• Halvor Steenerson, former U.S. Representative^[64]
• Adlai Stevenson, former Governor of Illinois, two-time Democratic Nominee for President, and Ambassador to the United Nations^[65]
• Jim Thompson, former Governor of Illinois^[66]
• Charles M. Thomson, former U.S. House of Representatives^[67]
• Daniel Walker, former Governor of Illinois^[68]
• Harold Washington, first black mayor of Chicago and U.S. House of Representatives^[69]
• Paul Ziffren, Democratic National Committee chair

Sports

• Eddie Einhorn, owner of the Chicago White Sox^[70]
• Kenesaw Mountain Landis, first Commissioner of Major League Baseball, for U.S. District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Jerry Reinsdorf, owner of the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls^[71]
• Mark Walter, founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners and Chairman of Los Angeles Dodgers^[72]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diane Marie Amann | University of Georgia School of Law.
2. Web site: Scholars and Jurists Honor Raoul Berger, About: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Law.northwestern.edu. October 11, 2017.
3. News: George Miller Burditt Jr., former Illinois state representative, 1922–2013. Chicago Tribune. Bob Goldsborough. March 28, 2013. May 6, 2013.
4. Web site: G. Marcus Cole - Stanford Law School. Stanford Law. School. Law.stanford.edu. October 11, 2017.
5. Web site: Thomas F. Geraghty, Research & Faculty: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Law.northwestern.edu. October 11, 2017.
6. Web site: Kristin Hickman. University of Minnesota Law School.
7. Web site: Charles P. Kindregan - Suffolk University. Suffolk. University. Suffolk.edu. October 11, 2017.
8. Web site: History, About: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law . October 11, 2017 . Law.northwestern.edu.
9. Web site: Jonathan Turley - GW Law - The George Washington University. Law.gwu.edu. October 11, 2017.
10. Albert Glotzer, "Albert Goldman," in Bernard K. Johnpoll and Harvey Klehr (eds.), Biographical Dictionary of the American Left. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1986; pp. 159-160.
11. Web site: CareerBuilder.com . CareerBuilder.com Names Matt Ferguson President . October 11, 2017 . Prnewswire.com.
12. Web site: Elbert Henry Gary facts, information, pictures - Encyclopedia.com articles about Elbert Henry Gary . October 11, 2017 . Encyclopedia.com.
13. Goodkin, Michael. The Wrong Answer Faster: The Inside Story of Making the Machine that Trades Trillions. John Wiley & Sons, 2012
14. Web site: Stocks . October 11, 2017 . Bloomberg.com.
15. Web site: Morgan E. O'Brien - Executive Bio, Compensation History, and Contacts - Equilar Atlas . October 11, 2017 . People.equilar.com.
16. Web site: History of Hyatt Corporation – FundingUniverse . October 11, 2017 . Fundinguniverse.com.
17. Web site: Today in Masonic History - Frank C. Rathje was Born . October 11, 2017 . Masonrytoday.com.
18. Web site: A Biography on the life of Jerry Springer . October 11, 2017 . Nytix.com.
19. Web site: Richard E. Wiley . October 11, 2017 . Fed-soc.org.
20. Web site: Associate Justice Simeon R. Acoba Jr.. Courts.state.hi.us. October 11, 2017.
21. News: Sawyers . June . March 12, 1989 . 'SUITCASE MARY' LEADS A CRUSADE FOR NEEDY GIRLS . en-US . Chicago Tribune . May 26, 2020.
22. Web site: The Honorable Dalveer Bhandari. Icj-cij.org. October 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602235711/http://www.icj-cij.org/court/?p1=1&p2=2&p3=1&judge=197. June 2, 2017. dead.
23. Web site: Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present - Federal Judicial Center. Fjc.gov. October 11, 2017.
24. Web site: Chang, Edmond E-Min - Federal Judicial Center. Fjc.gov. October 11, 2017.
25. Web site: Flaum, Joel Martin - Federal Judicial Center. Fjc.gov. October 11, 2017.
26. Web site: Arthur J. Goldberg. Oyez.org. October 11, 2017.
27. Web site: Chief Justice Jim Jones. Isc.idaho.gov. October 11, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150821032254/http://www.isc.idaho.gov/main/jim-jones. August 21, 2015.
28. Web site: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1920-1944). Sportsecyclopedia.com. October 11, 2017.
29. Web site: Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present - Federal Judicial Center. Fjc.gov. October 11, 2017.
30. Paul Egan, "U.S. Senate confirms appointment of Joan Larsen to federal appeals court", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, November 1, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
31. Web site: Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present - Federal Judicial Center. Fjc.gov. October 11, 2017.
32. Web site: Jose Abad Santos bio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731104726/http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~camiling/bio/jsantos.htm . July 31, 2018 . October 11, 2017 . Bcf.usc.edu.
