100 Notable alumni of
New York Law School

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New York Law School is 938th in the world, 346th in North America, and 324th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from New York Law School sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Judith Sheindlin

    Judith Sheindlin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    lawyerwritertelevision producerjudge
    Biography

    Judith Susan Sheindlin, known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, philanthropist, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge.

  2. Zygi Wilf

    Zygi Wilf
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    entrepreneurlawyer
    Biography

    Zygmunt "Zygi" Wilf is an American billionaire businessman and real estate developer. He is the chairman and co-owner of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the majority owner of MLS's Orlando City.

  3. Vijaya Gadde

    Vijaya Gadde
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Vijaya Gadde is an American attorney, who served as general counsel and the head of legal, policy, and trust at Twitter. Her role included handling issues such as harassment, misinformation, and harmful speech, and other decisions made by Twitter. On October 27, 2022, she was fired by Elon Musk, following his acquisition of Twitter.

  4. Wallace Stevens

    Wallace Stevens
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1879-1955 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    writerlawyerpoetpoet lawyerplaywright
    Biography

    Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as an executive for an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Collected Poems in 1955.

  5. Eliot Engel

    Eliot Engel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    In 1987 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politicianteacher
    Biography

    Eliot Lance Engel is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented a district covering portions of the north Bronx and southern Westchester County.

  6. Vincent Viola

    Vincent Viola
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    film producerbusinesspersonphilanthropist
    Biography

    Vincent "Vinnie" Viola is an American billionaire businessman and U.S. Army veteran. He was for several weeks President Donald Trump's nominee for United States Secretary of the Army, before withdrawing from consideration. He is the former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), and the founder and chairman of Virtu Financial. Viola is the owner of the Florida Panthers, a National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team. He is also the owner of St. Elias Stables and co-owner, with fellow Brooklynite Anthony Bonomo, of the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming.

  7. Jimmy Walker

    Jimmy Walker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1881-1946 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    politiciansongwriter
    Biography

    James John Walker, known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. He was forced to resign during a corruption scandal.

  8. John Marshall Harlan II

    John Marshall Harlan II
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1899-1971 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    John Marshall Harlan was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1955 to 1971. Harlan is usually called John Marshall Harlan II to distinguish him from his grandfather, John Marshall Harlan, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1877 to 1911.

  9. Maurice R. Greenberg

    Maurice R. Greenberg
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1925-.. (age 99)
    Occupations
    business executivebusinessperson
    Biography

    Maurice Raymond “Hank” Greenberg is an American business executive and former chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group (AIG).

  10. Mario Biaggi

    Mario Biaggi
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1917-2015 (aged 98)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Mario Biaggi was an American politician, attorney, and police officer. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1969 to 1988.

  11. Robert Ferdinand Wagner

    Robert Ferdinand Wagner
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1877-1953 (aged 76)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Studied in 1900
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Robert Ferdinand Wagner I was an American politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Senator from New York from 1927 to 1949.

  12. Charles Phillips

    Charles Phillips
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    businesspersoninternational forum participantmilitary officer
    Biography

    Charles E. Phillips is an American business executive in the tech industry. He is the co-founder of Recognize, a focused investment firm. From 2010 to 2019, he was the CEO of Infor, a company that specializes in enterprise software applications for specific industries.

  13. Guy Victor Molinari

    Guy Victor Molinari
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-2018 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Gaetano Victor Molinari was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York city. He represented Staten Island in the United States House of Representatives for four terms (1981–1989) and then served 12 years as Staten Island borough president (1990–2002). His daughter, Susan Molinari, also served as a U.S. Representative.

  14. James Oddo

    James Oddo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    James Steven Oddo is an American attorney and politician who served as the Borough President of Staten Island from 2014 to 2021. Oddo had previously served as a member of the New York City Council, representing the 50th district from 1999 to 2013. He is currently serving as the Commissioner for the New York City Department of Buildings under Mayor Eric Adams.

  15. Francis Burton Harrison

    Francis Burton Harrison
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1873-1957 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Francis Burton Harrison was an American statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and was appointed governor-general of the Philippines by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson. Harrison was a prominent adviser to the president of the Philippine Commonwealth, as well as the next four presidents of the Republic of the Philippines. He is the only former governor-general of the Philippines to be awarded Philippine citizenship.

