Alma mater
Columbia College
22 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.
Judges
| Judge | Degree | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Peter Van Ness | Judge | 1797 | |
| Samuel M. Blatchford | B.A. | Associate Justice | 1837 |
| Ogden Hoffman Jr. | A.B. | Judge | 1840 |
| Emile Henry Lacombe | A.B. | Judge | 1863 |
| Benjamin Nathan Cardozo | A.B. | Associate Justice | 1889 |
| Benjamin Nathan Cardozo | A.B. | Judge | 1889 |
| William Bondy | B.A. | Judge | 1890 |
| Joseph Carmine Zavatt | B.A. | Judge | 1922 |
| Edmund Louis Palmieri | A.B. | Judge | 1926 |
| Murray Irwin Gurfein | A.B. | Judge | 1926 |
| Wilfred Feinberg | B.A. | Judge | 1940 |
| Alvin K. Hellerstein | B.A. | Judge | 1954 |
| Nicholas Garaufis | B.A. | Judge | 1969 |
| Gerard E. Lynch | B.A. | Judge | 1972 |
| Karen J. Williams | B.A. | Judge | 1972 |
| Gary S. Katzmann | A.B. | Judge | 1973 |
| Robert A. Katzmann | A.B. | Judge | 1973 |
| Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. | B.A. | Judge | 1978 |
| Gary Richard Brown | A.B. | Judge | 1985 |
| Dorothy Chung-Soo Kim | Associate Justice | 1998 | |
| Julia Campins | Judge | – | |
| Van Vechten Veeder | Judge | – |
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Verify against the primary source before relying.