List of St. Mary's University School of Law people explained

This is list of notable alumni of St. Mary's University School of Law.

Judiciary

• Elma Salinas Ender, J.D. 1978, first Hispanic woman to serve on a state district court in Texas; Judge of the 341st Judicial District in Laredo from 1983 until her retirement in 2012^[1]
• David Alan Ezra, J.D. 1972, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii^[2]
• Paul W. Green, J.D. 1977, Justice, Texas Supreme Court^[3]
• Thad Heartfield, J.D. 1965, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas^[4]
• Kathleen Cardone, J.D. 1979, U.S. District Judge, United States District for the Western District of Texas^[5]
• Barbara Hervey, J.D. 1979, Place 7 judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; first elected in 2000^[6]
• Julie Kocurek, J.D. 1990, presiding judge of the 390th District Court in Travis County, Texas.^[7]
• Marina Garcia Marmolejo, J.D. 1996, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas^[8]
• Rose Spector, J.D. 1965, First woman elected, in 1992, to serve as a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
• Nelson Wolff, J.D. 1966, Judge, Bexar County Court (2001–2018); Mayor of San Antonio, Texas (1991–1995); Former Texas State Senator for Texas's 26th Senate District (1973–1975); Former Texas State Representative from Bexar County (1971–1973)^[9]

Elected officials

• John Cornyn, J.D. 1977, U.S. Senator from Texas since 2002; Senate Minority Whip since 2013; Former Justice of the Texas Supreme Court; 49th Attorney General of Texas (1999–2002)^[10]
• Michael McCaul, J.D. 1987, U.S. Representative from Texas's 10th Congressional District^[11]
• Glenn Hegar, M.A. and J.D. 1997, Texas State Senator 2007–2014; Member of the Texas House from 2003 to 2007; elected Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in 2014 State General Election
• Alfonso “Poncho” Nevarez, Jr, J.D. 1999, Texas House of Representatives from January 8, 2013 – January 12, 2021; Texas Monthly included him on its 2019 "Worst Legislators" list; arrested for cocaine possession
• Carlos Uresti, J.D. 1992, Former Texas State Senator for Texas's 19th Senate District^[12]
• Kika de la Garza, J.D. 1952, Former U.S. Representative for Texas's 15th Congressional District, former Chairman of House Agriculture Committee, Former Texas State Representative^[13]
• Blake Farenthold, J.D. 1989, Former U.S. Representative for Texas's 27th Congressional District^[14]
• Charlie Gonzalez, J.D. 1972, Former U.S. Representative for Texas's 20th Congressional District^[15]
• Henry B. Gonzalez, J.D. 1943, Former U.S. Representative for Texas's 20th Congressional District;^[16] Former Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services
• Michael McCaul, J.D. 1987, U.S. Representative for Texas's 10th Congressional District; Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security
• Scott McInnis, J.D. 1980, Former U.S. Representative from Colorado's 3rd congressional district
• Walter Thomas Price IV, J.D., Texas State Representative for Texas's 87th House District^[17]
• Stuart Bowen, J.D. 1991, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
• Tom Corbett, J.D. 1975, 46th Governor of Pennsylvania (2011–2015),^[18] 46th Attorney General of Pennsylvania (2005–2011), Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• Peter Kinder, J.D. 1979, 46th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri^[19]
• Rolando Pablos, J.D. 1998, 111th Texas Secretary of State
• Pete Saenz, J. D. 1983, Mayor of Laredo, Texas (2014-2022)^[20]
• Eddie Morales, J. D. 2000, Texas State Representative

Other

• Hayden C. Covington, J.D. 1933, Legal Counsel for the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania in the mid-20th century (had argued many cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court)^[21]
• Charles Fincher, J.D. 1971, American cartoonist ("Thadeus & Weez")
• Mario G. Obledo, LL.B. 1960, co-founder of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Chris Marrou, J.D. 2007, former news anchor for KENS-TV

Notes and References

1. Valerie Godines Fitzgerald, "Historic Path: Judge Ender retires from post," Laredo Morning Times, December 31, 2012, pp. 1, 14A
2. Web site: Bio: The Honorable David A. Ezra (Retired), Lecturer in Law. University of Hawaii. William S. Richardson School of Law. March 27, 2017.
3. Web site: Paul W. Green. NNDB. December 31, 2012.
4. Web site: Heartfield, Thad . Federal Judicial Center.
5. Web site: Cardone, Kathleen . Federal Judicial Center.
6. Web site: Profile for Judge Barbara Hervey. October 21, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021032722/http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/court/judge_bhervey.asp. October 21, 2013.
7. Web site: Travis County judge in the news is a Dayton native. www.yourdaytonnews.com. September 8, 2014 .
8. Web site: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees . United States Senate . November 1, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105045125/http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/111thCongressJudicialNominations/upload/MarinaMarmolejo-PublicQuestionnaire.pdf . November 5, 2010 . dead.
9. Web site: Honorable Nelson Wolff – Histories of St. Mary's School of Law . November 16, 2022 . en.
10. Web site: John Cornyn. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 31 December 2012.
11. Web site: Michael McCaul. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 31 December 2012.
12. Web site: Former state Sen. Carlos Uresti sentenced to 12 years in prison. Texas Tribune. 5 May 2019.
13. Web site: Kika de la Garza. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 31 December 2012.
14. Web site: Blake Farenthold. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 31 December 2012.
15. Web site: Charlie Gonzalez. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 31 December 2012.
16. Web site: Henry B. Gonzalez. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 31 December 2012.
17. Web site: Four Price. Texas House of Representatives. 31 December 2012.
18. Web site: Tom Corbett. NNDB. 31 December 2012.
19. Web site: Peter Kinder. NNDB. 31 December 2012.
20. Web site: About Pete. petesaenzformayor.com. November 20, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141125191051/http://petesaenzformayor.com/about-pete-3/. November 25, 2014.
21. Book: Vile, John R. . Great American Lawyers [2 Volumes]

    An Encyclopedia ]

    . 2001 . Bloomsbury Academic . 978-1-57607-202-8 . en.