This is list of notable alumni of St. Mary's University School of Law.
Judiciary
edit- 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
edit- 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;[11] 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
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Valerie Godines Fitzgerald, "Historic Path: Judge Ender retires from post," Laredo Morning Times, December 31, 2012, pp. 1, 14A
- ^ "Bio: The Honorable David A. Ezra (Retired), Lecturer in Law". University of Hawaii. William S. Richardson School of Law. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Paul W. Green". NNDB. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ "Heartfield, Thad". Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Cardone, Kathleen". Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Profile for Judge Barbara Hervey". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Travis County judge in the news is a Dayton native". www.yourdaytonnews.com. September 8, 2014.
- ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ "Honorable Nelson Wolff – Histories of St. Mary's School of Law". Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "John Cornyn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Michael McCaul". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Former state Sen. Carlos Uresti sentenced to 12 years in prison". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Kika de la Garza". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Blake Farenthold". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Charlie Gonzalez". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Henry B. Gonzalez". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Four Price". Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Tom Corbett". NNDB. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Peter Kinder". NNDB. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "About Pete". petesaenzformayor.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Vile, John R. (2001). Great American Lawyers [2 Volumes]: An Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-57607-202-8.