List of University of Maryland School of Law alumni
This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Maryland School of Law (UM Law) in Baltimore City, Maryland, U.S.
Governors
The following former Maryland governors are alumni of UM Law:
- Austin Lane Crothers (1890), 46th Governor of Maryland, 1908–1912[1]
- Marvin Mandel (1942), 56th Governor of Maryland, 1969–1979[2]
- Theodore McKeldin (1925), 53rd Governor of Maryland, 1951–1959[3]
- Herbert O'Conor (1920), 51st Governor of Maryland, 1939–1947; U.S. Senate, 1947–1953[4]
- Martin O'Malley (1988), 61st Governor of Maryland, 2007–2015; 47th Mayor of Baltimore, 1999–2006,[5] Candidate for Democratic nominee for President of the United States, 2016.
- Albert Ritchie (1898), 49th Governor of Maryland, 1920–1935[6]
U.S. Senators
The following current and former U.S. Senators are alumni of UM Law:
- Daniel Brewster (1949), U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1963–1969; U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 2nd District, 1959–1963[7]
- William Cabell Bruce (1882), U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1923–1929[8]
- Ben Cardin (1967), U.S. Senator for Maryland, 2007–present; U.S. Congressman for United States House of Representatives, 1987–2006[9]
- Charles Mathias (1949), U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1969–1987[10]
- George L. P. Radcliffe (1903), U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1935–1947[11]
- Joseph Tydings (1953) U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1965–1971[12]
- Millard Tydings (1913) U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1927–1951[13]
U.S. Congressmen
The following current and former U.S. Congressmen are alumni of UM Law:
- William Purington Cole Jr. (1912), U.S. Congressman from Maryland's 2nd District, 1927–1929 and 1931–1942[14]
- Elijah Cummings (1976), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 7th District, 1996–present[15]
- John Charles Linthicum (1890), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 4th District, 1911–1932[16]
- Hugh Meade (1932), U.S. Congressman for Maryland 2nd District, 1947–1949[17]
- Eric Swalwell (2006), U.S. Congressman for California's 15th Congressional District, 2013–present[18]
State Senators
The following current and former State Senators, primarily from the Maryland Senate, are alumni of UM Law:
- Walter M. Baker (1960), former member of the Maryland Senate, 1979–2003[19]
- F. Vernon Boozer (1964), former member of the Maryland Senate, 1981–1999[20]
- Harry A. Cole, first African American elected to the Maryland Senate, 1954–1958[21][22]
- Tom Davis, member of the South Carolina Senate, 2008–present[23]
- Bill Ferguson (2010), member of the Maryland Senate, 2010–Present [24]
- Lisa A. Gladden (1991), majority whip of the Maryland State Senate
- Allan H. Kittleman (1988), member of the Maryland Senate, 2004–2014;[25] Howard County Executive, 2014-2018.
- Mike Miller (1967), President of the Maryland Senate, 1987–present[26]
State Delegates
The following current and former members of the Maryland House of Delegates are alumni of UM Law:
- Andrew J. Burns Jr (1960), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates 1966–1983
- Michael W. Burns (1983), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates[27]
- Jon S. Cardin (2001), member of the Maryland House of Delegates[28]
- Michael U. Gisriel (1976), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates 1987–1991[29]
- Anthony McConkey (1990), member of Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–present[30]
- Emil B. Pielke (1971), former member of Maryland House of Delegates, 2002–2003[31]
- Mary Louise Preis (1983), former member of Maryland House of Delegates, 1991–1999[32]
- Kenneth D. Schisler (1998), former member of Maryland House of Delegates, and chair of Maryland Public Service Commission[33]
- John G. Trueschler (1991), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–2007[34]
Judges
Some notable alumni of UM Law have been appointed as judges, particularly in the Maryland Court of Appeals and Special Appeals. A few have been appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland or other federal courts. The following current and former judges graduated from UM Law:
- Sally D. Adkins (1975), judge, Maryland Court of Appeals (Maryland's highest court), 2008–present[35]
- Mary Ellen Barbera (1984), chief judge, Maryland Court of Appeals (Maryland's highest court), 2009–present[36]
- John D. Bates, judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2001–present[37]
- Lynne A. Battaglia (1974), judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 2001–2016[38]
- Richard D. Bennett (1973), judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2003–present[39]
- Andre M. Davis (1978), judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 2009–2017; judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1995–2009;[40] Baltimore City Soluciter, 2017-2020.
- Joseph M. Getty (1996), judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 2016–[41]
- Clayton Greene Jr. (1976), judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 2004–present[42]
- John R. Hargrove Sr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland[43]
- Glenn T. Harrell Jr. (1970), judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1999–2015[44]
- Bernard S. Meyer (1938), associate judge, New York Court of Appeals
- Joseph F. Murphy Jr. (1969), chief judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 1996–2007; judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 2008–2011[45]
- Robert C. Murphy (1951), Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1972–1996[46]
- George Levi Russell III, (1991), judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2012–present[47]
- Simon Sobeloff (1915), former chief judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; former Solicitor General of the United States
- Alan M. Wilner (1962), judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1996–2007[48]
Mayors
The following former Mayors of Baltimore are alumni of UM Law:
- Thomas L.J. D'Alesandro III, former Mayor of Baltimore
- Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (1995), former president of Baltimore City council; 49th Mayor of Baltimore
Attorneys General
The following former Attorneys General of Maryland and U.S. Attorneys General are alumni of UM Law:
- Benjamin Civiletti (1961), senior partner and former Chair of Venable LLP; former Attorney General of the United States
- Edgar Allan Poe (1893), Attorney General of Maryland
Others
- Donald P. Dunbar (2003), U.S. Air Force general; Adjutant General of Wisconsin
- A.B. "Buzzy" Krongard (1975), former executive director of the CIA
- Jamie McCourt (1978), owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Donald Gaines Murray, the first African-American to enter the University of Maryland School of Law since 1890 as a result of winning the landmark civil rights case Murray v. Pearson in 1935.
- Peter Newsham (2000), Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
- Robert M. Parker Jr. (1973), founder and editor of The Wine Advocate
- Peter Rheinstein, former FDA official
- William P. Richardson (1895), co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School
- William C. Schmeisser (1907), National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee
- Arnold M. Weiner (1957), principal in the Law Offices of Arnold M. Weiner; fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers[49]
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