University of Miami School of Law - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

See also: List of University of Miami alumni


  • Dean Barrow (LL.M. 1981), Prime Minister of Belize.
  • Roy Black (J.D. 1967), criminal defense attorney.
  • Joseph A. Boyd, Jr. (LL.B. 1948), Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969-1987, Chief Justice from 1984-1986.
  • Ted Cabot (LL.B. 1953), United States District Court Judge.
  • Pat Cannon (LL.B. 1931), United States Representative (1939-1947).
  • Sue McCourt Cobb (J.D. 1972), former Florida Secretary of State, former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica.
  • Xavier Cortada (J.D. 1991), artist.
  • A. Jay Cristol (J.D. 1959), Chief Judge Emeritus of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.
  • Manny Diaz (J.D. 1980), former Mayor of the City of Miami.
  • Dante Fascell (LL.B. 1938), United States Representative (1955-1993).
  • Alan Stephen Gold (LL.M. 1974), United States District Court Judge.
  • James J. Greco (J.D. 1983), CEO and President of Sbarro.
  • Lawrence J. Hoffman, Chairman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
  • John A. Houston (J.D. 1977), United States District Court Judge.
  • Patricia Ireland (J.D. 1975), former president of the National Organization for Women.
  • Daryl Jones (J.D. 1987), former member, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives.
  • Adalberto Jordan (J.D. 1987), United States Federal Appeals Judge.
  • Gerald Kogan (LL.B. 1955), Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1987-1998, Chief Justice from 1986-1988.
  • Carolyn Lamm, President of the American Bar Association (2012-Present).
  • R. Fred Lewis (J.D. 1972), Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1998-Present).
  • Jose E. Martinez (J.D. 1965), United States District Court Judge.
  • Federico A. Moreno (J.D. 1978), Chief United States District Court Judge.
  • Lenore Carrero Nesbitt (LL.B. 1957), United States District Court Judge.
  • Barbara Parker (J.D.), Prominent mystery writer.
  • Dustin Pead (J.D. 1998), United States Magistrate Judge.
  • Alex Penelas (J.D. 1985), former Mayor of Dade County, Florida.
  • Reince Priebus (J.D. 1998), Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
  • Robin S. Rosenbaum (J.D. 1991), United States District Court Judge.
  • Tom Rooney (J.D. 1998), United States Representative (2008-Present).
  • Marco Rubio (J.D. 1996), United States Senator (2010-Present).
  • Kenneth Ryskamp (J.D. 1956), United States District Court Judge.
  • Thomas E. Scott, Jr. (J.D. 1972), United States District Court Judge.
  • Samuel Smith, former President of The Florida Bar.
  • Robert H. Traurig (J.D. 1950), Founder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
  • Marc Trestman (J.D. 1983), former UM Football Assistant Coach and current Head Coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
  • Gregg Wenzel (J.D. 1994), former operative for the Central Intelligence Agency.
  • Kathleen M. Williams (J.D. 1982), United States District Court Judge.

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