Alma mater

Amherst College

31 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.

Judges

Judge	Degree	Role	Year
Edward Silsby Farrington	A.B.	Judge	1880
Ashley Mulgrave Gould	A.B.	Associate Justice	1881
Harlan Fiske Stone	B.A.	Chief Justice	1894
Albert Leisenring Watson	A.B.	Judge	1901
Leonard Page Moore	A.B.	Judge	1919
William Alvah Stewart	A.B.	Judge	1925
William Henry Hastie	A.B.	Judge	1925
Nauman Steele Scott	B.A.	Judge	1938
William Hedgcock Webster	A.B.	Judge	1947
James Focht McClure Jr.	A.B.	Judge	1952
Peter Jo Messitte	B.A.	Judge	1963
James Tyrone Giles	B.A.	Judge	1964
Robert S. Gawthrop III	B.A.	Judge	1964
Samuel H. Mays Jr.	B.A.	Judge	1970
William Joseph Kayatta Jr.	B.A.	Judge	1976
Harold Ernest Joseph Kahn	magna cum laude	Judge	1978
Huey Penton Cotton Jr.		Judge	1978
Elaine M. Kiefer		Judge	1982
Karin Johanna Immergut	B.A.	Judge	1982
Michael P. Shea	B.A.	Judge	1989
Daniel Toru Nishigaya	magna cum laude, honors	Judge	1992
Mary Kay Lanthier	B.A.	Judge	1993
Daniel S. Pearson		Judge	–
David M. Borden		Justice	–
David M. Borden		Judge	–
E G. Noyes Jr.		Judge	–
Edward C. Stringer		Justice	–
Francis X. Spina		Justice	–
Hugh B. Cambell Sr.		Judge	–
Peter M. Keith		Justice	–
William Z. Stuart		Justice	–

Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Verify against the primary source before relying.