List of Fordham University School of Law alumni

This is a list of notable people associated with Fordham University School of Law in New York City, New York, organized into rough professional areas and listed in alphabetical order.

Judges

Eileen Bransten '75, Justice, New York Supreme Court
Vincent L. Briccetti '80, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Thomas J. Brogan 1911, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey
John A. Byrnes 1923, Chief Justice, City Court
Adrian P. Burke '30, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Claire C. Cecchi '89, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Denny Chin '78, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Albert Conway 1911, Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Catherine M. DiDomenico '89, Justice New York State Supreme Court^[1]
Kevin Duffy '58, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Claire Eagan '76, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Peter T. Farrell '25, judge who presided over the trial of bank robber Willie Sutton.^[2]
Samuel M. Gold '24, Justice, New York State Supreme Court, 1950–72, instrumental in the creation of the Supreme Court's Family Part and President of the Association of Justices of the State of New York.^[3]^[4]
Arthur Gonzalez '82, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (1995–2012); presided over Chrysler, Enron and WorldCom bankruptcies
Dennis Reagan Hurley '66, Judge, U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York
Irving Kaufman '31, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
John F. Keenan '54, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr. '67, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
John J. Leo '81, Judge, New York State Supreme Court^[5]
Joseph M. McLaughlin '59, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1990 – August 8, 2013)
Kevin Michael Moore '76, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
William Hughes Mulligan '42, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1971–1981)
Robert S. Ondrovic ‘85, Justice New York State Supreme Court^[6]
Marilyn Hall Patel '63, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Loretta A. Preska '73, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jaime Rios '77, Judge, Queens County Supreme Court
Cathy Seibel '85, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Anthony R. Suarez '93, Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, Bergen County, and former Mayor of Ridgefield, New Jersey
Thomas Glynn Walker 1924, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, New Jersey assemblyman (1933-1938), judge of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals (1937-1939), judge of the New Jersey Court of Common Pleas, Hudson County (1939)

Politicians

Thomas Alfano '84, member of the New York State Assembly (1996–present)
Vincent H. Auleta (1912), member of the New York State Assembly (1926–1930)
Steve Bellone, '99, Babylon, New York town supervisor, Suffolk County Executive
Alessandra Biaggi '12, New York State Senator (2019-2022)
John Bonacic '68, New York State Senator
Kathleen Brown, California State Treasurer and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate
Steven Derounian '42, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–1965), Justice, New York Supreme Court (1969–1981)
Dan Donovan '88, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2015–2019), Staten Island District Attorney (2004-2015)
Francis E. Dorn '35, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–1961)
Geraldine Ferraro '60, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1985) and first woman vice presidential candidate of a major political party
Joseph F. Finnegan '31, fourth Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, from 1955 to 1961.^[7]
Vito Fossella '93, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2009)
Christine Hanlon '92, county clerk of Monmouth County, New Jersey^[8]
Peter Hatch' 01, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Louis Heller '26, special deputy assistant attorney general, New York State Senator, member of the United States Congress, Judge of New York City Special Sessions Court, Justice of New York City City Court, and judge on New York Supreme Court.
Joseph T. Higgins (1921), member of the New York State Assembly (1928–1932)
Vincent R. Impellitteri '24, Mayor of New York City (1950–1953)
Andrew Lanza '92, New York State Senator^[9]
Louis J. Lefkowitz, '25, New York State Attorney General, New York State Assemblyman
Ralph J. Marino '54, Majority Leader, New York State Senate (1988–1994)
William C. McCreery (1919), American lawyer and member of the New York State Assembly
Joseph McGoldrick (1929), NYC Comptroller and NY State Residential Rent Control Commissioner, lawyer, and professor
Jerrold Nadler, '78, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–present)
Edward T. O'Connor, Jr., New Jersey State Senator.^[10]
Bill Owens '74, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2009–present)
Cesar Perales '65, Secretary of State of New York (2011–2016)
Phelps Phelps '25, 38th Governor of American Samoa and US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Adam Clayton Powell IV, member of the New York State Assembly (2000–2010)
Thomas Vincent Quinn '24, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949–1951)
Norman M. Robertson, New Jersey State Senator^[11]
Holly Schepisi '97, New Jersey State Senator
William "Pat" Schuber '72,^[12] Mayor of Bogota, New Jersey (1980-1984), New Jersey assemblyman (1982-1990), Bergen County Executive (1991-2003), member of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners (2011-2017)
Bernard M. Shanley, Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Counsel to President Dwight Eisenhower
Aravella Simotas '02, member of the New York State Assembly
Madeline Singas, '91, District Attorney, Nassau County, New York
Dean Skelos '75, Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
William F. Smith 1922, member of the New York State Assembly
Thomas Suozzi, U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd congressional district, former Nassau County Executive and former 2006 New York gubernatorial candidate
Austin Joseph Tobin '28, executive director of the Port of New York Authority, the precursor to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1942–1972
Frank William Towey Jr. 1919, U.S. Congressman from New Jersey's 12th congressional district (1937-1939)
Joseph W. Tumulty, New Jersey State Senator (1974-1978)
Peter Vallone, Jr., member of the New York City Council (2002–present)
Peter Vallone, Sr. '59, first and longtime Speaker of the New York City Council
Malcolm Wilson '36, Governor of New York (1973–1975)

