37 Notable alumni of
Michigan State University - College of Law
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The Michigan State University - College of Law is 1717th in the world, 609th in North America, and 574th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 37 notable alumni from the Michigan State University - College of Law sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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John DeLorean
- Occupations
- engineerentrepreneur
- Biography
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John Zachary DeLorean was an American engineer, inventor, and executive in the U.S. automobile industry. He is widely known as founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, as well as for his work at General Motors.
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Gretchen Whitmer
- Enrolled in the Michigan State University - College of Law
- In 1998 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerinternational forum participantprosecutorpolitician
- Biography
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Gretchen Esther Whitmer is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015.
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Kwame Kilpatrick
- Occupations
- player of American footballpolitician
- Biography
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is an American politician, convicted fraudster and racketeer, who previously served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit – from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 9th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002. Kilpatrick resigned as mayor in September 2008 after being convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to four months in jail and was released on probation after serving 99 days.
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Geoffrey Fieger
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Geoffrey Fieger is an American attorney based in Southfield, Michigan. Fieger is the founder of the law firm Fieger Law, and is an occasional legal commentator for NBC and MSNBC. His practice focuses on personal injury, civil rights litigation and medical malpractice cases.
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Brian Sims
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Brian Kendall Sims is an American politician, activist and attorney. A Democrat, he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 182nd district from 2013 until 2022. Sims is also a lawyer and advocate for LGBT civil rights. Sims is the first openly gay elected state legislator in Pennsylvania history. He won re-election on November 6, 2018. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, finishing in second place behind Austin Davis with 25% of the vote. Since leaving public office in 2022, Sims has served as the Managing Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy at Out Leadership. In 2023, he joined the Board of Trustees of the Tyler Clementi Foundation.
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Mike Bishop
- Enrolled in the Michigan State University - College of Law
- In 1993 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerreal estate agentbusiness executivepolitician
- Biography
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Michael Dean Bishop is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, and the Michigan State Senate from 2003 to 2010 where he served as majority leader.
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Dennis Archer
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Dennis Wayne Archer is an American lawyer, jurist and former politician from Michigan. A Democrat, Archer served as Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court and as mayor of Detroit. He later served as president of the American Bar Association, becoming the first black president of the organization, which, until 1943, had barred African-American lawyers from membership.
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Benny Napoleon
- Enrolled in the Michigan State University - College of Law
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Benny Nelson Napoleon was an American attorney, law enforcement officer, and politician who served as the Sheriff of Wayne County, Michigan. He was also a 2013 candidate for the office of Mayor of Detroit.
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Willis Ward
- Occupations
- player of American footballathletics competitor
- Biography
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Willis Franklin Ward was a track and field athlete and American football player who was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1981.
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Bernard A. Friedman
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Bernard Alvin Friedman is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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David Safavian
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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David Hossein Safavian is an American former lawyer who worked as a congressional aide, lobbyist, and later as a political appointee in the George W. Bush administration. A Republican, he served as Chief of Staff of the United States General Services Administration (GSA). He is a figure in the Jack Abramoff lobbying and corruption scandal, having worked with the lobbyist on the Mississippi Band of Choctaw account. After serving with Abramoff as a lobbyist, in 1997 Safavian co-founded lobbying firm Janus-Merritt Strategies with Republican activist Grover Norquist.
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Sean Cox
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Sean Francis Cox is an American lawyer and judge serving as the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Rodney Smith
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Rodney Smith is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Frank Navin
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Francis Joseph Navin was the president of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball for 27 years, from 1908 to 1935. He was part-owner from 1908 to 1919, and principal owner from 1919 to 1935. He also served as vice president and, in 1927, as acting president of the American League.
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Bob Mann
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Robert Mann was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). A native of New Bern, North Carolina, Mann played college football for the Hampton Pirates in 1942 and 1943 and the Michigan Wolverines in 1944, 1946 and 1947. Playing the end position, he broke the Big Ten Conference record for receiving yards in 1946 and 1947. After not being selected in the 1948 NFL Draft, Mann signed his first professional football contract with the Detroit Lions, where he stayed for two seasons. He later played for the Green Bay Packers for parts of five seasons until 1954. Mann broke the color barrier for both teams.
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Brian Banks
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Brian Roderick Banks is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Banks was a candidate for the 2nd District of the Michigan Senate in 2018. He has been convicted of eight felonies related to writing bad checks and credit card fraud.
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Lowell Perry
- Occupations
- military officerplayer of American football
- Biography
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Lowell Wesley Perry was an American football player and coach, government official, businessman, and broadcaster. He was the first African-American assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL), the first African American to broadcast an NFL game to a national audience, and Chrysler's first African-American plant manager. He was appointed as chairman of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by President Gerald Ford, holding that position from 1975 to 1976. He later served as the director of the Michigan Department of Labor from 1990 to 1996.
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Robert C. Odle, Jr
- Years
- Died in 2019
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Robert C. Odle, Jr. was a public official in the Nixon Administration and Reagan Administration and an American lawyer, based in Washington, D.C.
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Louis C. Rabaut
- Enrolled in the Michigan State University - College of Law
- Studied in 1912
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Louis Charles Rabaut was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961.
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George Anthony Dondero
- Enrolled in the Michigan State University - College of Law
- In 1910 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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George Anthony Dondero was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan.
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J. Bob Traxler
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Jerome Bob Traxler, also known as J. Bob Traxler or Bob Traxler, was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 to 1993.
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Marianne O. Battani
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Marianne Olga Battani was an American jurist who served as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Thaddeus M. Machrowicz
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz was a United States representative from Michigan and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott
- Enrolled in the Michigan State University - College of Law
- Studied in 1915
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Jesse Paine Wolcott was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Clarence J. McLeod
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Clarence John McLeod was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Stacy Erwin Oakes
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Stacy Erwin Oakes is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She has been a Democratic Party member of the Michigan House of Representatives and Minority Whip representing Michigan's 95th District (map), located in Saginaw County, which includes the cities of Saginaw and Zilwaukee, in addition to the following townships: Bridgeport Township, Buena Vista Township, Carrollton Township, James Township, Kochville Township, Spaulding Township, and Zilwaukee Township.
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Carl M. Weideman
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Carl May Weideman was a naval officer, politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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William B. Fitzgerald, Jr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William B. Fitzgerald was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served in both houses of the Michigan Legislature and was Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate. He was later the Democratic nominee for governor in 1978 but lost to incumbent governor William Milliken.
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Eugene C. Keyes
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Eugene C. Keyes was the 45th and 47th lieutenant governor of Michigan from 1943 to 1945 and 1947 to 1949.
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George E. Bushnell
- Years
- 1887-1965 (aged 78)
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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George Edward Bushnell was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1934 to 1955.
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Wade Van Valkenburg
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Wade Van Valkenburg was a Republican politician from Michigan who served as the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives and as a local judge.
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Arthur F. Lederle
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Arthur F. Lederle was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Charles A. Roxborough
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Charles Anthony Roxborough III was the first African-American man elected to the Michigan Senate.
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Eugene F. Black
- Years
- 1903-1990 (aged 87)
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Eugene F. Black was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1956 to 1972.
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Ronald Lee Buch
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Ronald Lee Buch is a judge of the United States Tax Court.
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William A. Boos, Jr
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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William A. Boos Jr. was an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives during the 1960s representing a portion of Saginaw County.