  16. John Purroy Mitchel

    John Purroy Mitchel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1879-1918 (aged 39)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    John Purroy Mitchel was the 95th mayor of New York, from 1914 to 1917. At 34, he was the second-youngest mayor and he is sometimes referred to as "The Boy Mayor of New York." Mitchel is remembered for his short career as leader of reform politics in New York as well as for his early death as a US Army Air Service officer in the last months of World War I. Mitchel's staunchly Catholic New York family had been founded by his paternal grandfather and namesake, John Mitchel, an Ulster Presbyterian Young Irelander who became a renowned writer and leader in the Irish independence movement and a staunch supporter of the Confederate States of America.

  17. Tiffany Cabán

    Tiffany Cabán
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    In 2012 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politicianpublic defenderlawyer
    Biography

    Tiffany Cabán is an American attorney, politician, and political organizer who has served as a member of the New York City Council for the 22nd District since the 2021 New York City Council election. She won the Democratic primary for the seat after the incumbent, Democrat Costa Constantinides, retired.

  18. Arthur Hornblow, Jr

    Arthur Hornblow, Jr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1893-1976 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    children's writerwriterproducerfilm producer
    Biography

    Arthur Hornblow Jr. was an American film producer. Four of his movies received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture.

  19. Elmer Rice

    Elmer Rice
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1892-1967 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    writertheatrical directorscreenwriterpoet lawyerplaywright
    Biography

    Elmer Rice was an American playwright. He is best known for his plays The Adding Machine (1923) and his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of New York tenement life, Street Scene (1929).

  20. Bainbridge Colby

    Bainbridge Colby
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1869-1950 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Bainbridge Colby was an American politician and attorney who was a co-founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State. Colby was a Republican until he helped co-found the National Progressive Party in 1912; he ran for multiple offices as a member of that party, but never won.

  21. Tom Kirdahy

    Tom Kirdahy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    theatrical producerlawyer
    Biography

    Thomas Joseph Kirdahy is an American Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatrical producer, lawyer, and activist.

  22. Joe J. Plumeri

    Joe J. Plumeri
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    baseball playerbusinessperson
    Biography

    Joseph J. Plumeri II is vice chairman of the First Data Board of Directors. He was the chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings (Willis), a New York Stock Exchange-listed insurance broker, until July 2013. The company has 17,000 employees in 400 offices, located in 120 countries. As of June 2010, Willis had the third-highest insurance brokerage revenues in the world.

  23. David N. Kelley

    David N. Kelley
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    David N. Kelley is an American attorney and a former interim United States Attorney and Deputy U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). He was also a co-chair of the United States Justice Department’s nationwide investigation into the September 11 attacks.

  24. Amos Pinchot

    Amos Pinchot
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1873-1944 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    peace activistlawyer
    Biography

    Amos Richards Eno Pinchot was an American lawyer and reformist. He never held public office but managed to exert considerable influence in reformist circles and did much to keep progressive and Georgist ideas alive in the 1920s.

  25. Benjamin A. Gilman

    Benjamin A. Gilman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1922-2016 (aged 94)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    In 1950 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Benjamin Arthur Gilman was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Middletown, New York, from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 2003.

  26. Ferdinand Pecora

    Ferdinand Pecora
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1882-1971 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    Ferdinand Pecora was an American lawyer and New York State Supreme Court judge who became famous in the 1930s as Chief Counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency during its investigation of Wall Street banking and stock brokerage practices.

  27. Walter Dukes

    Walter Dukes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-2001 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Walter F. Dukes was a center for the New York Knicks (1955–1956), Minneapolis Lakers (1956–1957) and Detroit Pistons (1957–1963). He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates.

  28. Mike Arcuri

    Mike Arcuri
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    In 1984 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politicianeducatorlawyer
    Biography

    Michael Angelo Arcuri is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He lost re-election on November 2, 2010, to Republican Richard L. Hanna.

  29. Kalman Yeger

    Kalman Yeger
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kalman Yeger is an American politician who serves in the New York City Council for the 44th district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes all or parts of the Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Gravesend, Kensington, and Midwood neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

  30. Leo Cherne

    Leo Cherne
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1912-1999 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Leo M. Cherne was an American economist, public servant, and four-decade head of the International Rescue Committee.

  31. Samuel Seabury

    Samuel Seabury
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1873-1958 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    Samuel Seabury was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Seabury is famous for dedicating himself to a campaign against the corrupt Tammany dominance of New York City politics. He later presided over the extensive 1930–32 investigations of corruption in the New York City municipal government, which became known as the 'Seabury Hearings'. Seabury became a Georgist after reading Progress and Poverty.