33. Web site: John Paul Stevens. Oyez.org. October 11, 2017.
34. Web site: Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present - Federal Judicial Center. Fjc.gov. October 11, 2017.
35. Web site: Lupton . John A. . February 24, 2020 . Illinois Supreme Court e-Newsletter . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806094605/http://illinoiscourts.gov/Media/enews/2020/062320_chief-column.asp . August 6, 2020 . August 25, 2020 . illinoiscourts.gov.
36. Web site: Legends in the Law: Richard Ben-Veniste . October 11, 2017 . Dcbar.org.
37. Quarterly . Middle East . September 1, 2004 . Salem Chalabi: Judging Saddam . Middle East Quarterly . October 11, 2017.
38. Web site: Cozen O'Connor: Devine, Richard A. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806155058/https://www.cozen.com/people/bios/devine-richard . August 6, 2020 . October 11, 2017 . Cozen.com.
39. Web site: Savage . Charlie . April 21, 2014 . Obama Names White House Counsel . October 11, 2017 . The New York Times.
40. Book: Coen, Jeff . Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob . Chicago Review Press . 2009 . 9781569762462 .
41. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17463938/obituary_of_lloyd_garrison_wheeler/ "Obituary: Lloyd Garrison Wheeler,"
42. Web site: History of Kirkland & Ellis LLP – FundingUniverse . October 11, 2017 . Fundinguniverse.com.
43. Web site: Robert R. McCormick's Biography - First Division Museum . October 11, 2017 . Firstdivisionmuseum.org.
44. Web site: 17 September 2000 . George Ball: Alumni Exhibit: Northwestern University Archives . October 11, 2017 . Exhibits.library.northwestern.edu.
45. Web site: BIGGERT, Judy Borg - Biographical Information . October 11, 2017 . Bioguide.congress.gov.
46. Web site: 17 September 2000 . William Jennings Bryan : Alumni Exhibit: Northwestern University Archives . October 11, 2017 . Exhibits.library.northwestern.edu.
47. Web site: root . Dale Bumpers . October 11, 2017 . Nga.org.
48. 'Illinois Blue Book 1943-1944,' Biographical Sketch of Alfred Cilella, pg. 398-399
49. Web site: root . Dennis Daugaard . October 11, 2017 . Nga.org.
50. Web site: DAWSON, William Levi - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives . August 16, 2020 . history.house.gov . en.
51. Web site: Mayor Edward F. Dunne Biography . October 11, 2017 . Chipublib.org.
52. Web site: October 11, 1887 . The Wisconsin Blue Book . October 11, 2017 . Industrial Commission . Google Books.
53. This alumnus attended the law school when it formed part of the Old University of Chicago, which closed in 1886 after it was damaged by a fire, and which was later renamed the Northwestern University School of Law.
54. Web site: root . Frank Orren Lowden . October 11, 2017 . Nga.org.
55. Web site: Converted by Text2Web . October 11, 2017 . Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
56. Web site: Washington Governor Albert E. Mead . October 10, 2012 . National Governors Association.
57. Web site: Newton Minow . October 11, 2017 . Sidley.com.
58. Web site: Caruba . Lauren . 14 April 2013 . Northwestern Law Prof. Dawn Clark Netsch remembered for 'absolute, unshakeable integrity' . October 11, 2017 . Dailynorthwestern.com.
59. Web site: J.B. Pritzker - Pritzker Group . October 11, 2017 . Pritzkergroup.com.
60. Web site: Pat Quinn . October 11, 2017 . Governorquinn.com.
61. Web site: RAILSBACK, Thomas Fisher (1932 -) . October 19, 2012 . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
62. Web site: RAINEY, Henry Thomas - Biographical Information . October 11, 2017 . Bioguide.congress.gov.
63. https://books.google.com/books?id=V9A6AAAAIAAJ&dq=Seymour+Stedman+Northwestern+law&pg=PA15 A Political Guide for the Workers: Socialist Party Campaign, Book 1920
64. https://books.google.com/books?id=HUc4AQAAMAAJ&dq=Halvor+Steenerson+Northwestern+law&pg=PA143 Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota
65. Web site: 17 September 2000 . Adlai E. Stevenson : Alumni Exhibit: Northwestern University Archives . October 11, 2017 . Exhibits.library.northwestern.edu.
66. Web site: James Thompson . October 11, 2017 . Navigant.com.
67. Web site: THOMSON, Charles Marsh - Biographical Information . October 11, 2017 . Bioguide.congress.gov.
68. Web site: root . Daniel Walker . October 11, 2017 . Nga.org.
69. Web site: Harold Washington . October 11, 2017 . Biography.com.
70. Web site: Chicago White Sox: Front Office . October 11, 2017 . Mlb.mlb.com.
71. Web site: Chicago White Sox: Front Office . October 11, 2017 . Chicago.whitesox.mlb.com.
72. News: Christensen . Kim . April 21, 2012 . What kind of man is Dodgers' next owner? . . October 11, 2017.