List of University of San Francisco School of Law alumni

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

Academia

 * Ifeoma Ajunwa (2007), writer and professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law
 * Edward Imwinkelried (1969), Evidence Scholar and Professor at UC Davis School of Law
 * Thomas Nazario (1975), noted professor, lawyer, and scholar of human rights and international children's rights

Arts, entertainment, and journalism

 * Cupcake Brown (2001), author and lawyer, wrote A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
 * Emily Compagno (2006), attorney, TV host, former National Football League cheerleader, Fox News Channel contributor
 * John Corcoran, speechwriter for the Governor of California and White House staffer
 * Jeff Gottesfeld (1981), novelist and television writer
 * Kimberly Guilfoyle (1994), former assistant San Francisco district attorney and television personality
 * Gini Graham Scott (1990), author
 * Dick Spotswood (1973), journalist and politician

Athletics

 * Tatiana Lysenko (2005), Ukrainian gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics and world champion gymnast
 * Marcus McElhenney (2014), lawyer and bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics
 * Juliet Starrett (2003), two-time whitewater rafting world champion and CEO of CrossFit San Francisco
 * Andy Wolfe, lawyer and noted college basketball player

Business

 * Byington Ford (did not graduate), noted real estate developer
 * Hekani Jakhalu Kense, businesswoman and social entrepreneur
 * Lloyd Levitin (1961), businessman and professor
 * Marjorie Scardino (1975), CEO of Pearson PLC, and the first woman to head a top 100 firm on the London Stock Exchange

Members of Congress



 * John Burton (1960), long-serving politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1974-1983), California State Assembly (1965-1974; 1988–1996); California State Senate (1996-2004); and Chair of the California Democratic Party (1973-1974; 2009–2017)
 * John F. Shelley (1932), member of the United States House of Representatives (1949-1964), Mayor of San Francisco (1964-1968), and member of the California State Senate (1939-1947)

Members of state legislatures

 * Randy Iwase (1974), member of the Hawaii Senate (1990-2000)
 * Susan C. Lee (1982), member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2002-2015) and Maryland Senate (2015–present)
 * Sylvia Luke (1995), member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1999–present)
 * J. Eugene McAteer, member of the California Senate (1959-1967)
 * Bill Monning (1976), member of the California State Assembly (2008-2012) and California State Senate (2012-2020)
 * Arthur Ohnimus (1921), Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly (1923-1937; 1941–1967)
 * Frank S. Petersen (1951), member of the California Senate (1963-1967) and Judge on the Del Norte County Superior Court (1966-1988)

State and territorial executive offices

 * Ron Knecht (1995), Nevada State Controller (2015-2019) and member of the Nevada Assembly (2002-2004)
 * Thomas C. Lynch (1929), 25th Attorney General of California (1964-1971) and District Attorney of San Francisco (1951-1964)
 * Leo T. McCarthy (1958), Lieutenant Governor of California (1983-1995); member and Speaker of the California State Assembly (1969-1982); member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1964-1968)
 * Bill Schuette (1979), Michigan Attorney General (2011-2019), member of the United States House of Representatives (1985-1991), and Justice of the Michigan Court of Appeals (2003-2009)
 * Faoa Aitofele Sunia (1975), Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa (2003-2013)

Municipal and local offices

 * Angela Alioto (1983), civil rights attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1989-1997)
 * Matthew R. Beauchamp (1984), District Attorney of Colusa County, California (2016–present)
 * David Brady (1976), District Attorney of Trinity County, California (2020–present)
 * Michael Hennessey (1973), long-serving Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco (1980–2012)
 * John C. Houlihan, Mayor of Oakland (1961-1966)
 * Suzy Loftus (2005), interim District Attorney of San Francisco (2019-2020)
 * William J. Quinn (1925), Chief of the San Francisco Police Department (1929-1940)
 * Jill Ravitch (1987), District Attorney of Sonoma County, California (2011–present)
 * Anne Marie Schubert (1989), District Attorney of Sacramento County, California (2015–present)
 * Katy Tang (2017), member and President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2013-2019)
 * Joseph E. Tinney (1933), member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1961-1966) and San Francisco City Assessor (1966-1979)
 * Brendon Woods (1996), Public Defender of Alameda County, California (2012–present)

National supreme court justices

 * Daniel Foley (1974), Justice of the Supreme Court of Palau (2013-present) and Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2000-2016)