  32. Arthur Benjamin Reeve

    Arthur Benjamin Reeve
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1880-1936 (aged 56)
    Occupations
    journalistnovelistwriterscreenwriter
    Biography

    Arthur Benjamin Reeve was an American mystery writer. He is known best for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes", and Kennedy's Dr. Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, for 18 detective novels. Reeve is famous mostly for the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were published grouped together as episodic novels. The 12-volume publication Craig Kennedy Stories was released during 1918; it reissued Reeve's books-to-date as a matched set.

  33. Adrian Zuckerman

    Adrian Zuckerman
    Born in
    Romania Flag Romania
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Adrian Zuckerman is a Romanian-born American lawyer and former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Romania from 2019 to 2021.

  34. Thomas Dominick Croci

    Thomas Dominick Croci
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Thomas D. Croci is an American politician and naval officer from the state of New York. A Republican, Croci represented the 3rd District of the New York State Senate from 2015 through 2018. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia in the Trump administration, from February 3, 2020 to January 19, 2021.

  35. Louis Waldman

    Louis Waldman
    Years
    1892-1982 (aged 90)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Studied in 1922
    Occupations
    trade unionistpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Louis Waldman was a leading figure in the Socialist Party of America from the late 1910s and through the middle 1930s, a founding member of the Social Democratic Federation, and a prominent New York labor lawyer. He was expelled from the New York State Assembly in 1920 during the First Red Scare.

  36. John Joseph Fitzgerald

    John Joseph Fitzgerald
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1872-1952 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    John Joseph Fitzgerald was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a United States Representative from New York from 1899 to 1917.

  37. Charles Gordon Curtis

    Charles Gordon Curtis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1860-1953 (aged 93)
    Occupations
    inventorlawyerengineer
    Biography

    Charles Gordon Curtis was an American engineer, inventor, and patent attorney. He is best known as the developer of the eponymous Curtis steam turbine.

  38. Joan Azrack

    Joan Azrack
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    Joan Marie Azrack is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She is a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.

  39. Ben Crosby

    Ben Crosby
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1868-1892 (aged 24)
    Occupations
    player of American footballhead coach
    Biography

    Benjamin Lewis Crosby Jr. was an American college football player and coach. Born in Halcott Centre, New York, Crosby attended Yale University beginning in 1889; while there, he was a popular student and sportsman. He was a two-year starter on the football team and a backup on the crew team. During his junior year, he was replaced on the football team by freshman Frank Hinkey and never returned to a starting position. The remainder of Crosby's time at Yale was successful and he enrolled at the New York Law School after graduation.

  40. Anthony Cannataro

    Anthony Cannataro
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    Anthony Cannataro is an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals, serving since September 1, 2022. He has served as an associate judge of the same court since his 2021 appointment by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cannataro previously served as the chief administrative judge of the New York City Civil Court from 2018 to 2021 and as a judge on various New York City courts from 2012 to 2021.

  41. Robert Carroll

    Robert Carroll
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Robert C. Carroll is an American politician and attorney. He is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 44th District. The district includes portions of the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Borough Park, Victorian Flatbush, Ditmas Park, Prospect Heights and Midwood, as well as the entirety of Prospect Park.

  42. Charles Lavine

    Charles Lavine
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Charles D. Lavine is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 13th district, which includes portions of the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County. First elected in 2004, Lavine is a Democrat.

  43. Robert A. Agresta

    Robert A. Agresta
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Robert Anthony Agresta is a corporate lawyer and investor. He is the principal of Agresta Acquisitions, a private investment company and The Agresta Firm, a New York metropolitan area-based law firm. He was also the city council president in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey from 2009 through 2012. Agresta is the son of the late Joseph A. Agresta, Sr. and Darel Christensen Agresta.

  44. William Nelson Runyon

    William Nelson Runyon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1871-1931 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    William Nelson Runyon was the acting governor of New Jersey from 1919 to 1920 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

  45. John Taber

    John Taber
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1880-1965 (aged 85)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Studied in 1904
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    John Taber was an American attorney and New York politician who represented parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1963.

