University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni explained

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

Academia

• Derrick Bell - (1957) - First tenured black professor at Harvard Law School^[1]
• David J. Hickton - (1981) – director and founder of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security, staff director and senior counsel to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania,

Business

• George Barco - (1934) - Cable television executive who played a key role in development of that industry^[2]
• Yolanda Barco - (1949) - Cable television executive
• Dawne Hickton (1983) – vice chair, President, CEO of RTI International Metals^[3]

Entertainment

• Anne Feeney - (1978) - folk musician, political activist and attorney^[4]

Government

• Pavel Astakhov - (2002) - Children's Ombudsman of Russia (2009–present)^[5]
• Q. Todd Dickinson - (1977) - former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (1999–2001); current executive director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)^[6]
• Cyril Wecht - (1962) - forensic pathologist who was Allegheny County Coroner and Medical Examiner,^[7]

Judiciary

• Ruggero J. Aldisert - (1947) - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1968-1986^[8]
• Anne X. Alpern - (1927) - first woman attorney general for Pennsylvania and first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania^[9]
• Ralph J. Cappy - (1968) - justice (1990–2008) and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (2003–2008)^[10]
• Robert J. Cindrich (1968) – former U.S. attorney and US District judge
• Mark R. Hornak - (1981) - chief judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2011–present)^[11]
• Susan Richard Nelson - (1978) - Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota^[12]
• Maryellen Noreika - (1993) - Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware^[13]
• Sara Soffel - (1916) - Judge of the Allegheny County Court and Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas; first woman to serve as a judge in Pennsylvania.^[14]
• Debra Todd - (1982) - Justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (2007–present; Current Chief Justice)^[15]
• Joseph F. Weis Jr. - (1950) - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1973-1988)^[16]

Law

• Mary Beth Buchanan - (1987) - United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2001–2009)^[17]
• Linda Drane Burdick - (1989) - Chief Assistant State Attorney at the Orange and Osceola County State Attorney's Office in Orlando, Florida. She was the lead prosecutor on the State of Florida vs. Casey Anthony case.^[18]
• Harry W. Colmery (1916) – attorney who served as the National Commander of The American Legion, author of G.I. Bill
• Lucy Fato - (1991) - corporate attorney, general counsel of AIG (2017–present)^[19]
• William Lerach - (1970) - private securities class action attorney
• Roslyn Litman, lawyer who successfully sued the NBA on behalf of blackballed player Connie Hawkins.^[20]
• Edgar Snyder - (1966) - personal injury attorney^[21]
• Joseph "Chip" Yablonski - (1965) - Attorney for the NFL Players Association^[22]

