Law school
Fordham University
29 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.
Judges
| Judge | Degree | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. X. McGohey | B.A. | Judge | 1917 |
| Thomas Francis Murphy | LL.B. | Judge | 1930 |
| William Hughes Mulligan | A.B. | Judge | 1939 |
| William G. Bassler | B.A. | Judge | 1960 |
| Kenneth Francis Ripple | A.B. | Judge | 1965 |
| Thomas W. Wills | Judge | 1970 | |
| A. Gail Prudenti | Judge | 1974 | |
| Philip Morgan Halpern | B.S. | Judge | 1977 |
| Christopher L. Taylor | Judge | 1978 | |
| Brian R. Martinotti | B.S. | Judge | 1983 |
| Nelson Stephen Roman | B.A. | Justice | 1984 |
| Nelson Stephen Román | B.A. | Judge | 1984 |
| Julie Grace Yap | summa cum laude | Judge | 2002 |
| Adrian P. Burke | Judge | – | |
| Albert Conway | Judge | – | |
| C Ian McLachlan | Judge | – | |
| C. Ian McLachlan | Justice | – | |
| Daniel Joseph O'Hern | Justice | – | |
| Danny Chun | Acting Judge | – | |
| David J. Lanphier | Justice | – | |
| David Norton Edelstein | B.S. | Judge | – |
| Francis X. Hennessy | Judge | – | |
| John F. Scileppi | Judge | – | |
| John W. Sweeny Jr. | Judge | – | |
| Max Bloom | Justice | – | |
| Robert J. Callahan | Justice | – | |
| Robert J. Corcoran | Justice | – | |
| Thomas H. Roberts | Justice | – | |
| William J. Lavery | Judge | – |
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-09-30. Verify against the primary source before relying.