Alma mater
The University of Texas at Austin
54 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.
Judges
| Judge | Degree | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Morrow Reavley | B.A. | Justice | 1942 |
| S. Craig Smith | Business Administration, with honors | Justice | 1973 |
| Josh R. Morriss III | Chief Justice | 1975 | |
| Steven Lee Smith | Justice | 1977 | |
| Leticia Hinojosa | Government, magna cum laude | Justice | 1978 |
| Debra Ann H. Lehrmann | magna cum laude | Justice | 1979 |
| Greg Neeley | Justice | 1979 | |
| Dori Contreras | Accounting | Chief Justice | 1980 |
| Hollis Horton III | Justice | 1980 | |
| Robert B. Hawk | Judge | 1980 | |
| Thomas John Baker | Journalism (with honors), Government (with high honors) | Justice | 1980 |
| Tana L Coates | Journalism | Judge | 1981 |
| Tracy E. Christopher | with honors | Chief Justice | 1981 |
| Elizabeth S. Kerr | Justice | 1982 | |
| James Wade Birdwell | Chemical Engineering | Justice | 1983 |
| Bonnie Sudderth | Chief Justice | 1985 | |
| Georgina Martinez Benavides | Business Administration | Justice | 1985 |
| Melissa Goodwin | Justice | 1987 | |
| Patricia O'Connell Alvarez | Justice | 1987 | |
| Bradley Allen Weinreb | Judge | 1988 | |
| Leticia Lopez | Presiding Justice | 1988 | |
| Louis Charles E. van Cleef | Economics | Justice | 1989 |
| Jane Nenninger Bland | with honors | Justice | 1990 |
| Kevin Dean Jewell | Business Administration, with high honors | Justice | 1990 |
| Nora Longoria | Presiding Justice | 1990 | |
| Peter Michael Kelly | Justice | 1990 | |
| Katherine A. Bacal | Judge | 1991 | |
| Olga Álvarez | Judge | 1991 | |
| Lori I. Valenzuela | Government | Justice | 1992 |
| Eric P. Harmon | Judge | 1996 | |
| Jesse F. McClure III | Judge | 1999 | |
| Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle | with honors | Justice | 1999 |
| Dustin Mark Howell | Spanish | U.S. Magistrate Judge | 2000 |
| Cory Lee Carlyle | Government, History | Justice | 2001 |
| Chari L. Kelly | Justice | 2002 | |
| Erin A. Nowell | Justice | 2003 | |
| Nadia S. Medrano | U.S. Magistrate Judge | 2006 | |
| Edward C. Voss | Judge | – | |
| Elizabeth Annette Grimes | Associate Justice | – | |
| Elizabeth B. Lacy | Justice | – | |
| Gary Doyle Roberts | Judge | – | |
| Greg W. Abbott | Justice | – | |
| Jack Pope | Justice | – | |
| James A. Baker | Justice | – | |
| James Davis Blacklock | Plan II/History | Chief Justice | – |
| James P. Alexander | Justice | – | |
| Joe R. Greenhill | Justice | – | |
| Jose D.L. Marquez | Judge | – | |
| Laurie Ann Booras | Judge | – | |
| Lloyd Doggett II | Justice | – | |
| Raul A. Gonzalez | Justice | – | |
| Ruel C. Walker | Justice | – | |
| Samuel Barnet Kemp | Justice | – | |
| Will Garwood | Justice | – |
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Verify against the primary source before relying.