Politics

• W. Thomas Andrews - (1966) - Pennsylvania State Senator
• Homer S. Brown - (1923) - Judge, civil and political rights activist, elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1934–1950)^[23]
• Earl Chudoff - (1932) - U.S. Representative (1949–1958)^[24]
• William Corbett (1927) - 2nd Secretary of Guam (1953–1956) and the 3rd Civilian Governor of Guam (1956)^[25]
• Harmar D. Denny Jr. - (1911) - U.S. Representative (1951–1953)^[26]
• James H. Duff - (1907) - Pennsylvania Governor (1947–1951), U.S. Senator (1951–1957)^[27]
• Charles H. Ealy - (1908) - President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate (1941–1944)^[28]
• Harry Allison Estep - (1913) - U.S. Representative (1927–1933)^[29]
• Tom Feeney - (1983) - U.S. Representative (2003–2009)^[30]
• Melissa Hart - (1987) - U.S. Representative (2001–2007)^[31]
• Orrin Hatch - (1962) - President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate and U.S. Senator (1977–2019)^[32]
• K. Leroy Irvis - (1953) - First African American to serve as a speaker of the house (Pennsylvania) in any state legislature in the United States since Reconstruction.^[33]
• Dan Onorato - (1989) - Chief executive of Allegheny County (2003–2012)^[34]
• Vjosa Osmani (LLM 2005, SJD 2015) - 5th President of Kosovo (2021–present)^[35]
• David A. Reed - (1903) - U.S. Senator (1922–1935)^[36]
• Joseph H. Thompson (1908) - Pennsylvania State Senator, Medal of Honor Recipient, and college Football Hall of Fame player and coach,^[37]
• Dick Thornburgh - (1957) - Pennsylvania Governor (1979–1987), U.S. Attorney General (1988–1991)^[38]
• Mary Jo White - (1967) - Pennsylvania State Senator^[39]
• James A. Wright - (1927) - U.S. Representative (1941–1945)^[40]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Derrick Bell . 24 February 2013 . The President and Fellows of Harvard College..
2. Lomando White . Patricia . 23 June 2003 . Law Building Renamed in Barcos' Memory . dead . Pitt Chronicle . University of Pittsburgh . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808072409/http://chronicle2.pitt.edu/media/pcc030623/law_bldg_renamed.html . 8 August 2014 . 2013-07-22 . dmy-all.
3. News: Profile -- Dawne Hickton . Forbes . dead . March 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723201747/http://people.forbes.com/profile/dawne-s-hickton/34258 . July 23, 2011.
4. Clay Risen,"Anne Feeney, Fierce and Tireless Protest Singer, Dies at 69," The New York Times, February 8, 2021.
5. Web site: Pavel A. Astakhov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309110944/http://english.rfdeti.ru/content.php?id=12 . 9 March 2012 . 7 March 2012 . Official website of the Children's Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation . dmy-all.
6. http://www.ipo.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=55129 Dickinson's bio
7. Winter 2010 . Class Notes . Pitt Magazine . University of Pittsburgh . February 23, 2013.
8. Web site: Ruggero J. Aldisert. Federal Judicial Center. 24 February 2013.
9. Web site: Anne X. Alpern Papers. Guides to Archives and Manuscript Collections at the University of Pittsburgh Library System. University of Pittsburgh. December 15, 2006. November 8, 2012.
10. Web site: Ralph J. Cappy . 24 February 2013 . whoislaw.info.
11. Web site: Mark R. Hornak . 26 February 2013 . Federal Judicial Center.
12. Web site: Susan Richard Nelson . 26 February 2013 . Federal Judicial Center.
13. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees . May 30, 2020 . . National Archives.
14. Book: Our Hidden Heritage: Pennsylvania Women in History . Pennsylvania Division, American Association of University Women . 1983 . 978-0-9611476-0-0 . McElroy . Janice H. . Washington, D.C. . 145–146 . en-US . registration.
15. Web site: Debra Todd . 26 February 2013 . Project Vote Smart.
16. Web site: Obituary: Joseph F. Weis Jr. / Judge celebrated in court, on battlefield Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .
17. Web site: Mary Beth Buchanan . 26 February 2013 . Notable Names Data Base.
18. Web site: Article . 2012-05-31 . Iron Lady | Orlando Home & Leisure . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610181315/http://www.ohlmag.com/topics/features/iron-lady . 2012-06-10 . 2012-08-18 . Ohlmag.com.
19. Web site: September 24, 2014 . McGraw Hill Financial Appoints Pitt Law Alum Lucy Fato Executive Vice President and General Counsel . October 19, 2019 . University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
20. Web site: Roberts . Sam . 8 October 2016 . Roslyn Litman, Antitrust Lawyer and Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 88 . New York Times.
21. Web site: Edgar Snyder . 24 February 2013 . linkedin corporation.
22. Book: 1965 University of Pittsburgh Commencement . June 7, 1965 . University of Pittsburgh . 31 . February 26, 2013.
23. December 1938 . Pitt In The Election . University of Pittsburgh Alumni Review . General Alumni Association of the University of Pittsburgh . 5 . February 23, 2013 . 3.
24. Web site: Earl Chudoff. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 24 February 2013.
25. Law. 6. The Alumni News Review. University of Pittsburgh. October 1957. 12. 1. February 23, 2013.
26. Web site: Harmar D. Denny, Jr. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 24 February 2013.
27. Web site: James H. Duff. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 24 February 2013.
28. Web site: Charles Hodge Ealy Biography . 2022-10-23 . The Official Website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. . en-US.
29. Web site: Harry Allison Estep. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 24 February 2013.
30. Web site: Tom Feeney. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 26 February 2013.
31. Web site: Melissa Hart. Notable Names Data Base. 26 February 2013.
32. Web site: Orrin Hatch. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 24 February 2013.
33. News: K. Leroy Irvis. The New York Times. 18 March 2006. 24 February 2013.
34. Web site: Dan Onorato. Project Vote Smart. 26 February 2013.
35. Web site: Faculty Directory | School of Law | University of Pittsburgh | University of Pittsburgh .
36. Web site: David A. Reed. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 24 February 2013.
37. April 1928 . Joseph H. Thompson . The Pittsburgh Record . University of Pittsburgh . 2 . 222 . February 23, 2013 . 3.
38. Web site: Dick Thornburgh . 24 February 2013 . Notable Names Data Base.
39. Web site: Mary Jo White . 24 February 2013 . Project Vote Smart.
40. Web site: James A. Wright . 24 February 2013 . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.