  46. Francis Patrick Garvan

    Francis Patrick Garvan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1875-1937 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    juristlawyerart collector
    Biography

    Francis Patrick Garvan was an American lawyer, government official, and long-time president of the Chemical Foundation, Inc. The Chemical Foundation was established to administer in the public interest 4,500 German patents associated with production of synthetic organic chemicals and related pharmaceuticals seized by the Office of Alien Property Custodian after the US entered World War I.

  47. Alton R. Waldon

    Alton R. Waldon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1936-2023 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    judgepolitician
    Biography

    Alton Ronald Waldon Jr. was an American politician and jurist from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 1987 in addition to stints in the New York State Assembly from 1983 to 1986 and New York State Senate from 1991 to 2000, as a member of the Democratic Party.

  48. Paul Dougherty

    Paul Dougherty
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1877-1947 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    painter
    Biography

    Paul Hampden Dougherty was an American marine painter. Dougherty (pronounced dog-er-tee) was recognized for his American Impressionism paintings of the coasts of Maine and Cornwall in the years after the turn of the 20th century. His work has been described as bold and masculine, and he was best known for his many paintings of breakers crashing against rocky coasts and mountain landscapes. Dougherty also painted still lifes, created prints and sculpted.

  49. Isidore Dollinger

    Isidore Dollinger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1903-2000 (aged 97)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Studied in 1928
    Occupations
    politicianlawyersupreme court
    Biography

    Isidore Dollinger was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York from 1949 to 1959.

  50. Clarence Edwards Case

    Clarence Edwards Case
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1877-1961 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Clarence Edwards Case was the acting governor of New Jersey in 1920.

  51. Joann Downey

    Joann Downey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Joann Kagan Downey is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented the 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2016 to 2022.

  52. Samuel Levy

    Samuel Levy
    Years
    1876-1953 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Samuel Levy was an American lawyer, businessman, and public official, who served as Manhattan Borough President.

  53. John B. Johnston

    John B. Johnston
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1882-1960 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    John Brown Johnston was a Scottish American lawyer and Democratic politician who served one term as a United States Representative from New York from 1919 to 1921.

  54. Frederick W. Mulkey

    Frederick W. Mulkey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1874-1924 (aged 50)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Frederick William Mulkey was an American attorney and politician from the state of Oregon. A native of Portland, he began his political career on the Portland City Council, serving one year as its president. A Republican, he twice served as a United States senator from Oregon, filling terms vacated by the deaths of the sitting senator. He served a total of 81 days in the office.

  55. David Hennen Morris

    David Hennen Morris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1872-1944 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    lawyerdiplomat
    Biography

    Dave Hennen Morris was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Thoroughbred racehorse owner who co-founded the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA).

  56. Elvin Nimrod

    Elvin Nimrod
    Born in
    Grenada Flag Grenada
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Elvin G. Nimrod was a politician from the island of Carriacou. He served in the House of Representatives of Grenada as Parliamentary Representative for Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and has in the past served as Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Legal Affairs, Labour, Local Government, Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs and Attorney General.

  57. Barbara M. Watson

    Barbara M. Watson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1918-1983 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Barbara Mae Watson was a lawyer, United States diplomat, Ambassador to Malaysia, and the first Black person and the first woman to serve as an Assistant Secretary of State.

  58. Raymond Blaine Fosdick

    Raymond Blaine Fosdick
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1883-1972 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    jurist
    Biography

    Raymond Blaine Fosdick was an American lawyer, public administrator and author. He served as the fourth president of the Rockefeller Foundation for twelve years (1936–1948). He was an ardent internationalist and supporter of the League of Nations, standing as its Undersecretary in its provisional organisation before resigning after the U.S. Senate's failure to ratify the Covenant of the League of Nations. After stepping down from his position as Undersecretary, he started his law firm and grew closer to John D. Rockefeller Jr., which would lead to a long and fruitful relationship as a friend and adviser. From his position as a trustee on the board of the Rockefeller Foundation as well as numerous other Rockefeller philanthropies, he moved to being the president of the foundation. Fosdick lead the organisation through the difficult years of World War II before retiring and becoming an author, documenting the history of the foundation and Rockefeller Jr.'s life.

  59. Kenneth Mitchell

    Kenneth Mitchell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Kenneth C. "Ken" Mitchell is a Democratic Party politician from the New York City borough of Staten Island who had served in the New York City Council representing the North Shore of that borough. He is currently the executive director of the Staten Island Zoo. From March 1, 2010, to October 3, 2011, Mitchell served as interim executive director of the institution.

