Law school

Notre Dame Law School

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

Judges
JudgeDegreeRoleYear
Harold P. BurkeLL.B.Judge1916
Clifford Patrick O'SullivanLL.B.Judge1920
Roger Joseph KileyLL.B.Judge1923
John Francis KilkennyLL.B.Judge1925
Luther Merritt SwygertLL.B.Judge1927
George N. BeamerLL.B.Judge1929
Robert Allen GrantJ.D.Judge1930
William Blakely JonesLL.B.Judge1931
Clarkson Sherman FisherLL.B.Judge1950
Edward LeavyLL.B.Judge1953
Paul Victor NiemeyerJ.D.Judge1966
David G. LarimerJ.D.Judge1969
Alfred James Lechner Jr.J.D.Judge1972
Frederick J. MartoneJ.D.Judge1972
William J. ZlochJ.D.Judge1974
Ann Claire WilliamsJ.D.Judge1975
Janis Lynn SammartinoJ.D.Judge1975
Nora Barry FischerJ.D.Judge1976
Martha Alicia VázquezJ.D.Judge1978
Patricia Anne GaughanJ.D.Judge1978
Charles R. WilsonJ.D.Judge1979
David Campos GuaderramaJ.D.Judge1979
Theresa Lazar SpringmannJ.D.Judge1980
Thomas D. SchroederJ.D.Judge1984
Gerald John PappertJ.D.Judge1988
Elizabeth Ann WolfordJ.D.Judge1992
John Robert BlakeyJ.D.Judge1992
James Russell Sweeney IIJ.D.Judge1996
William Scott HardyJ.D.Judge1996
Amy Coney BarrettJ.D.Associate Justice1997
Bernard M. JonesJ.D.Judge2004
Cristal C. BriscoJ.D.Judge2006
Joshua Dale DunlapJ.D.Judge2008

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