Law school

Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)

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

Judges
JudgeDegreeRoleYear
Charles Alvin JonesLL.B.Judge1910
Mitchell Harry CohenLL.B.Judge1928
E[manuel] Mac TroutmanLL.B.Judge1936
Michael Henry SheridanLL.B.Judge1936
John Berne HannumLL.B.Judge1941
Clarence Charles NewcomerJ.D.Judge1948
Edwin Michael KosikLL.B.Judge1951
William W. CaldwellLL.B.Judge1951
Sylvia H. RamboJ.D.Judge1962
R[ichard] Barclay SurrickJ.D.Judge1965
Robert S. Gawthrop IIIJ.D.Judge1970
Thomas M. GoldenJ.D.Judge1972
Kim R. GibsonJ.D.Judge1975
D[avid] Brooks SmithJ.D.Judge1976
Thomas Ignatius VanaskieJ.D.Judge1978
John E. Jones IIIJ.D.Judge1980
Christopher C. ConnerJ.D.Judge1982
Joseph Francis Saporito Jr.J.D.Judge1985
Edward George SmithJ.D.Judge1986
Matthew William BrannJ.D.Judge1990
Julia Kathleen MunleyJ.D.Judge1992

Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.