Federal judges



 * Saundra Brown Armstrong (1977), Judge on the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (1991–present)
 * Ellen Carroll (1980), Judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (1998-2012)
 * Peter M. Elliott (1953), Judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (1971-1989)
 * Roger D. Foley (1946), long-serving and noted Chief Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1962-1996) and Attorney General of Nevada (1959-1962)
 * David Hagen (1959), Judge on United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1993-2005)
 * George Bernard Harris (1926), Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1946-1983) and San Francisco Municipal Court (1941-1946)
 * Maria-Elena James (1978), Magistrate Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1994-2018)
 * Rene Lastreto (1981), Judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California (2016-present)
 * Mark N. Olds (1945), Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
 * Edward Joseph Schwartz (1939), Judge and Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1968-2000)
 * William Thomas Sweigert (1923), Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1959-1983) and the San Francisco County Superior Court (1949-1959)
 * Herbert Ross (1964), Judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska (1993-2000)
 * Lek von Kaesborg (1952), Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1960s-1970s)
 * Frederick J. Woelflen (1946), Chief Magistrate and Justice of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1978-1992)
 * Owen E. Woodruff Jr. (1952), Chief Magistrate and Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1981-1984)

State supreme court justices



 * Ming Chin (1967), Justice of the Supreme Court of California (1996-2020)
 * Martin Jenkins (1980), Justice of the Supreme Court of California (2020–present), California Courts of Appeal (2008-2019), and United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1997-2008)
 * Buell A. Nesbett (1940), the first Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (1959-1970)
 * Raymond L. Sullivan (1930), Justice of the Supreme Court of California (1966-1977) and California Courts of Appeal (1961-1966)
 * Mary Jane Theis (1974), Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois (2010–present)

State appellate court justices

 * Herbert L. Ashby (1958), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1972-1992)
 * John E. Benson (1955), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1986-1994) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1974-1986)
 * Preston Devine (1927), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1966-1974)
 * Robert L. Dossee (1960), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1979-1998) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1972-1979)
 * Norman H. Elkington (1927), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1959-1988)
 * Carl Evans (1950), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal and Fresno County Superior Court
 * Daniel M. Hanlon (1964), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1992-2000) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1978-1992)
 * Barbara J.R. Jones (1974), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1996-2020) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1992-1996)
 * Robert F. Kane (1952), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1971-1979), San Mateo County Superior Court (1969-1971), and the United States Ambassador to Ireland (1984-1985)
 * Donald B. King (1958), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1982-1996)
 * John B. Molinari (1933), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1962-1977) and on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1950s)
 * Joanne Parrilli (1974), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1995-2007) and on the Alameda County Superior Court (1988-1995)
 * James Richman (1965), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (2006-present) and Alameda County Superior Court (1997-2006)
 * Maria P. Rivera (1974), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (2002-2018) and Contra Costa County Superior Court (1996-2002)
 * Allison M. Rouse (1948), Justice of California Courts of Appeal (1971-1988) and San Francisco County Superior Court (1967-1971)
 * James Ward (1959), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1996-present)
 * Charles Wilson (2002), Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (2021-present) and Santa Clara County Superior Court (2014-present)

