List of Gonzaga University School of Law alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of the Gonzaga University School of Law.

U.S. District Judges

 * Franklin D. Burgess, class of 1966, Western District of Washington (1994–2005); 1961 NBA draft pick
 * William James Lindberg, class of 1927, Eastern District of Washington (1951–1961), Western District of Washington (1951–1981)
 * Robert James McNichols, class of 1952, Eastern District of Washington (1979–1993)
 * Justin Lowe Quackenbush, class of 1957, Eastern District of Washington (1980–1995), Lecture Series Namesake
 * Thomas O. Rice, class of 1986, Eastern District of Washington (2012–present)

U.S. Bankruptcy Judges

 * L. Warden Hanel, class of 1939, Eastern District of Washington (1973–1981), Scholarship Namesake
 * John M. Klobucher, class of 1956, Eastern District of Washington (1981–1997)
 * Frank L. Kurtz, class of 1974, Ninth Circuit U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (2013–2019), Eastern District of Washington (2005–2019)
 * Madeleine C. Wanslee, class of 1988, District of Arizona (2014–present)
 * Patricia C. Williams, class of 1975, Eastern District of Washington (1997–2013)

Supreme Court Justices

 * Edward M. Connelly, class of 1915, Washington Supreme Court (1946-1947)
 * Christopher Dietzen, class of 1973, Minnesota Supreme Court (2008–2016)
 * Mary Fairhurst, class of 1984, Washington Supreme Court (2002–2020); Washington State Bar Association President (1997–1998)
 * Meagan Flynn, class of 1992, Oregon Supreme Court (2017–present)
 * Richard P. Guy, class of 1959, Washington Supreme Court (1989–2001)
 * Barbara Madsen, class of 1977, Washington Supreme Court (1992–present)
 * Mike McGrath, class of 1975, Montana Supreme Court (2009–present),
 * Debra L. Stephens, class of 1993, Washington Supreme Court (2008–present)
 * William H. Williams, class of 1951, Washington Supreme Court (1979-1985)

From 2008–2020, with Madsen, Fairhurst, and Stephens concurrently serving on the Washington Supreme Court, Gonzaga University School of Law became the law school whose alumni constituted a majority of that Court's justices. Each of those justices also served as chief justice in succession (Madsen then Fairhurst then Stephens).

Court of Appeals Judges

 * Cecily Hazelrigg, class of 2005, Washington Court of Appeals, Division I (2019–present)
 * Debra L. Stephens, class of 1993, Washington Court of Appeals, Division III (2007–2008)

District Court Judges

 * Patrick T. Johnson Jr., class of 1998, Spokane County District Court, Position 1 (2018–present)

Municipal Judges

 * Thomas P. Amodeo, class of 1976, Buffalo City Court (1994–present)

Governors and Lt. Governors

 * Christine Gregoire, class of 1977, 22nd Governor of Washington (2005–2013)

Attorneys General

 * Christine Gregoire, class of 1977, 16th Attorney General of Washington (1993–2005)
 * Catherine Cortez Masto, class of 1990, 32nd Nevada Attorney General (2007-2014)
 * Mike McGrath, class of 1975, 22nd Attorney General of Montana (2000-2008)

United States Attorneys

 * Edward M. Connelly, class of 1915, Eastern District of Washington (1942-1946)
 * James P. Connelly, class of 1953, Eastern District of Washington (1993-2000)
 * William D. Hyslop, class of 1980, Eastern District of Washington (1991-1993, reappointed 2019-present); Washington State Bar Association President (2015-2016)
 * James A. McDevitt, class of 1974, Eastern District of Washington (2001-2009)
 * Michael C. Ormsby, class of 1981, Eastern District of Washington (2010-2017)
 * Jeffrey C. Sullivan, class of 1971, Western District of Washington (2007-2010)

Other Executive Branch Officials

 * Richard A. Davey, class of 1999, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation (2011-2014)
 * Jim Ferrell, class of 1993, Mayor of Federal Way, Washington (2014–present)
 * Dennis P. Hession, class of 1979, 42nd Mayor of Spokane, Washington (2005-2007)
 * Christopher Loeak, class of 1982, 6th President of the Marshall Islands (2012-2016)
 * Mike Pellicciotti, class of 2004, Washington State Treasurer (2021-present)
 * Mary Verner, class of 1999, 43rd Mayor of Spokane, Washington (2007–2011)

United States Senate

 * Catherine Cortez Masto, class of 1990, U.S. Senator from Nevada (2017–present)

United States House of Representatives

 * Lloyd Meeds, class of 1958, U.S. Congressman from Washington (second district) (1965–1979)
 * George Nethercutt, class of 1971, U.S. Congressman from Washington (fifth district) (1995–2005)

State Senates

 * Jeff Holy, class of 1989, Senator, Washington State Senate (District 6) (2019–present); State Representative, Washington House of Representatives (District 6) (2013–2019)
 * Mike Padden, class of 1974, Senator, Washington State Senate (District 4) (2011–present)

State Houses of Representatives

 * Gary Hebl, class of 1976, State Representative, Wisconsin State Assembly (District 46) (2004–present)
 * Mike Pellicciotti, class of 2004, State Representative, Washington House of Representatives (District 30) (2016–present)
 * Jay Rodne, class of 1997, State Representative, Washington House of Representatives (District 5) (2004–2019)
 * Matt Shea, class of 1996, State Representative, Washington House of Representatives (District 4) (2009–present)
 * V. Lowry Snow, class of 1979, Speaker pro tempore/State Representative, Utah House of Representatives (District 74) (2012–2022); Utah State Bar President (2007)

Educators

 * Michael Farris, class of 1976, Founder and Chancellor emeritus of Patrick Henry College, President/CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom (2017–present)
 * Milton G. Rowland, class of 1985, Washington State Bar Association Lifetime Service Award Recipient, Namesake for Milton G. Rowland Adjunct Professor of the Year Award

Business Leaders

 * Nancy Allen, class of 2015, Co-founder of Stay Alfred Vacation Rentals
 * Kelly Cline, class of 1985, Exec. Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Entertainment for Fox Networks Group (FX, Fox Movie Channel, National Geographic Channel, and NG Wild)
 * Uri Clinton, class of 1997, Exec. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Boyd Gaming and Adjunct Professor at William S. Boyd School of Law
 * Jim Parke, class of 2006, CEO for OtterBox and Blue Ocean Enterprises Inc.
 * Frederick Rivera, class of 1993, Exec. Vice President and General Counsel for Seattle Mariners
 * Bob Schroeter, class of 1990, CEO of Clallam County Economic Development Corporation (2017-2018)

Other

 * Daniel D. Clark, class of 2002, first President-Elect of the Washington State Bar Association with a major disability and career as a county deputy prosecuting attorney
 * Patrick J. Conroy, attended 1972-1973 but did not graduate, 60th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives (2011–present)
 * Bing Crosby, attended 1922-1924 but did not graduate, Academy Award Winner, Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee
 * Chad Little, class of 1988, NASCAR Winston West Series Champion (1987) and Director for Camping World Truck Series
 * Paul N. Luvera, class of 1959, American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame Inductee
 * Carl Maxey (1951), civil rights leader in the Pacific Northwest
 * Katherine Merck, class of 2017, first Miss Rodeo America from Washington
 * Bill Nyrop, class of 1986, Three-time Stanley Cup winning Defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens
 * Joe Sullivan, class of 1985, President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (2022–23, anticipated); State Bar of Montana President (2010–11)
 * Jim Wickwire, class of 1967, World-class mountain climber; First American to summit K2