List of University of Colorado Law School alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni of the University of Colorado Law School.

Academia

 * Frances Olsen (J.D. 1971), professor of law at UCLA
 * Manuel Ramos (J.D. 1973), novelists who also has taught Chicano literature courses at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Business

 * Maggie L. Fox, CEO of the Alliance for Climate Protection
 * Louis O. Kelso (LL.B. 1938), founder of private equity firm Kelso & Company, inventor of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan
 * Floyd Odlum (LL.B. 1914), founder of Atlas Corporation, owner of RKO

Government

 * Anne Gorsuch Burford (J.D. 1964), former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
 * Michael L. Connor, former commissioner U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior
 * Carlton R. Stoiber (J.D. 1969), former deputy general counsel for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and former director of the U.S. Department of State Office of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy

U.S. Supreme Court Justices and Federal Appeals Court Judges

 * Jean Sala Breitenstein (LL.B. 1924), former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
 * William Edward Doyle (LL.B. 1940), former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
 * Wiley Blount Rutledge (LL.B. 1922), former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
 * Timothy Tymkovich (J.D. 1982), judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, former solicitor general of Colorado

U.S. District Court Judges

 * Alfred A. Arraj (LL.B. 1928), former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
 * Robert E. Blackburn (J.D. 1974), judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
 * Olin Hatfield Chilson (LL.B. 1927), former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
 * Larry R. Hicks (J.D. 1968), judge of United States District Court for the District of Nevada
 * Marcia S. Krieger (J.D. 1979), judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
 * Walker David Miller (LL.B. 1963), former judge for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
 * William J. Rea (LL.B. 1949), former judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
 * Edward Nottingham (J.D. 1972), former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
 * Waldo Henry Rogers (LL.B. 1931), former judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
 * Jacob Weinberger (LL.B. 1904), former judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
 * Robert Wherry, former judge of the United States Tax Court
 * Fred M. Winner (LL.B. 1936), former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
 * Regina M. Rodriguez (J.D. 1988), judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado

State Supreme Court Justices

 * Michael L. Bender (J.D. 1967), former chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
 * Nathan B. Coats (J.D. 1977), former chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
 * Carol Ronning Kapsner (J.D. 1977), justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court
 * Alex J. Martinez (J.D. 1976), former justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
 * William Neighbors (J.D. 1965), former justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
 * Luis Rovira (LL.B. 1950), former chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
 * Felix L. Sparks (LL.B. 1947), former justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, U.S. Army brigadier general

Attorneys General

 * Jason R. Dunn (J.D. 2001), former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado
 * Clara Ruth Mozzor (LL.B. 1915), first woman to serve as a U.S. assistant attorney general
 * John Suthers (J.D. 1977), former Attorney General of Colorado and mayor of Colorado Springs
 * George Thatcher (LL.B. 1904), Attorney General of Nevada

Literature and journalism

 * Stephen Coonts (J.D. 1979), thriller and suspense novelist
 * Vine Deloria, Jr. (J.D. 1970), Native American author, theologian, historian, and activist
 * Manuel Ramos (J.D. 1973), novelists who also has taught Chicano literature courses at Metropolitan State University of Denver

United States Senators

 * Gordon L. Allott (LL.B. 1929), former U.S. senator from Colorado
 * Hank Brown (J.D. 1969), former U.S. senator from Colorado and former president of the University of Colorado and the University of Northern Colorado
 * Cory Gardner (J.D. 2001), former U.S. senator from Colorado, former U.S. Representative from Colorado
 * Eugene Millikin (LL.B. 1913), former U.S. senator from Colorado

United States Representatives

 * Donald G. Brotzman (LL.B. 1949), former U.S. representative from Colorado
 * John Chenoweth (LL.B. 1916), former U.S. representative from Colorado
 * James Paul Johnson (LL.B. 1959), former U.S. representative from Colorado
 * John H. Marsalis (LL.B. 1934), former U.S. representative from Colorado
 * John J. McIntyre (LL.B. 1928), former U.S. representative from Wyoming, former justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
 * Joe Neguse (J.D. 2009), U.S. representative from Colorado
 * Ed Perlmutter (J.D. 1978), U.S. representative from Colorado

Governors

 * George Alfred Carlson (LL.B. 1904), former governor of Colorado
 * Ralph Lawrence Carr (LL.B. 1912), former governor of Colorado
 * William Lee Knous (LL.B. 1911), former governor of Colorado
 * Bill Ritter (J.D. 1981), former governor of Colorado, former district attorney of Denver County
 * Roy Romer (LL.B. 1952), former governor of Colorado

State officials

 * Bernie Buescher (J.D. 1974), former secretary of state of Colorado
 * Morgan Carroll (J.D. 2000), Colorado Democratic Party chair; former member of the Colorado Senate
 * Crisanta Duran (J.D. 2005), former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
 * Larry Jent (J.D. 1983), member of the Montana Senate
 * Robert Lee Knous (J.D. 1970), former lieutenant governor of Colorado
 * Jeanne Labuda (J.D. 1989), former member, Colorado House of Representatives
 * Tom Van Norman (J.D. 1993), former member, South Dakota House of Representatives
 * Dan Pabon (J.D. 2005), member, Colorado House of Representatives
 * Ellen Roberts (J.D. 1986), former member, Colorado Senate
 * Brandon Shaffer (J.D. 2001), former president of the Colorado State Senate
 * Pat Steadman (J.D. 1991), former member, Colorado Senate
 * Sam T. Taylor, former member, Colorado Senate
 * Albert J. Tomsic (J.D. 1951), former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives

Local officials

 * Penfield Tate II (J.D. 1968), first African-American mayor of Boulder, Colorado

Sports

 * Fred Folsom (LL.B. 1899), former NCAA football coach
 * William Hybl (J.D. 1967), chairman of the El Pomar Foundation and current President Emeritus of the United States Olympic Committee
 * Ellen Hart Peña (J.D. 1988), former world-class runner and lawyer