List of Boston College Law School alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni of Boston College Law School.

Academia

 * William M. Bulger, JD 1961, president of the University of Massachusetts System (1996–2003); president of the Massachusetts Senate (1978–1996)
 * Dan Malloy, JD 1977, Chancellor of the University of Maine System and Governor of Connecticut
 * Charles E. Rice, JD 1956, author, legal scholar, and professor of law

Business

 * James A. Champy, JD 1968, organizational theorist and chairman and chief executive officer of CSC Index

Government

 * Charles Ferris, JD 1961, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1977–1981)

Judiciary

 * Robert W. Clifford, JD 1962, Associate Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court (1986–2009)
 * John Dooley, LLB 1968, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court (1987–2017)
 * Thomas E. Humphrey, JD 1972, Associate Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court (2015–present)
 * Ellen Segal Huvelle, JD 1975, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1999–present); Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1990–1999)
 * Okla Jones II, JD 1971, Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1994–1996)
 * Cameron Kerry, JD 1978, General Counsel of the United States Department of Commerce (2009–2013), acting United States Secretary of Commerce (2013)
 * Erik P. Kimball, JD 1990, Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
 * Leslie E. Kobayashi, JD 1983, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2010–present)
 * Myles Lane, JD 1938, Justice, New York Supreme Court (1968–1979); professional ice hockey player; and college football player and coach
 * Sandy N. Leal, JD 1989, Judge, Orange County Superior Court (2018–present)
 * Bernard J. Leddy, LLB 1934, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Vermont (1966–1972)
 * Lara Montecalvo, JD 2000, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
 * David Sutherland Nelson, JD 1960, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1979–1998); Associate Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court (1973–1979)
 * Francis Patrick O'Connor, JD 1953, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
 * William Orrick III, JD 1979, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2013–present)
 * James A. Redden, LLB 1954, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, former Oregon Attorney General, and State Treasurer of Oregon
 * William P. Robinson III, JD 1975, Associate Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court (2004–present)
 * Francis X. Spina, JD 1971, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1999–2016)

Attorney General

 * Thomas Capano, JD 1973, former Deputy Attorney General of Delaware; convicted murderer
 * Charity Clark, JD 2005, Vermont Attorney General (2023 to present)
 * Peter Neronha, JD 1989, 74th Attorney General of Rhode Island
 * James A. Redden, LLB 1954, Oregon Attorney General, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, and State Treasurer of Oregon
 * Thomas Reilly JD 1970, Attorney General of Massachusetts (1999–2007)
 * Warren Rudman, JD 1960, Attorney General of New Hampshire (1970–1976) and United States Senator from New Hampshire (1980–1993)

Government

 * Philip H. Hilder, JD 1981, former attorney-in-charge of the United States Department of Justice's Houston office of Organized Crime Strike Force
 * Marilyn Mosby, JD 2007, State Attorney for City of Baltimore (2014–present)
 * Christina Nolan, JD 2004, former United States Attorney for the District of Vermont (2017–2021)
 * Charles Redding Pitt, JD 1977, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama (1994–2001)
 * Marian T. Ryan, JD 1979, District Attorney, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (2013–present)
 * Debra Wong Yang, JD 1984, United States Attorney for the Central District of California (2002–2006)
 * Gerald T. Zerkin, JD 1976, Federal Public Defender for Zacarias Moussaoui

Private practice

 * J. W. Carney Jr., JD 1978, criminal defense attorney
 * Michael S. Greco, JD 1972, president, American Bar Association (2006–2007

Literature and journalism

 * Kerry Kennedy, JD, human rights activist, writer, and daughter of Robert F. Kennedy
 * William Landay, novelist
 * Larry Ruttman, JD 1958, author
 * Patric Verrone, JD 1984, President of the Writers Guild of America West