State trial court judges

 * Stephen P. Acquisto (1994), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (2014-present)
 * Arthur J. Anderson (1935), Judge on the Lassen County Superior Court (1973-1979)
 * Byron Arnold (1930), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1955-1971)
 * Lorenzo Arredondo (1972), Judge on Lake County Circuit Court (1986-2010)
 * Joseph G. Babich (1951), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (1964-1984)
 * Lindi L. Baker (1984), Judge on the Josephine County Circuit Court (2005-present)
 * David Ballati (1975), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1995-2009)
 * James D. Barbolino (1969), Judge on the Placer County Superior Court (1984-2004)
 * Martha Beckwith (1976), Judge on the Alaskan District Court for Anchorage (1984-1992)
 * James G. Bertoli (1985), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (2000–present)
 * John J. Bible (1959), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1978-1993)
 * John J. Boskovich (1953), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (1970s-1980s)
 * Nathaniel Bradley (1947), Judge on the Tulare County Superior Court (1971-1988)
 * J. Michael Brown (1964), Judge on the Humboldt County Superior Court (1982-2018)
 * Jackie Brown (1977), Judge on the Orange County Superior Court (2008-present)
 * Neal Cabrinha (1967), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (1998-2013)
 * Walter F. Calcagno (1948), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1969-1985)
 * Roland Candee (1978), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (1992-2012)
 * Michael Candela (1987), Judge on the Butte County Superior Court (2010-present)
 * Robert E. Carey (1948), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1971-1989)
 * C. Harold Caulfield (1916), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1956-1971)
 * James G. Changaris (1951), Judge on the Sutter County Superior Court (1982-1988)
 * Robert D. Chapman (1951), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (1980-1990s)
 * Leeland J. Cole-Chu (1978), Judge on the New London County Superior Court (2012-present)
 * Marie Bertillion Collins (1958), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (1970-1995)
 * Steve Counelis (1988), Judge on the Riverside County Superior Court (1992-present)
 * Frank J. Creede Jr. (1950), Judge on the Fresno County Superior Court (1973-1998)
 * Melvin I. Cronin (1921), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1944-1977)
 * Ray Cunningham (1973), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (1984-2008)
 * Thomas J. Dandurand (1960), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1971-1994)
 * John Davidson (1981), Judge on the San Diego County Superior Court (1994-2010)
 * Michael Robert Deems (1985), Judge on the Butte County Superior Court (2012-present)
 * Louis B. Dematteis (1933), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1953-1973)
 * N. Edward Denton (1952), Judge on the Mono County Superior Court (1985-1998)
 * Joseph Desmond (1960), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1998-2002) and San Francisco Municipal Court (1983-1998)
 * Ralph V. De Voto (1932), Judge on the Lake County Superior Court (1969-1983)
 * Ursula Jones Dickson (1998), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (2013-present)
 * Carly Dolan (1998), Judge on the Mendocino County Superior Court (2017–present)
 * Sean Dowling (1974), Judge on the Nevada County Superior Court (2005-2015)
 * Stephen Drew (1972), Judge on the Tulare County Superior Court (1990-2010)
 * Robert J. Drewes (1948), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1966-1980)
 * Terrance R. Duncan (1966), Judge on the Monterey County Superior Court (1995-2011)
 * Lynn Duryee (1979), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1993-2014)
 * Kristine Eagle (1989), Judge on the San Joaquin County Superior Court (2016-present)
 * Rochelle C. East (1996), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (2013–present)
 * Arthur Eissinger (1951), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (1966-1987)
 * Wayne Ellison (1975), Judge on the Fresno County Superior Court (1995-2015)
 * John A. Ertola (1954), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1970-1991) and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
 * Lyle R. Edson (1948), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1969-1983)
 * Coleman Fannin (1959), Judge on the Contra Costa County Superior Court (1972-1988)
 * Robert Fairwell (1951), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (1967-2007)
 * Thomas E. Feeney (1944), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1966-1967)
 * Lee Felice (1974), Judge on the Kern County Superior Court (1990s-2012)
 * William F. Ferroggiaro Jr. (1962), Judge on the Humboldt County Superior Court (1983-1997)
 * Richard P. Figone (1961), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1981-1996)
 * Jeffrey R. Finigan (1993), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (2015-present)
 * Ralph Flageollet (1950), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1979-2000)
 * Eric Fleming (1995), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (2018–present)
 * Paul Flynn (1968), Judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court (1989-2006)
 * Robert Foiles (1984), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (2006-present)
 * Bryan Foster (1974), Judge on the San Bernardino County Superior Court (2003-present)
 * Frank C. Francis (1962), Judge on the Nevada County Superior Court (1977-1997)
 * Jose S. Franco (1998), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (2015-present)
 * Gail Fraties (1966), Judge on the Bethel County Superior Court (1986-1989)
