Cornell Law School is the law school of Cornell University,a private Ivy League university in Ithaca,New York. One of the five Ivy League law schools,it offers four law degree programs,JD,LLM,MSLS and JSD,along with several dual-degree programs in conjunction with other professional schools at the university. Established in 1887 as Cornell's Department of Law,the school today is one of the smallest top-tier JD-conferring institutions in the country,with around 200 students graduating each year. Since its inception,Cornell Law School has always ranked among the top 14 law schools in the nation,known as the T14.
Griffin Boyette Bell was the 72nd Attorney General of the United States,having served under President Jimmy Carter. Previously,he was a U.S. Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
William D. "Bill" Dyke was an American lawyer,judge,and politician. He was a two-term mayor of Madison,Wisconsin from 1969 to 1973 and ran for Vice President of the United States on the American Independent Party ticket with presidential candidate Lester Maddox in 1976. From 1996 until two months before his death,in 2016,he served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Iowa County,Wisconsin,he was Chief Judge of the 7th Judicial Administrative District from 2007 to 2013.
Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson was the 25th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. An American lawyer and jurist,she was appointed to the court in 1976 by Governor Patrick Lucey,becoming the first female justice to serve on Wisconsin's highest court. She became the court's first female chief justice on August 1,1996,and served in that capacity until April 29,2015. In all,she served on the court for 43 years (1976–2019),making her the longest-serving justice in the history of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
John Whitcome Reynolds Jr. was the 36th Governor of Wisconsin (1963–1965) and served 21 years as a United States District Judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1965–1986). A Democrat,he previously served as the 34th Attorney General of Wisconsin (1959–1963).
James Earl Graves Jr. is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Rudolph Thomas Randa was an American judge. He was a United States District Judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin for the last 24 years of his life. He was Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 2002 until October 2009. Prior to his appointment to the federal court,he was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge and served one year on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Johnnie Blakeney Rawlinson is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
William Penn Lyon was an American lawyer,politician,and judge who served as the 7th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the 12th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He also served as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.
Lisa S. Neubauer is an American lawyer and judge,currently serving as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Waukesha-based District II. Judge Neubauer has served on the Court of Appeals since 2007 and was chief judge from 2015 through 2021.
Edward R. Brunner is an American lawyer and retired judge. He was a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from 2007 through 2011 in the Wausau-based District III. Previously,he was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for 19 years,and was Chief Judge of the 10th District of Wisconsin Circuit Courts from 1999 through 2005.
Paul Lundsten is an American lawyer and retired judge. He served on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the Madison-based District IV court from 2000 until his retirement in 2019.
Gregory A. Peterson is an American lawyer and retired judge. He served 13 years as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Wausau-based District III court. Before that,he was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Eau Claire County for 16 years,including three years as Chief Judge of the 10th Judicial Administrative District of Wisconsin Circuit Courts. Since his retirement,he continues to serve as a reserve judge and arbitrator in the state court system.
Burton A. Scott was an American attorney and judge. He was Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from 1983 to 1989,near the end of a 19-year judicial career in Wisconsin.
W. Patrick Donlin was an American lawyer and judge. He was one of the first judges of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals,serving from 1978 to 1981,and,before that,was a county and circuit judge in Price County,Wisconsin. He left the judiciary in 1981 to become supreme advocate of the Knights of Columbus,a title he held until his death.
Jennifer Elise Nashold is an American attorney,currently serving as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She was elected in 2019.
Martin Joseph Donald is an American lawyer and a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Milwaukee-based District I. Donald was appointed to the court in September 2019 by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals,Donald served 13 years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge in Milwaukee County.
Maxine Aldridge White is an American attorney and judge. She is a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Milwaukee-based District I court,serving since 2020. She is the first African-American woman to serve on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
