Alma mater
University of Alabama
28 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.
Judges
| Judge | Degree | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry De Lamar Clayton | A.B. | Judge | 1877 |
| Herschel Whitfield Arant | B.S. | Judge | 1910 |
| Thomas Alexander Murphree | B.S. | Judge | 1910 |
| Joseph Samuel Perry | A.B. | Judge | 1923 |
| Inzer Bass Wyatt | A.B. | Judge | 1927 |
| Thomas Virgil Pittman | B.S. | Judge | 1939 |
| William Brevard Hand | B.S. | Judge | 1947 |
| Robert Smith Vance | B.S. | Judge | 1950 |
| Ira DeMent | B.S. | Judge | 1953 |
| James Hughes Hancock | B.S. | Judge | 1953 |
| Robert Bruce Propst | B.S. | Judge | 1953 |
| Emmett Ripley Cox | A.B. | Judge | 1957 |
| William Harold Albritton III | B.A. | Judge | 1959 |
| Patrick Errol Higginbotham | B.A. | Judge | 1960 |
| Lynn Nettleton Hughes | B.A. | Judge | 1963 |
| Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. | B.A. | Judge | 1966 |
| Edith Brown Clement | B.A. | Judge | 1969 |
| Joel Fredrick Dubina | B.S. | Judge | 1970 |
| James I. Cohn | B.S. | Judge | 1971 |
| Edward Earl Carnes | B.S. | Judge | 1972 |
| Sharon Lovelace Blackburn | B.A. | Judge | 1973 |
| Virginia Emerson Hopkins | B.A. | Judge | 1974 |
| Junius Foy Guin Jr. | A.B. | Judge | 1975 |
| L. Scott Coogler | B.A. | Judge | 1981 |
| Mark E. Fuller | B.S. | Judge | 1982 |
| Liles Clifton Burke | B.A. | Judge | 1991 |
| Annemarie Carney Axon | B.A. | Judge | 1995 |
| Harold Dean Mooty III | B.S. | Judge | 2005 |
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.