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Vanderbilt University Law School

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

Judges
JudgeDegreeRoleYear
Oscar Richard HundleyLL.B.Judge1877
Joseph Travis JohnsonLL.B.Judge1883
Thomas Jennings BaileyLL.B.Associate Justice1890
Emory Marvin UnderwoodLL.B.Judge1902
John Warthen HollandLL.B.Judge1906
Elmer David DaviesLL.B.Judge1922
Alex T. Howard Jr.LL.B.Judge1950
Harry Walker WellfordLL.B.Judge1950
Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr.J.D.Judge1954
Thomas Aquinas HigginsLL.B.Judge1957
Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.LL.B.Judge1960
John Trice NixonLL.B.Judge1960
Billy Roy WilsonJ.D.Judge1965
Martha Craig DaughtreyJ.D.Judge1968
Thomas W. PhillipsJ.D.Judge1969
Clyde Roger VinsonJ.D.Judge1971
James C. MahanJ.D.Judge1973
William Joseph Haynes Jr.J.D.Judge1973
Jon Phipps McCallaJ.D.Judge1974
Aleta Arthur TraugerJ.D.Judge1976
Jane Branstetter StranchJ.D.Judge1978
Thomas A. VarlanJ.D.Judge1981
Waverly David Crenshaw Jr.J.D.Judge1981
Staci Michelle YandleJ.D.Judge1987
Thomas Lee Robinson ParkerJ.D.Judge1989
Eli Jeremy RichardsonJ.D.Judge1992
Kevin Hunter SharpJ.D.Judge1993
Claria Horn BoomJ.D.Judge1994
Brian Stacy MillerJ.D.Judge1995
Travis Randall McDonoughJ.D.Judge1997
Jeremy Daniel KernodleJ.D.Judge2001
Mary Katherine DimkeJ.D.Judge2002
Megan Blair BentonJ.D.Judge2010

Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.