 * Donald Fretz (1951), Judge on the Merced County Superior Court (1963-1990)
 * John J. Gallagher (1965), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (1976-1997)
 * James Garbolino (1969), Judge on the Placer County Superior Court (1987-2007)
 * David A. Garcia (1970), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1990-2003) and Municipal Court (1983-1990)
 * Lupe Garcia (1995), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (2016-present)
 * Mark A. Garcia (1995), Judge on the Merced County Superior Court (2007-2015)
 * Richard C. Garner (1957), Judge on the San Bernardino Superior Court (1971-1990s)
 * Steven Gevercer (1983), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (2012-present)
 * Virginia George (1984), Judge on the Contra Costa County Superior Court (2017-present)
 * Patrick D. Gilroy (1960), Judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Oregon (1974-2005)
 * Raymond J. Giordano (1970), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (1981-2006)
 * Joseph M. Golden (1916), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1956-1971)
 * Larry J. Goodman (1974), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (1984-2017)
 * David Gottlieb (1987), Judge on the Fresno County Superior Court (2005-present)
 * Patricia A. Gray (1984), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (1994-2000)
 * Michael R. Griffin (1968), Judge on the Carson County District Court (1979-2007)
 * Paul Haakenson (1993), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (2006–present)
 * John Griffin (1965), Judge on the Stanislaus County Superior Court (1989-2006)
 * Susan L. Hahn (1982), Judge on the Yakima County Superior Court (1990-2017)
 * Harold Haley (1928), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1965-1970) and victim of the Marin County Civic Center attacks (1970)
 * Barry Hammer (1962), Judge on the San Luis Obispo Superior Court (1985-2006)
 * Barry Harding (1984), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (2001-present)
 * Frank Hart (1952), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1984-2000s)
 * Leighton Hatch (1954), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (1974-1994) and Director of the California Department of Consumer Affairs (1969-1972)
 * Richard James Henderson (1974), Judge on the Mendocino County Superior Court (2000-2016)
 * Brian E. Hill (1981), Judge on the Santa Barbara County Superior Court (2003-present)
 * Christopher M. Honigsberg (2005), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (2018–present)
 * Peggy Hora (1978), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (1984-2005)
 * John Ing (1977), Judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007-present)
 * William Jacka (1919), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (1940s-1950s)
 * Harry Jacobs (1968), Judge on the Merced County Superior Court (2012-present)
 * Margaret Johnson (1978), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (2000-2018)
 * Alesia F. Jones (1991), Judge on the Solano County Superior Court (2008–present)
 * Joseph Karesh (1933), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1960-1978)
 * Robert M. Kawahara (1980), Judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002-present)
 * Terence Keeley (1963), Judge on the Sutter County Superior Court (1978-1993)
 * Kenneth R. Kingsbury (1975), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (1995-2008)
 * Nona L. Klippen (1988), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (2015-present)
 * Roger Kosel (1973), Judge on the Siskiyou County Superior Court (2007-2009)
 * Christopher E. Krueger (1994), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (2011-present)
 * William F. Lanam (1959), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1972-1990)
 * Leland J. Lazarus (1929), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1965-1974)
 * Kenneth L. Lewis (1946), Judge on the Kitsap County District Court
 * James Libbey (1968), Judge on the Contra Costa County Superior Court (1981-2008)
 * Frank J. Mackin (1928), Judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court (1961-1971)
 * Runston Maino (1968), Judge on the San Diego County Superior Court (1987-present)
 * Jordan L. Martinelli (1921), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1949-1961)
 * Lawrence W. Marvin (1953), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (1985-1990s)
 * Leonard H. McBride (1953), Judge on the Orange County Superior Court (1979-2002)
 * Thomas F. McBride (1940), Judge on the Contra Costa County Superior Court (1965-1981)
 * Brigid McCann (1991), Judge on the San Bernardino Superior Court (2008-present)
 * John A. McCarthy (1974), Judge on the Pierce County Superior Court (1997-2014)
 * James McFetridge (1985), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (2006-present)
 * William McGivern (1970), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1998-2003)
 * Charles J. McGolderick (1929), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (1951-1968)
 * E. Warren McGuire (1950), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1968-1988)
 * Michael McInnes (1951), Judge on the Solano County Superior Court (1979-1991)
 * Kevin McKenney (1973), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (2005-2014)
 * Christopher McKenzie (1969), Judge on the First Circuit Court District of Hawaii (2002-present)
 * Winton McKibben (1952), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (1976-1995)
 * Barbara Miller (1978), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (1996-2009)
 * James Mize (1974), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (2008-present)
 * Edward Molkenbuhr (1920), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1949-1960)