Other legal practitioners

Kristen Browde (2000), attorney and former journalist active in LGBTQ issues
Raymond A. Brown, criminal defense lawyer who represented high-profile clients^[13]
Eunice Carter, '32, first female African-American assistant district attorney for the state of New York, pivotal in the prosecution of Lucky Luciano^[14]
Robert J. Cleary '80, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and lead prosecutor in the Unabomber case
Robert Stephan Cohen, '62, senior partner at Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Thorpe LLP
Janice Cole, '79, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
John Feerick, '61, Dean, Fordham University School of Law (1982–2002)
Christopher Ferrara, founder of the American Catholic Lawyers Association and contributing editor of The Remnant Newspaper
Marc Ferzan, '92, Director, Governor of New Jersey's Office of Recovery and Rebuilding
Pat Foye, '81, former Chairman and CEO, and President of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Ira Gollobin, civil rights attorney
Matthew Hiltzik, attorney and PR consultant
William G. Hundley, '50, criminal defense attorney who represented high-profile clients; former prosecutor in U.S. Justice Department^[15]
Kei Komuro, attorney at Lowenstein Sandler and husband of former Japanese Princess Mako (Mako Komuro). He received the Martin Scholarship in 2019.
Shana Madoff, '95, compliance officer and attorney at securities firm of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff
William R. Meagher, '27, senior partner at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
John N. Mitchell, '38, US Attorney General (1969–1972)
Archibald R. Murray, '60, first African-American president, New York State Bar Association; Commissioner, Division of Criminal Justice Services; Attorney-in-Chief, Legal Aid Society^[16]
Finbarr O'Neill, '76, former CEO of J.D. Power, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Hyundai Motor America
Askold Lozynskyj, '76, President of the Ukrainian World Congress (1998–2008)^{[citation needed]}
Eliza Orlins, '08, Legal Aid public defender, Survivor contestant, 2021 Manhattan District Attorney candidate
Thomas Puccio, '69, Abscam prosecutor and defense attorney for Claus von Bülow^[17]
Andrew Ruotolo '78, County Prosecutor of Union County, New Jersey (1992-1995), unsuccessfully ran for New Jersey General Assembly in 1985
Ruth Whitehead Whaley, '24, first female African-American lawyer admitted in New York (1924)
Franklin H. Williams, '45, assistant Attorney General of California, U.S. delegate to UNESCO and the United Nations Economic and Social Council, United States Ambassador to Ghana

Sports

Bud Culloton, professional baseball player^[18]
Bernie Fliegel, '38, professional basketball player^[19]
Vincent Fuller, former American football player and current attorney
John Mara, '79, President and COO, New York Giants
Bob Olin, boxer, World Light Heavyweight champion
Walter O'Malley, '30, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers; moved the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles
Howie Roseman, General Manager of the Philadelphia Eagles

Other

Fred Ahlert, composer and songwriter
Kevin Burke, '77, Chairman, President, and CEO of Consolidated Edison
Christopher Cuomo, '95, Emmy Award-winning correspondent formerly for CNN and ABC News; news anchor, New Day
Doug Davis, '97, entertainment lawyer, Grammy Award winning producer and philanthropist
Jonathon Edington, '04, convicted in the stabbing death of Barry James
Jack Ford, co-anchor of Court TV's Banfield & Ford: Courtside, Peabody Award and two-time Emmy Award winner^[20]
Jim Gianopulos, '76, Co-Chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment
Matthew Hiltzik, '97, CEO and President of Hiltzik Strategies, a strategic consulting and communications firm
John N. Irwin II, US Deputy Secretary of State, US Ambassador to France
Thomas J. Kelly, '62, United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the US military's highest decoration, for his actions in World War II^[21]
Brian William Koppelman, '95, filmmaker, screenwriter
G. Gordon Liddy, '57, Watergate conspirator, nationally syndicated radio talk show host
Ira Brad Matetsky, '87, business litigation and real estate lawyer and prominent Wikipedian
Lara Jill Miller, '91, actress, best known for her role as Samantha "Sam" Kanisky on the TV sitcom Gimme a Break!
Sinna Nasseri, Iranian-American photographer
I. India Thusi, Law professor at Indiana University Bloomington
Webster B. Todd, construction architect/engineer, New Jersey Republican Party chair (1961-1969 and 1974-1976), father of Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman

References

^ "Catherine M. DiDomenico".
^ Pace, Eric. "Peter T. Farrell, 91; judge Who Presided At the Sutton Trial", The New York Times, November 10, 1992. Accessed October 11, 2009.
^ Katsoris, Constantine N., A Tribute to the Fordham Judiciary: A Century of Service, 75 Fordham Law Rev. 5, at 18 (2007). Accessed Mar. 30, 2021
^ Saxon, Wolfgang. "Samuel M. Gold, 88, Retired New York Judge", The New York Times, Feb. 13, 1985. Accessed Mar. 30, 2021.
^ "John Leo".
^ "State Supreme Court justice election results certified". December 8, 2020.
^ via Associated Press. "Joseph F. Finnegan, Ex-Director Of U.S. Mediation Service, Dies; Lawyer Held Federal Post From 1955 to 1961, Then Headed State Board", The New York Times, February 13, 1964. Accessed July 9, 2009.
^ The Monmouth County Clerk
^ "2019 Albany Presidential Reception".
^ Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed May 27, 2010.
^ Norman M. Robertson, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 22, 1998. Accessed May 29, 2010.
^ William P. Schuber
^ Berger, Joseph. "Raymond A. Brown, Civil Rights Lawyer, Dies at 94", The New York Times, October 11, 2009. Accessed October 12, 2009.
^ "Eunice Carter: Key Player in the Luciano Conviction". The Mob Museum. March 9, 2016.
^ "William Hundley, 80, Lawyer for the Famous, Dies". The New York Times. June 13, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Archibald Murray, 68; Led Bar Association". The New York Times. September 21, 2001.
^ McFadden, Robert (March 4, 2012). "Thomas Puccio, Ex-Prosecutor and Lawyer for Notorious Clients, Dies at 67". The New York Times.
^ Tiano, Charles J. (July 6, 1967). "The Bud Culloton Story". The Kingston Daily Freeman. p. 28. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ "Fliegel, Bernie". jewsinsports.org. 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
^ Strauss, Robert. "IN PERSON; '20/20' Co-Anchor Looks at Life in Hindsight", The New York Times, September 19, 1999. Accessed November 16, 2007. "JACK FORD was struggling to make ends meet back in the spring of 1973, finishing his second year at Fordham University Law School, when he ran into a college friend."
^ Hall of Valor

[1] "Catherine M. DiDomenico".

[2] Pace, Eric. "Peter T. Farrell, 91; judge Who Presided At the Sutton Trial", The New York Times, November 10, 1992. Accessed October 11, 2009.

[3] Katsoris, Constantine N., A Tribute to the Fordham Judiciary: A Century of Service, 75 Fordham Law Rev. 5, at 18 (2007). Accessed Mar. 30, 2021

[4] Saxon, Wolfgang. "Samuel M. Gold, 88, Retired New York Judge", The New York Times, Feb. 13, 1985. Accessed Mar. 30, 2021.

[5] "John Leo".

[6] "State Supreme Court justice election results certified". December 8, 2020.

[7] via Associated Press. "Joseph F. Finnegan, Ex-Director Of U.S. Mediation Service, Dies; Lawyer Held Federal Post From 1955 to 1961, Then Headed State Board", The New York Times, February 13, 1964. Accessed July 9, 2009.

[8] The Monmouth County Clerk

[9] "2019 Albany Presidential Reception".

[10] Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed May 27, 2010.

[11] Norman M. Robertson, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 22, 1998. Accessed May 29, 2010.

[12] William P. Schuber

[13] Berger, Joseph. "Raymond A. Brown, Civil Rights Lawyer, Dies at 94", The New York Times, October 11, 2009. Accessed October 12, 2009.

[14] "Eunice Carter: Key Player in the Luciano Conviction". The Mob Museum. March 9, 2016.

[15] "William Hundley, 80, Lawyer for the Famous, Dies". The New York Times. June 13, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[16] "Archibald Murray, 68; Led Bar Association". The New York Times. September 21, 2001.

[17] McFadden, Robert (March 4, 2012). "Thomas Puccio, Ex-Prosecutor and Lawyer for Notorious Clients, Dies at 67". The New York Times.

[18] Tiano, Charles J. (July 6, 1967). "The Bud Culloton Story". The Kingston Daily Freeman. p. 28. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

[19] "Fliegel, Bernie". jewsinsports.org. 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

[20] Strauss, Robert. "IN PERSON; '20/20' Co-Anchor Looks at Life in Hindsight", The New York Times, September 19, 1999. Accessed November 16, 2007. "JACK FORD was struggling to make ends meet back in the spring of 1973, finishing his second year at Fordham University Law School, when he ran into a college friend."

[21] Hall of Valor

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