  60. Dave Fultz

    Dave Fultz
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1875-1959 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    player of American footballbaseball player
    Biography

    David Lewis Fultz was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played Major League Baseball as a center fielder in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies (1898–1899) and Baltimore Orioles (1899), and for the Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1905) of the American League. He batted and threw right-handed. In a seven-season career, Fultz posted a.271 batting average with 223 RBI and three home runs in 644 games played. Fultz played college football and college baseball at Brown University, from which he graduated in 1898. He served as the head football coach at the University of Missouri (1898–1899), Lafayette College (1902), Brown (1903), and New York University (1904), compiling a career college football coaching record of 26–19–2. Fultz was also the head baseball coach at the United States Naval Academy in 1907 and at Columbia University from 1910 to 1911.

  61. Clarence Eugene Hancock

    Clarence Eugene Hancock
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1885-1948 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Clarence Eugene Hancock was an American attorney and politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1927 to 1947.

  62. Edwin Borchard

    Edwin Borchard
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1884-1951 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    librarian
    Biography

    Edwin Montefiore Borchard was an American international legal scholar, jurist, and Sterling Professor at the Yale Law School. He was a leading advocate of innocence reform and compensation for victims of wrongful conviction as well as the use of declaratory judgments. His work in international law emphasized non-intervention and neutrality.

  63. Frederick R. Lehlbach

    Frederick R. Lehlbach
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1876-1937 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Frederick Reimold Lehlbach was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican, Lehlbach served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1915 to 1933 and as the representative from New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1933 to 1937. Lehlbach was also the nephew of Herman Lehlbach, a former U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 6th congressional district who served from 1885 to 1891.

  64. Charles Dunsmore Millard

    Charles Dunsmore Millard
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1873-1944 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Charles Dunsmore Millard was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

  65. Elmer Hendrickson Geran

    Elmer Hendrickson Geran
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1875-1954 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Elmer Hendrickson Geran was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1923 to 1925.

  66. Avery D. Andrews

    Avery D. Andrews
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1864-1959 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    biographermilitary personnel
    Biography

    Avery D. Andrews was an officer in the United States Army and a corporate attorney and executive. He was most prominent for his service as a brigadier general on the staff of the American Expeditionary Forces headquarters during World War I.

  67. William J. Tully

    William J. Tully
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1870-1930 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    William John Tully was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

  68. George Murray Hulbert

    George Murray Hulbert
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1881-1950 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    George Murray Hulbert was a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

  69. Otto G. Foelker

    Otto G. Foelker
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1875-1943 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Otto Godfrey Foelker was an American politician from New York.

  70. Philip Milledoler Brett

    Philip Milledoler Brett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1871-1960 (aged 89)
    Biography

    Philip Milledoler Brett, Sr. was the thirteenth President of Rutgers University, serving in an acting capacity from 1930 to 1931.

  71. Julius Miller

    Julius Miller
    Years
    1880-1955 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Julius Miller was a judge and politician in New York City. He was a public figure for four decades, serving as Manhattan Borough President from 1922 to 1930, and as a New York State Supreme Court judge from 1933 to 1950. He is best remembered for pushing through the West Side Elevated Highway from 72nd Street to the tip of Manhattan.

  72. Jill W. Smith

    Jill W. Smith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor in criminal defence
    Occupations
    philanthropist
    Biography

    Jill W. Smith is a philanthropist with a longstanding interest in advancing women's and girls’ education. She is the former Chair of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW), a 130-year-old institution providing educational scholarships to women in need of all religions and ethnicities. Smith has held the position since 2010 and has served as an active board member of JFEW since 1992.

  73. Thomas Francis Smith

    Thomas Francis Smith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1865-1923 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Thomas Francis Smith was a lawyer, newspaperman, and politician from New York. From 1917 to 1921, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  74. Steve Cohen

    Steve Cohen
    Occupations
    writerlawyer
    Biography

    Steve Cohen is an American author and attorney.

  75. Daniel Joseph Griffin

    Daniel Joseph Griffin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1880-1926 (aged 46)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Daniel Joseph Griffin was a lawyer and Democratic politician from New York. He was a U.S. Representative from 1913 through 1917.

  76. George William Burleigh

    George William Burleigh
    Years
    1870-1940 (aged 70)
    Biography

    George William Burleigh Jr. was a director of the Lackawanna Steel Company and a Colonel in the New York National Guard who commanded the Ninth Coast Defense during World War I.

