Alma mater

University of North Dakota

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

Judges

Judge	Degree	Role	Year
James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor	A.B.	Judge	1907
Ronald Norwood Davies	A.B.	Judge	1927
Morgan Dennis Ford	B.A.	Judge	1935
Edward James Devitt	B.S.	Judge	1938
Paul Benson	B.S.	Judge	1942
James R. Carrigan	Ph.B.	Judge	1953
Rodney Scott Webb	B.S.	Judge	1957
Kermit Edward Bye	B.S.	Judge	1959
Charles S. Miller Jr.		U.S. Magistrate Judge	1976
Donna D. Geck	with distinction	Judge	1976
Rosanna Malouf Peterson	B.A.	Judge	1977
Daniel Mack Traynor	B.A.	Judge	1994
Alvin C. Strutz		Justice	–
Anthony Jonas Sabo		Judge	–
Beryl J. Levine		Justice	–
Carrie McIntyre Panetta		Judge	–
Dale V. Sandstrom		Justice	–
Daniel John Crothers		Justice	–
Gerald W. VandeWalle		Justice	–
Gudmundur Grimson		Justice	–
Harvey B. Knudson		Justice	–
Herman Fredrick Gierke III		Justice	–
J. Philip Johnson		Justice	–
Jim R. Carrigan		Justice	–
John R. Webb		Judge	–
Mary Muehlen Maring		Justice	–
Nels G. Johnson		Justice	–
Obert C. Teigen		Justice	–
Paul M. Sand		Justice	–
Peter O. Sathre		Justice	–
Robert Vogel		Justice	–
Vernon R. Pederson		Justice	–
William A. Neumann		Justice	–
William L. Nuessle		Justice	–
William L. Paulson		Justice	–
Williiam S. Murray		Justice	–

Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Verify against the primary source before relying.