Thursday, June 29, 2023
Law Schools Attended By Current Federal Judges
There was an interesting thread recently on the Reddit law school admissions site on the law schools attended by current U.S. Circuit Court Judges and District Court Judges:
Law Schools Attended by Current Federal Judges |
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Rank |
Law School (US News Rank) |
Total Judges |
Circuit Judges |
District Judges |
1 | Harvard (5) | 127 | 45 | 82 |
2 | Yale (1) | 82 | 36 | 46 |
3 | Georgetown (15) | 41 | 10 | 31 |
4 | Texas (16) | 38 | 4 | 34 |
4 | Virginia (8) | 38 | 11 | 27 |
6 | Michigan (10) | 33 | 15 | 18 |
7 | Chicago (3) | 29 | 14 | 15 |
7 | UC-Berkeley (10) | 29 | 5 | 24 |
9 | Columbia (8) | 28 | 6 | 22 |
10 | NYU (5) | 25 | 6 | 19 |
10 | Stanford (1) | 25 | 10 | 15 |
12 | Florida (22) | 22 | 3 | 19 |
13 | Georgia (20) | 20 | 3 | 17 |
14 | Louisiana State (99) | 19 | 3 | 16 |
15 | Notre Dame (27) | 18 | 2 | 16 |
15 | Tulane (71) | 18 | 8 | 10 |
17 | Penn (4) | 17 | 3 | 14 |
17 | UCLA (14) | 17 | 5 | 12 |
17 | Vanderbilt (16) | 17 | 2 | 15 |
20 | Oklahoma (51) | 16 | 0 | 16 |
20 | South Carolina (60) | 16 | 5 | 11 |
20 | West Virginia (111) | 16 | 2 | 14 |
23 | Alabama (35) | 15 | 1 | 14 |
23 | Cornell (13) | 15 | 4 | 11 |
23 | Northwestern (10) | 15 | 5 | 10 |
26 | Emory (35) | 14 | 3 | 11 |
26 | George Washington (35) | 14 | 3 | 11 |
26 | Temple (54) | 14 | 1 | 13 |
29 | Duke (5) | 13 | 4 | 9 |
30 | American (89) | 12 | 1 | 11 |
30 | Arkansas-Fayetteville (105) | 12 | 3 | 9 |
30 | University of Arizona (54) | 12 | 2 | 10 |
33 | Arizona State (32) | 11 | 3 | 8 |
33 | Fordham (29) | 11 | 3 | 8 |
33 | Howard (125) | 11 | 0 | 11 |
33 | Kansas (40) | 11 | 3 | 8 |
33 | Mississippi (111) | 11 | 2 | 9 |
33 | Ohio State (22) | 11 | 1 | 10 |
33 | Rutgers (109) | 11 | 1 | 10 |
40 | North Carolina (22) | 10 | 2 | 8 |
40 | Seton Hall (56) | 10 | 2 | 8 |
40 | University of Washington (49) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
43 | Minnesota (16) | 9 | 1 | 8 |
43 | SMU (45) | 9 | 0 | 9 |
43 | Utah (32) | 9 | 2 | 7 |
43 | Washington University (20) | 9 | 3 | 6 |
47 | Denver (80) | 8 | 1 | 7 |
47 | Kentucky (60) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
47 | Miami (71) | 8 | 2 | 6 |
47 | Missouri-Kansas City (135) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
47 | New Mexico (96) | 8 | 2 | 6 |
47 | Puerto Rico (Tier 2) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
47 | St. Louis (89) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
47 | Syracuse (122) | 8 | 2 | 6 |
55 | Baylor (49) | 7 | 1 | 6 |
55 | Boston College (29) | 7 | 1 | 6 |
55 | BYU (22) | 7 | 3 | 4 |
55 | Penn State-Dickinson (89) | 7 | 1 | 6 |
55 | UC-San Francisco (60) | 7 | 1 | 6 |
55 | Wake Forest (22) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
55 | Wyoming (111) | 7 | 4 | 3 |
62 | Boston University (27) | 6 | 2 | 4 |
62 | Indiana (Maurer) (45) | 6 | 1 | 5 |
62 | Iowa (35) | 6 | 1 | 5 |
62 | Samford (131) | 6 | 1 | 5 |
62 | Villanova (43) | 6 | 1 | 5 |
62 | Wayne State (56) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
62 | William & Mary (45) | 6 | 1 | 5 |
62 | Wisconsin (40) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
70 | Akron (150) | 5 | 2 | 3 |
70 | Brooklyn (111) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | Colorado (56) | 5 | 1 | 4 |
70 | Connecticut (71) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | Duquesne (89) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | Florida State (56) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | Illinois (43) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | Loyola-Chicago (84) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | Loyola-New Orleans (111) | 5 | 2 | 3 |
70 | Maryland (51) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | Missouri (Columbia) (71) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | Montana (96) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | North Dakota (Tier 2) | 5 | 1 | 4 |
70 | Pacific (141) | 5 | 2 | 3 |
70 | Pittsburgh (89) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | St. John's (60) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | St. Mary's (153) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
70 | SUNY-Buffalo (125) | 5 | 1 | 4 |
88 | Cal-Western (175) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Case Western (80) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Cincinnati (84) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Cleveland State (111) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Creighton (155) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | DePaul (135) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
88 | Detroit Mercy (141) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
88 | George Mason (32) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
88 | Houston (60) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Idaho (141) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
88 | Indiana (McKinney) (99) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
88 | Marquette (71) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
88 | Michigan State (111) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
88 | Northeastern (71) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Richmond (60) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Stetson (84) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Suffolk (133) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
88 | Tennessee (51) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
88 | Valparaiso (N/A) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
107 | Capital (175) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Illinois-Chicago (159) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Lewis & Clark (84) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Memphis (125) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
107 | Mercer (99) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Mitchell | Hamline (167) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Nebraska (89) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
107 | New York Law School (125) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Pepperdine Caruso (45) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | San Diego (78) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | South Dakota (122) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
107 | South Texas (162) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Texas Southern (Tier 2) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Toledo (141) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
107 | Washburn (111) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
107 | Washington & Lee (40) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
123 | Albany (105) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Catholic (122) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Golden Gate (Tier 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
123 | Gonzaga (99) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Louisville (99) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Loyola-L.A. (60) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Maine (146) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Mississippi College (165) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | North Carolina Central (175) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Northern Kentucky (149) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Oregon (78) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Pace (131) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Seattle (111) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Southern (Tier 2) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Southern Illinois (174) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Tulsa (111) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | UC-Davis (60) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
123 | Willamette (155) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
141 | California Pacific (N/A) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Chicago-Kent (99) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
141 | Dayton (111) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | District of Columbia (Tier 2) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Drake (88) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Inter-American (PR) (Tier 2) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Northern Illinois (162) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Nova (171) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Ohio Northern (146) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Pontifical Catholic (PR) (Tier 2) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | San Francisco (165) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Santa Clara (158) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Southwestern (141) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Texas Tech (71) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | USC (16) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
141 | Western New England (Tier 2) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Western State (Tier 2) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2023/06/law-schools-attended-by-current-federal-judges.html