Law school
University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)
27 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.
Judges
| Judge | Degree | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lee Stephens Sr. | LL.B. | Judge | 1903 |
| David W. Ling | LL.B. | Judge | 1913 |
| James Marshall Carter | J.D. | Judge | 1927 |
| Thurmond Clarke | LL.B. | Judge | 1927 |
| Elisha Avery Crary | J.D. | Judge | 1929 |
| David Welford Williams | LL.B. | Judge | 1937 |
| Albert Lee Stephens Jr. | LL.B. | Judge | 1938 |
| Howard Boyd Turrentine | LL.B. | Judge | 1939 |
| Leland Chris Nielsen | J.D. | Judge | 1946 |
| Laughlin Edward Waters Sr. | J.D. | Judge | 1947 |
| Walter Raleigh Ely Jr. | LL.M. | Judge | 1949 |
| Warren John Ferguson | LL.B. | Judge | 1949 |
| Arthur Lawrence Alarcón | LL.B. | Judge | 1951 |
| Malcolm Millar Lucas | LL.B. | Judge | 1953 |
| David R. Thompson | LL.B. | Judge | 1955 |
| Charles Edward Wiggins | LL.B. | Judge | 1956 |
| Dorothy Wright Nelson | LL.M. | Judge | 1956 |
| William Matthew Byrne Jr. | LL.B. | Judge | 1956 |
| David Vreeland Kenyon | J.D. | Judge | 1957 |
| Edward Rafeedie | J.D. | Judge | 1959 |
| Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi | J.D. | Judge | 1959 |
| Richard Arthur Gadbois Jr. | Judge | 1960 | |
| Ferdinand Francis Fernandez | J.D. | Judge | 1962 |
| J. Lawrence Irving | LL.B. | Judge | 1963 |
| James M. Ideman | J.D. | Judge | 1963 |
| Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr. | J.D. | Judge | 1965 |
| Peirson Mitchell Hall | Judge | – |
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.