 * John M. Monterosso (1990), Judge on the Riverside County Superior Court (2007-present)
 * Heather D. Morse (1981), Judge on the Santa Cruz County Superior Court (1989-2017)
 * Hugh F. Mullin Jr. (1932), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1934-1949)
 * Kevin Murphy (1984), Judge on the Contra Costa County Superior Court (2006-present)
 * Stephen Murphy (1981), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (2017–present)
 * Gary Nadler (1979), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (2002–present)
 * Clifford L. Nakea (1971), Judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Hawaii (1978-2004)
 * Karlene Navarro (2007), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (2021–present)
 * Rene Navarro (1975), Judge on Santa Clara County Superior Court (1994-2006)
 * Harold Neville (1960), Judge on the Humboldt County Superior Court (1972-1994)
 * Diane Northway (1969), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (1990-2013)
 * Marco Nunez (2000), Judge on the Imperial County Superior Court (2017-present)
 * Timothy W. O'Brien (1949), Judge on the Mendocino County Superior Court (1971-1985)
 * William A. O'Brien (1926), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1963-1970)
 * Agnes O'Brien Smith (1941), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1970-1978)
 * Raymond J. O'Connor (1931), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1964-1969)
 * Edward O'Day Jr. (1936), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1960-1972)
 * Lynn O'Malley Taylor (1972), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1990-2004)
 * Robert O'Neill (1965), Judge on the San Diego County Superior Court (1978-2000s)
 * Frank J. Passalacqua (1962), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (1964-2001)
 * Claude D. Perasso (1953), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1971-2006)
 * Rosemary Pfeiffer (1976), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1991-2011)
 * Gary M. Picetti (1972), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (2015-present)
 * Daniel A. Quinlan (1948), Judge on the Nez Perce County District Court (1970-1973)
 * John Quinlen (1965), Judge on the Kern County Superior Court (1991-2007)
 * Dawna Reeves (1995), Judge on the Stanislaus County Superior Court (2008-present)
 * Benjamin Reyes (1992), Judge on the Contra Costa County Superior Court (2017-present)
 * Ian A. Rivamonte (2004), Judge on the Monterey County Superior Court (2023-present)
 * Douglas W. Rodgers (2003), Judge on the Tulare County Superior Court (2023-present)
 * Enrique Romero (1976), Judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court (1988-1999)
 * Roger Ross (1974), Judge on the San Joaquin County Superior Court (2007-present)
 * T.W. Salter (1972), Judge on the Stanislaus County Superior Court (2006-present)
 * Reginald Saunders (1984), Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court (1995-2015)
 * Philip Schafer (1964), Judge on the Orange County Superior Court (1988-2000)
 * Kirstin Schoonover, Judge on the Superior Court of Vermont (2015-present)
 * Robert L. Schouweiler (1965), Judge of the Second District Court of Nevada (1981-1991)
 * William Edmund Scott (1923), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1946-1971)
 * Aram Serverian (1967), Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court (1986-2000)
 * Nancy Case Shaffer (1977), Judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court (2011-2021)
 * Frank W. Shaw (1953), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1971-1980s)
 * LeRoy A. Simmons (1967), Judge on the San Bernardino County Superior Court (1994-2004)
 * Donald Smith (1951), Judge on the San Diego County Superior Court (1979-1987)
 * Peter Smith (1951), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1979-1991)
 * Vernon Smith (1968), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1982-2007)
 * Andrew E. Sweet (1992), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (2009–present)
 * G. Dave Teja (1958), Judge on the Sutter County Superior Court (1978-1990s)
 * Gary W. Thomas (1961), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (1986-1998)
 * Ronald I. Toff (1973), Judge on the Santa Clara County Superior Court (2010-present)
 * William F. Traverso (1918), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1945-1965)
 * Ksenia Tsenin (1973), Judge of the San Francisco County Superior Court (1998-2017)
 * Charles R. Tunley (1964), Judge on the Alaskan Superior Court for Nome (1980-1995)
 * Robert Twiss (1976), Judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court (2009-present)
 * Steven Unpingco (1982), Judge on the Superior Court of Guam (1994-2011)
 * Herman A. Van Der Zee (1922), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1947-1972)
 * Rafael Vazquez (2004), Judge on the Monterey County Superior Court (2017-present)
 * W. Lee Vavuris (1944), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1971-1982)
 * Luis M. Villareal (1975), Judge on the Solano County Superior Court (1997-2005) and Municipal Court (1982-1997)
 * Dorothy von Beroldingen (1954), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1977-1999) and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1966-1977)
 * Marcia J. Waldorf (1975), Judge on the First Circuit Court of Hawaii (1985-2007)
 * Denise Whitehead (1986), Judge on the Fresno County Superior Court (2001-2021)
 * Raymond D. Williamson (1963), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (1985-1998)
 * Mary E. Wiss (1981), Judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (2001–present)
 * Beverly Wood (1983), Judge on the Marin County Superior Court (2013-2021)
 * Douglas R. Woodworth (1952), Judge on the San Diego County Superior Court (1972-1988) and San Diego Municipal Court (1968-1972)

