Law school
Duke University School of Law
28 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.
Judges
| Judge | Degree | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Andrew Gordon | LL.B. | Judge | 1941 |
| Robert Daniel Potter | LL.B. | Judge | 1950 |
| John Alton Reed Jr. | LL.B. | Judge | 1956 |
| Gerald Bard Tjoflat | LL.B. | Judge | 1957 |
| Robert Allan Edgar | LL.B. | Judge | 1965 |
| Ernest C. Torres | J.D. | Judge | 1968 |
| Garrett E. Brown Jr. | J.D. | Judge | 1968 |
| Alan Stephen Gold | J.D. | Judge | 1969 |
| Graham Calder Mullen | J.D. | Judge | 1969 |
| Kenneth Winston Starr | J.D. | Judge | 1973 |
| Curtis Lynn Collier | J.D. | Judge | 1974 |
| Allyson Kay Duncan | J.D. | Judge | 1975 |
| William H. Pauley III | J.D. | Judge | 1977 |
| Richard Mark Gergel | J.D. | Judge | 1979 |
| Timothy J. Corrigan | J.D. | Judge | 1981 |
| James C. Dever III | J.D. | Judge | 1987 |
| Robin Lee Rosenberg | J.D. | Judge | 1989 |
| Colm Felix Connolly | J.D. | Judge | 1991 |
| Todd Michael Hughes | J.D. | Judge | 1992 |
| Brandon Scott Long | J.D. | Judge | 2005 |
| Allison Jones Rushing | J.D. | Judge | 2007 |
| George Carol Hanks Jr. | LL.M., judicial studies | Judge | 2014 |
| Philip Martin Pro | LL.M., judicial studies | Judge | 2014 |
| Don R. Willett | LL.M. | Judge | 2016 |
| Jennifer Leigh Thurston | LL.M. | Judge | 2018 |
| Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam | LL.M., judicial studies | Judge | 2018 |
| Timothy D. DeGiusti | LL.M. | Judge | 2018 |
| J. Campbell Barker | LL.M. | Judge | 2023 |
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.