Politics

 * Edward P. Boland, JD 1936, United States Congressman from Massachusetts
 * Garrett J. Bradley, JD 1995, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2000–2016)
 * Scott Brown, JD 1985, United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2017–2020); United States Senator from Massachusetts (2010–2013)
 * William M. Bulger, JD 1961, President of the University of Massachusetts System (1996–2003); President of the Massachusetts Senate (1978–1996)
 * Mike Capuano, JD 1977, United States Congressman from Massachusetts (1999–2019); Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts (1990–1999)
 * Paul Cellucci, JD 1973, United States Ambassador to Canada (2001–2005); Governor of Massachusetts (1999–2001); Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1999)
 * Mike Connolly, JD 2009, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2017–present)
 * Silvio O. Conte, JD 1949, United States Congressman from Massachusetts (1959–1991); member of the Massachusetts Senate (1951–1959)
 * Bill Delahunt, JD 1967, United States Congressman from Massachusetts (1997–2011); District Attorney, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (1975–1997)
 * James B. Eldridge, JD 2000, member of the Massachusetts Senate (2009–present); member Massachusetts House of Representatives (2003–2008)
 * James N. Gabriel, LLB 1949, Bankruptcy Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1977–1990); United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (1971–1972, 1973–1977)
 * Deb Goldberg, JD 1983, 58th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (2015–present); former member of the Brookline Board of Selectmen (1998–2004)
 * Margaret Heckler, JD 1956, United States Congresswoman; United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; United States Ambassador to Ireland
 * Paul Hodes, JD 1978, United States Congressman from New Hampshire (2007–2011)
 * Jared Huffman, JD 1990, United States Congressman from California (2013–present); former member of the California State Assembly (2006–2012)
 * Cameron Kerry, JD 1978, United States Secretary of Commerce and General Counsel of the United States Department of Commerce (2009–2013)
 * John Kerry, JD 1976, United States Secretary of State (2013–2017), United States Senator (1985–2013), 2004 Democratic candidate for President of the United States
 * David Linsky, JD 1982, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1999–present)
 * Mark Longietti, JD 1988, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2007–present)
 * Paul Loscocco, JD 1987, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2001–2009)
 * Frank Lowenstein, JD 1997, United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (2013; 2014–2017)
 * Stephen F. Lynch, JD 1991, United States Congressman (2001–present)
 * Dan Malloy, JD 1977, Governor of Connecticut (2011–2019) and Chancellor of the University of Maine System
 * Ed Markey, JD 1972, United States Senator (2013–present), United States Congressman (1976–2013)
 * Grier Raggio, JD 1968, Democratic candidate in 32nd congressional district of Texas
 * James A. Redden, LLB 1954, State Treasurer of Oregon, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, and former Attorney General
 * Manuel Rodríguez Orellana, JD 1975, Puerto Rican Independence Party (Senator 2000) and Professor of Law (retired),
 * Warren Rudman, JD 1960, United States Senator from New Hampshire (1980–1993); Attorney General of New Hampshire (1970–1976)
 * Thomas Salmon, JD 1957, Governor of Vermont (1973–1977)
 * Bobby Scott, JD 1973, United States Congressman from Virginia (1993–present)
 * Michael A. Sullivan, JD 1985, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
 * Richard Thompson, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1994–2000)
 * Kevin White, LLB 1955, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1968–1984)
 * Diane Wilkerson, JD 1981, first African-American member of the Massachusetts Senate (1993–2008)

Sports

 * Myles Lane, JD 1938, professional ice hockey player; college football player and coach, and Justice, New York Supreme Court (1968–1979)
 * Christopher Liwski, Canadian American rower, a six-time U.S. National Team member, a double world championship medal winner, and a two-time member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team
 * Shannon Miller, JD 2007, Olympic gymnast
 * Cammy Myler, JD 2001, 4-time Winter Olympian

Fictional alumni

 * Frank Galvin, JD 1952, fictional alumnus, main character in the film The Verdict, portrayed by Paul Newman