Alma mater

University of San Diego

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

Judges

Judge	Degree	Role	Year
Frederic Leonard Link		Judge	1968
Howard Harris Shore		Judge	1972
Melinda Jeffries Lasater	cum laude	Judge	1973
Michael Arnold Leversen		Judge	1973
Debra Dee Carrillo		Judge	1974
Patricia D. Benke		Associate Justice	1974
Harry Mark Elias		Judge	1975
Carlos O. Armour		Judge	1976
Kay Susanne Kuns		Judge	1976
Thomas Charles Rogers		Judge	1976
Derek Guy Johnson		Judge	1977
Richard M. King		Judge	1977
Ana L. España		Judge	1979
Irma Poole Asberry		Judge	1979
Kenneth Joseph Medel		Judge	1979
Delbert William Oros		Judge	1980
Margie Gunthardt Woods		Judge	1980
James Andrew Mangione		Judge	1981
Jennifer Rae Steding Detjen		Associate Justice	1981
Maureen F. Hallahan	cum laude	Judge	1981
Ronald F. Frazier		Judge	1981
Daniel Geoffrey Lamborn		Judge	1982
Robert O. Amador		Judge	1982
Carolyn M. Caietti	B.B.A. Business Economics	Judge	1983
Randolph Martin Hammock		Judge	1983
Blaine K. Bowman	B.S. Business Finance, B.S. Psychology	Judge	1986
Jennifer Conn Shirk		Judge	1986
Kevin James Haskins		Judge	1986
Paula Susan Rosenstein		Judge	1986
Daniel M. Crowley		Judge	1987
David Samuel Cohn		Judge	1987
Gregory S. Tavill		Judge	1987
Michael Marc Kelly		Judge	1987
Richard Todd Fields		Associate Justice	1987
Robert Gerard Jr.		Judge	1987
Sam Lavorato Jr.		Judge	1987
Joan Marie Chrostek	English	Judge	1988
Jon David Ferguson		Judge	1988
Patrick Connolly		Judge	1988
Polly Haisha Shamoon		Judge	1988
Patricia Diane Garcia		Judge	1989
Sharon Louise Kalemkiarian		Judge	1989
Clayton L. Brennan		Judge	1990
Angel M. Bermudez		Judge	1991
Bradley Allen Weinreb		Judge	1991
Charlotte J. Orcutt		Judge	1991
Kathleen Marie Lewis		Judge	1991
Maryann D'Addezio Kotler		Judge	1991
Ronald Andrew Northup		Judge	1991
Timothy Robert Walsh		Judge	1991
Cara Denise Hutson		Judge	1992
David Michael Hirsch		Judge	1992
Emily A. Benjamini		Judge	1992
Randall Seth Stamen		Judge	1992
Dean Benjamini		Judge	1993
Gregory Alfred Pulskamp		Judge	1993
Michael Jeffrey Mulvihill Jr.	Political Science	Judge	1994
Cynthia Anne Freeland		Judge	1995
Peter Marshall Williams		Judge	1995
Alison Matsumoto Estrada		Judge	1996
David Jay Hesseltine		Judge	1996
Elia V. Pirozzi	cum laude	Judge	1997
Jesse John Marino		Judge	1997
Loren Gene Freestone		Judge	1997
Matthew Gabriel Guerrero		Judge	1999
Christopher B. Harmon		Judge	2000
Daniel Frederic Link		Judge	2000
Judy S. Bae		Judge	2002
Olga Álvarez		Judge	2002
Renee Chantelle Day		Judge	2002
Matthew R Brower	cum laude	Judge	2003
Nathan Gehr Leedy		Judge	2003
Carlton P. Biggs		Judge	–
Cindy Dobler Davis	1993	Judge	–
Craig G. Phillips		Judge	–
Dwight W. Moore		Judge	–
Evan Patrick Kirvin		Judge	–
Gary Michael Bubis		Judge	–
Gregory Jerome Olson		Judge	–
Harold Thomas Wilson Jr.		Judge	–
Jeffrey South Bostwick	1977	Judge	–
Jennifer H. Cops		Judge	–
Judith Crandall Clark		Judge	–
Kimberlee A. Lagotta		Judge	–
Lisa Renee Rodriguez		Judge	–
Michael J. Streit		Justice	–
Michael John Popkins		Judge	–
Michael Patrick Kenny		Judge	–
Richard M. Aronson		Associate Justice	–
Rohanee April Zapanta		Judge	–
Ron D. Parraguirre		Justice	–

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