  77. James W. Husted

    James W. Husted
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1870-1925 (aged 55)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    James William Husted was a politician elected to four succeeding terms as a U.S. Representative (1915–1923) from New York. He was an attorney who served in local offices, as well as president of the Peekskill Bank.

  78. Charles G. Bennett

    Charles G. Bennett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1863-1914 (aged 51)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Charles Goodwin Bennett was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.

  79. Warren I. Lee

    Warren I. Lee
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1876-1955 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Warren Isbell Lee was a U.S. Representative from New York.

  80. James A. Foley

    James A. Foley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1882-1946 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    James Aloysius Foley was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

  81. Charles F. X. O'Brien

    Charles F. X. O'Brien
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1879-1940 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien was an American Democratic Party politician. He served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 12th Congressional District from 1921 to 1925.

  82. Frank A. Oliver

    Frank A. Oliver
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1883-1968 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Frank Oliver was an American lawyer and politician who served 6 terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1923 to 1934.

  83. Thomas Griffith Haight

    Thomas Griffith Haight
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1879-1942 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    Thomas Griffith Haight Sr. was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

  84. Royal Hurlburt Weller

    Royal Hurlburt Weller
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1881-1929 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Royal Hurlburt Weller was a United States representative from New York.

  85. George Henry Payne

    George Henry Payne
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1876-1945 (aged 69)
    Biography

    George Henry Payne was an author and publisher. He was the campaign manager for Theodore Roosevelt in the United States presidential election of 1912.

  86. Harry H. Dale

    Harry H. Dale
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1868-1935 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Harry Howard Dale was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1913 to 1919.

  87. Charles William Froessel

    Charles William Froessel
    Years
    1892-1982 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    judgelawyermilitary officer
    Biography

    Charles William Froessel was an American lawyer and politician.

  88. Amie Stepanovich

    Amie Stepanovich
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    international forum participantlawyer
    Biography

    Amie Stepanovich is a lawyer specializing in cybersecurity, privacy law and drone surveillance. She is the executive director of Silicon Flatirons, a research center at University of Colorado Boulder.

  89. Oscar W. Swift

    Oscar W. Swift
    Years
    1869-1940 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Oscar William Swift was a U.S. Representative from New York.

  90. Courtlandt Nicoll

    Courtlandt Nicoll
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1880-1938 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Courtlandt Nicoll was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

  91. John E. Murray

    John E. Murray
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1918-2008 (aged 90)
    Enrolled in New York Law School
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    John Einar Murray was a United States Army Major General, who served as Defense Attaché to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

  92. Westley Abbott

    Westley Abbott
    Years
    1877-1941 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Charles Westley Abbott was an American football coach and lawyer who served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia for one season in 1901, compiling a record of 8–2. He graduated from Yale University in 1899 and New York Law School in 1901, then practiced law in New York City as a firm member of Littlefield, Abbott, and Marshall. He died at his home on the Upper East Side of New York City, aged 64.

  93. Richard F. McKiniry

    Richard F. McKiniry
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1878-1950 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Richard Francis Mckiniry was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1919 to 1921.

  94. Franklin William Fort

    Franklin William Fort
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1880-1937 (aged 57)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Franklin William Fort was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey for three terms from 1925 to 1931. He was the son of Governor of New Jersey John Franklin Fort.

  95. Edward Terence Donnelly

    Edward Terence Donnelly
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1871-1929 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Edward Terence Donnelly was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  96. Lloyd Carpenter Griscom

    Lloyd Carpenter Griscom
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1872-1959 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    lawyerdiplomat
    Biography

    Lloyd Carpenter Griscom was an American lawyer, diplomat, and newspaper publisher.

  97. John S. Buttles

    John S. Buttles
    Years
    1877-1949 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    John S. Buttles was an American attorney and judge. He served as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1937 to 1949.

  98. Clarence J. Shearn

    Clarence J. Shearn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1869-1953 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    Clarence John Shearn was a prominent New York City lawyer, a judge in the New York Court of Appeals, and a president of the New York City Bar Association.

  99. Thomas C. O'Sullivan

    Thomas C. O'Sullivan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1858-1913 (aged 55)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Thomas C. O'Sullivan was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

  100. Alfred J. Gilchrist

    Alfred J. Gilchrist
    Years
    1872-1931 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Alfred John Gilchrist was an American lawyer and politician from New York.