Alma mater

University of California-Irvine

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

Judges

Judge	Degree	Role	Year
Robert James Moss		Judge	1968
Jeffrey Malcolm Ferguson	Biology	Judge	1973
Eileen C. Moore	cum laude	Associate Justice	1975
Kenneth Joseph Medel		Judge	1976
Daniel Alexander Ottolia	Political Science	Judge	1979
Robert O. Amador		Judge	1979
Daniel Juarez	Political Science, Spanish Literature	Judge	1980
Ana Maria Luna-Chidley	Biology, Spanish	Judge	1981
Tari Lynn Cody		Judge	1981
Michele E. Flurer		Judge	1983
Alan K. Cassidy	Political Science	Judge	1985
Debra Archuleta	Economics	Judge	1985
Connie Rochelle Quinones		Judge	1986
Maria Daghlian Hernandez		Judge	1986
Walter Palmer Schwarm	Economics	Judge	1986
Randall Seth Stamen		Judge	1989
Nahal Iravani-Sani	Social Ecology	Judge	1990
Yvette Verastegui		Judge	1990
Alexander R. Martinez		Judge	1992
David Jay Hesseltine		Judge	1992
Nick Alex Dourbetas		Judge	1994
Scott Acheson Steiner		Judge	1996
Tony Joon Suk Cho	Political Science	Judge	1998
Eran Marie Bermudez		Judge	2002
Christopher Stephen Pallone		Judge	–
Cynthia M. Herrera		Judge	–
Frank Ospino		Judge	–
Gassia Apkarian	Political Science	Judge	–
Godofredo Cuison Magno		Judge	–
Joanne Motoike		Judge	–
Kelly Chong Mok		Judge	–
Lance Gabriel Jacot		Judge	–
Lisa Bonnie Lench		Judge	–
Maurice Sanchez		Judge	–
Patti Jo McKay		Judge	–
Rogelio Gonzalez Delgado		Judge	–
Salvador Sarmiento		Judge	–

Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-30. Verify against the primary source before relying.