Following is a list of notable alumni from the American University Washington College of Law.
Academia
edit- Anthony Crowell, dean of New York Law School
- Juliane Kokott, professor at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and German Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Communities
- M. Peter McPherson, president of Michigan State University, chairman of Dow Jones, head of United States Agency for International Development
Business
edit- Louis Dubin, real estate developer[1]
- Gregory D. Hague, real estate entrepreneur
- M. Peter McPherson, chairman of Dow Jones, president of Michigan State University, and head of United States Agency for International Development
Entertainment
edit- Roy Lee, film producer known forThe Departed and The Ring)
- Crystal McCrary McGuire, film producer, and director known for Little Ballers
- Judy Sheindlin, TV judge (Judge Judy) (later transferred to the New York Law School)
- Judy Smith, television producer
- Sarah Stewart Holland, host of the podcast Pantsuit Politics
Government
edit- Bradley Brooker, General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation[2]
- M. Peter McPherson, head of United States Agency for International Development, chairman of Dow Jones, and president of Michigan State University
- Walter Shaub, Director of the United States Office of Government Ethics
- Hugo Teufel III, Former Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
- Flora Warren Seymour, attorney, writer, historian, first woman on the Board of Indian Commissioners
Judiciary
editFederal
edit- George Arceneaux, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Margaret Bartley, Chief judge, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Sarah Evans Barker, judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Terrence Boyle, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- June Lazenby Green, judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Claude M. Hilton, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Henry E. Hudson, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- C. Darnell Jones II, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Gerald Bruce Lee, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Sharon Prost, Chief judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Robert W. Schroeder III, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Margaret B. Seymour, judge, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- Moody R. Tidwell III, judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
- Reggie Walton, judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
State
edit- Michael W. Farrell, judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- C. Darnell Jones II, judge First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
- Warren R. King, judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Michael J. Lindner, judge, Fairfax General District Court, Virginia
- Frank Q. Nebeker, judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals and United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Warren Silver, judge, Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- Zuberi Williams, associate judge, Montgomery County, District Court of Maryland
- Thomas P. Mann, justice, Supreme Court of Virginia
International
edit- Maria Filomena Singh, current associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Law
edit- Tom Goldstein, co-founder of the firm Goldstein and Howe, and co-founder of Scotusblog
- Joseph T. Kelliher, an American energy executive and former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Stephen Latchford, earliest U.S. expert on aviation law who worked for the U.S. State Department
- Sophia A. Nelson, legal counsel to New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman and GOP counsel for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee
- Darrell F. Smith, former Attorney General of Arizona
Nonprofit and advocacy
edit- Ilan Berman, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council
- Manjaagiin Ichinnorov, Mongolian human rights activist
- Alice Paul, notable suffragist
Politics
editDiplomacy
edit- Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti, diplomat, U.S. Department of State
- Richard Verma, United States Ambassador to India
- Addie Viola Smith (1983–1975), attorney and trade commissioner in Shanghai[3]
Federal
edit- Nick Rathod, former White House Special Assistant and deputy director of Intergovernmental Affairs to President Obama.
- Robert Byrd, former United States Senator
- Thomas Downey, former Member, U.S. House of Representatives
- Peter Feldman, Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Gwen Graham, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
- Rick Lazio, U.S. House of Representatives
- Raymond Muir, White House Chief Usher and Deputy Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State (1943-1954)[4]
- Stacey Plaskett, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
- Peter J. White, Senior Policy Advisor to President Donald Trump
State
edit- Kathy Boockvar, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Toney Anaya, former Governor of New Mexico
- Colin Bell, former New Jersey Senate
- Eileen Filler-Corn, speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
- Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky Secretary of State
- Frank Hall, minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Juan Mari Brás, Puerto Rico political leader
- David Moon, State Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates
- Kirill Reznik, State Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates
- Marcus Simon, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Robert White, At-Large member of the Council of the District of Columbia.[5]
International
edit- Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri, Qatari Minister of Justice
- Karin Elharar, Israeli Knesset member for the Yesh Atid party and chair of the State Control Committee of the Knesset
- Vekuii Rukoro, Paramount Chief of the Herero people, Namibia
- Ivan Duque, President of Colombia
Other
edit- Nicholas Sarwark, Chairman of the Libertarian National Committee
Sports
edit- Avram Glazer, NFL owner of Tampa Bay Buccaneers and majority owner of Manchester United F.C.
- Ed Tapscott, former interim head coach of the Washington Wizards NBA team
References
edit- ^ Garrett Parker, May 2019, Money Inc magazine, The 20 Most Notable American University Alumni in Business, Retrieved December 20, 2019, "...After receiving a law degree at Washington College of Law at American University ... founding partner of real estate company Redbrick LMD ... Dubin ..."
- ^ "Bradley Brooker Named FBI General Counsel". FBI.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation. February 20, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Barker, Heather (2006) [2002]. "Addie Viola Smith (1893–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Department of State (1950). Biographic Register. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 365.
- ^ Evans, Judith (March 21, 2000). "Lacrosse Is Catching in City". The Washington Post. p. D8; DeBonis, Mike (September 20, 2013). "Beverley Wheeler, Robert White seek D.C. Council seats". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 21, 2016.