Local judges

 * Charles E. Aguilar (1960), Judge on the Stanislaus County Municipal Court (1977-1998)
 * Jeffrey S. Allen (1973), Judge on the Alameda County Municipal Court (1985-1990s)
 * John M. Allen (1969), Judge on the Alameda County Municipal Court (1984-1990s)
 * Clifford B. Bachand (1951), Judge on the Alameda County Municipal Court (1976-1980s)
 * George T. Choppelas (1961), Judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court (1982-1990s)
 * Frank J. Comaich (1930), Judge on the San Mateo County Municipal Court (1960-1973)
 * Thomas F. Curtin (1954), Judge on the Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1971-1990s)
 * Dan B. Eymann (1947), Judge on the Fresno County Municipal Court (1954-1977)
 * John J. Fahey (1931), Judge on the San Mateo County Municipal Court (1940-1949)
 * Richard D. Gravelle (1954), Judge on the San Mateo County Municipal Court (1984-1986)
 * Kiernan R. Hyland (1950), Judge on the Sonoma County Municipal Court (1972-1981)
 * James E. Jones Jr. (1950), Judge on the Sonoma County Municipal Court (1972-1981)
 * William J. Mallen (1961), Judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court (1982-1992)
 * George E. Maloney (1931), Judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court (1961-1976)
 * Lewis May (1948), Judge on the Alameda County Municipal Court (1969-1989)
 * George E. McDonald (1949), Judge on the Alameda County Municipal Court (1966-1985)
 * Ronald McGaw (1987), Judge on the City Court of Poughkeepsie (1996-2006)
 * Alexander McMahon (1951), Judge on the Sonoma County Municipal Court (1966-1976)
 * John J. McMahon (1925), Judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court
 * Steven D. McMorris (1969), Judge on the Douglas County Court of Justice (1984-?)
 * J. Dominique Olcomendy (1959), Judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court (1974-1995)
 * Roy G. Pucci (1948), Judge on the Alameda County Municipal Court (1966-1970s)
 * Raymond H. Simmons (1955), Judge on the Monterey County Municipal Court (1971-1998)
 * Douglas J. Smith (1973), Judge on the King County District Court (1990-2018)
 * Michael Tamony (1962), Judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court (1982-1992)
 * Caron Taylor (1951), Judge on the Stanislaus County Municipal Court (1977-1984)
 * Eric R. Uldall (1970), Judge on the Solano County Municipal Court (1984-1990s)
 * James C. Walsh Jr. (1946), Judge on the Alameda County Municipal Court (1977-1980s)
 * James S. White (1966), Judge on the Alameda County Municipal Court (1979-1990s)
 * Russell Zaches (1936), Judge on the Monterey County Municipal Court
 * Ernest C. Zunino (1963), Judge on the Marin County Municipal Court (1985-1990s)

Judges of other courts

 * Theodore Bofinger (1950), Federal Administrative Law Judge (1963-1985)
 * Thomas Patrick Brady (1948), Federal Administrative Law Judge (1967-1993)
 * Judith A. Epstein (1977), Judge on the State Bar Court of California
 * Tamia Gordon (1997), Administrative Law Judge of the Social Security Administration (2014-2018) and United States Department of Health and Human Services (2018-2020)
 * Christopher Knowdell (1997), Federal Administrative Law Judge of the Social Security Administration (2016-present)
 * Alfonso Montano (1980), Administrative Law Judge (1994-2009)
 * Abel Shapiro (1978), Administrative Law Judge (1989-2011)

Other legal figures

 * Tom Asimou (1998), noted lawyer specializing in missing persons cases
 * Thomas Anthony Durkin (1973), criminal defense and civil rights attorney
 * Vincent Hallinan (1918), noted lawyer and the Progressive Party candidate in the 1952 United States presidential election
 * Frederick J. Kenney (1991), Judge Advocate General of the United States Coast Guard (2011-2014)
 * Jay Leiderman (1999), criminal defense lawyer noted for work with cases involving computer hacking
 * Mark Massara (1987), Director of the Sierra Club Coastal Programs and environmental lawyer
 * Kevin V. Ryan (1984), United States Attorney for the Northern District of California (2002-2007)
 * Patricia A. Shiu (1982), Director of the Federal Contract Compliance (2009-2016) and employment attorney
 * Joe Alioto Veronese (2000), civil rights attorney and civil servant
 * Chan Chung Wing (1918), immigration and civil rights attorney; and the first Chinese American lawyer in California