List of Order of the Coif members
The Order of the Coif is an honor society for law school graduates. It was founded at the University of Illinois College of Law in 1902. Following are some of its notable members.
Academia
Presidents and chancellors
Deans
Professors
Attorney General
Attorney, government
| Name | Chapter | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lee Bentley III | University of Virginia School of Law | U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida | [28] |
| Robert K. Hur | Stanford Law School | U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland and Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice | [29] |
| Michelle M. Pettit | Vanderbilt University Law School | Assistant U.S. Attorney from California | [30] |
| Mimi Rocah | New York University Law School | district attorney for Westchester County, New York and legal analyst at NBC News and MSNBC | [31] |
| Hilbert Philip Zarky | University of Wisconsin Law School | tax attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice |
Attorney, private practice
| Name | Chapter | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Arant | attorney | ||
| Jordan Beck | University of Nebraska College of Law | attorney at Husch Blackwell LLP | |
| Robert L. Bridges | attorney who specialized in construction and corporate law | ||
| Jacob Burns | attorney specializing in corporate law and estates and trusts | ||
| Evan Chesler | attorney and a partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore | ||
| Tom Cryer | attorney | ||
| William E. Grauer | partner in the law firm of Cooley LLP chair of the Standing Committee on Discipline for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California | ||
| Mona Salyer Lambird | attorney and first woman president of the Oklahoma Bar Association | ||
| Paul Alan Levy | attorney at Public Citizen specializing in Internet-related free speech issues | [32] | |
| Gerald Ratner | attorney | ||
| Russell M. Robinson II, | attorney | ||
| Evan L. Schwab | attorney and law clerk to justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court of the U.S. | ||
| Hannah Clayson Smith | attorney with the firm Schaerr Jaffe and senior fellow at the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University | ||
| Stuart A. Summit | attorney | ||
| Larry E. Temple | attorney who served as the White House Counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson | ||
| Herbert Wachtell | ,co-founder of the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | ||
| Michael Wallace | attorney | ||
| Christopher Wolf | attorney known for his career in Internet and privacy law | ||
| Esther Wunnicke | attorney known as the "Land Lady" of Alaska for her defense of human rights and land rights | ||
| Norma Zarky | attorney active in the fight for abortion rights and other civil rights. |
Business
Entertainment
| Name | Chapter | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alafair Burke | Stanford Law School | crime novelist and professor of law at Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law | [41] |
| Savannah Guthrie | Georgetown University Law Center | broadcast journalist and main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today | [42] |
| Mimi Rocah | New York University Law School | legal analyst at NBC News and MSNB and district attorney for Westchester County, New York | [31] |
| Bruce Spizer | Tulane University Law School | expert and author on the Beatles | |
| She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) | The Avengers, Fantastic Four | Superhero, Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Government
Judiciary
U.S. Supreme Court
State Supeme Court
U.S. Circuit Court
U.S. District Court
Court of Federal Claims
| Name | Chapter | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles F. Lettow | Stanford Law School | senior judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims | [53] |
| J. Warren Madden | University of Chicago Law School | judge of the United States Court of Claims and the first chairman of the National Labor Relations Board | [46] |
| James F. Merow | George Washington University Law School | senior judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims | [54] |
| Matthew H. Solomson | University of Maryland School of Law | judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. | [55] |
| Harry E. Wood | George Washington University Law School | judge of the U.S. Court of Claims and on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims |
U.S. Tax Court
Other federal courts
| Name | Chapter | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Jack Martin | University of Cincinnati College of Law | associate judge of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | [17] |
| Patrick J. McNulty | University of Minnesota Law School | judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota | |
| Amit Mehta | University of Virginia School of Law | judge on the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.and U.S. district judge | [17] |
| Suzanne Mitchell | George Washington University Law School | U.S. magistrate judge for the Western District of Oklahoma | [58] |
| Neomi Rao | University of Chicago Law School | federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | [59] |
| Jonathan R. Steinberg | University of Pennsylvania Law School | judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | [60] |
Other state courts
| Name | Chapter | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristine Cecava | University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law | Cheyenne County, Nebraska district judge | |
| Michael W. Hoover | University of Wisconsin Law School | deputy chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III | [61] |
| Lisa Neubauer | University of Chicago Law School | chief judge of the e Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III | [62] |
| William A. Reppy | University of Southern California Law School | associate justice of the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District | [63] |
| Vijay Shanker | University of Virginia School of Law | judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | [64] |
| Kathryn Doi Todd | Loyola Law School | associate justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two | [65] |
| William R. Wooton | West Virginia University College of Law | justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Virginia Senate, and West Virginia House of Delegates | [66] |
Military
| Name | Chapter | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry C. Bruton | George Washington University Law School | United States Navy rear admiral | [67] |
| Alfred Naifeh | University of Michigan Law School | United States Navy World War II hero | |
| Felix L. Sparks | University of Colorado Law School, Honorary | Colorado Army National Guard brigadier general and associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court | [68] |
Politics
Religion
| Name | Chapter | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. Verlan Andersen | Stanford Law School | general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |
| Stacy F. Sauls | University of Virginia School of Law | Bishop of Lexington and chief operating officer of the Episcopal Church | [93] |
Solicitor general
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