22 Notable alumni of
South Texas College of Law Houston
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The South Texas College of Law Houston is 2217th in the world, 758th in North America, and 714th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from the South Texas College of Law Houston sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Dan Rather
- Occupations
- television producernews presenterjournalistopinion journalist
- Biography
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Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name in September 1961 after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla. He has reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as from Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.
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Madalyn Murray O'Hair
- Enrolled in the South Texas College of Law Houston
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Madalyn Murray O'Hair was an American activist who supported atheism, separation of church and state, and feminism. In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her. She created the first issues of American Atheist Magazine and identified as a militant feminist.
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Richard H. Anderson
- Occupations
- lawyerchief executive officer
- Biography
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Richard H. Anderson is a retired American lawyer and business executive. In his early career, he served as a prosecutor and corporate attorney, before moving into executive positions. His most prominent roles were as CEO of several large companies in the transportation industry: Northwest Airlines (2001–2004), Delta Air Lines (2007–2016), and Amtrak (2017–2020).
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John Culberson
- Enrolled in the South Texas College of Law Houston
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Abney Culberson is an American attorney and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019. A Republican, he served in Texas's 7th congressional district in large portions of western Houston and surrounding Harris County. In his 2018 re-election campaign, he was defeated by Democrat Lizzie Fletcher. He subsequently began work as a lobbyist.
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Briscoe Cain
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Briscoe Cain is an American attorney and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 128. Cain is a candidate for Texas's 9th congressional district in the March 2026 Republican primary.
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Reed O'Connor
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Reed Charles O'Connor is a chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2007.
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Eva Guzman
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Eva Martinez Guzman is an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of the Texas Supreme Court from 2009 to 2021. In 2022, she became a partner at Wright Close & Barger, LLP in Houston, Texas.
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Gene Wu
- Occupations
- prosecutorpolitician
- Biography
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Eugene Yuanzhi Wu is an American lawyer and politician who has represented Texas's 137th House of Representatives district in the Texas House of Representatives since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected minority leader of the Texas House for the 89th Legislature in 2024, succeeding Trey Martinez Fischer. Before his election to the legislature, Wu worked as a prosecutor in the Harris County district attorney's office and later as a private-practice attorney in Houston.
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Chris Bell
- Enrolled in the South Texas College of Law Houston
- In 1992 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
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Robert Christopher Bell is an American politician, attorney, and former journalist. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and South Texas College of Law. A member of the Democratic Party, Bell served five years on the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2001, followed by one term in the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 25th Congressional District in Houston from 2003 to 2005.
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Kim Ogg
- Occupations
- prosecutor
- Biography
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Kimbra Kathryn Ogg is an American attorney and former prosecutor. A member of the Democratic Party, from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2024, she was the District Attorney of Harris County, Texas. As District Attorney, she was the top law enforcement official responsible for overseeing all prosecutions in Harris County. Before being elected District Attorney, she held a senior role under former District Attorney John B. Holmes Jr. as a Chief Prosecutor, was the City of Houston’s first appointed Anti-Gang Task Force Director, and the executive director of Crime Stoppers of Houston.
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Drew B. Tipton
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Drew Barnett Tipton is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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Donald W. Washington
- Enrolled in the South Texas College of Law Houston
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- military officerlawyerengineer
- Biography
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Donald Wayne Washington is an American attorney who served as the 11th director of the United States Marshals Service from March 2019 to September 2021. He previously served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, from to 2001 to 2010.
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Joan Huffman
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Joan J. Huffman is an American politician who has represented the 17th district in the Texas Senate since 2008. A member of the Republican Party, the district includes portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Harris county.
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Joseph Gutheinz
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- lawyerattorney at law
- Biography
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Joseph Richard Gutheinz is an American attorney, college instructor, commissioner, writer, and former Army intelligence officer, Army aviator, and Federal law enforcement officer. He is known as the founder of the "Moon Rock Project" which aims to track down missing Apollo Moon rock samples.
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Robert R. Casey
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Robert Randolph Casey was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Texas.
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David M. Medina
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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David Michael Medina is a former Justice of the nine-member Texas Supreme Court. He served in the Place 4 position. He was appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2004 and subsequently elected to a full-term in 2006. Medina was defeated in the Republican runoff election in 2012 by John P. Devine. His tenure ended on December 31, 2012.
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Austin Walton
- Biography
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Austin Walton is an attorney and American sports agent who represents players in the National Basketball Association. He is the CEO and founder of NEXT SPORTS Agency, who represents Bones Hyland; Dean Wade; Aaron Wiggins; Kent Bazemore; Dereon Seabron and Jared Rhoden of the Denver Nuggets; Cleveland Cavaliers; Oklahoma City Thunder; Sacramento Kings; New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers.
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Travis A. Greaves
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Travis Austin Greaves is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Tax Court.
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Charlie Baird
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Charlie Baird is an Austin, Texas criminal defense attorney and retired state district court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals associate judge, is best known for his efforts at promoting restorative justice during his time on the bench. He is the only judge in the state of Texas to have exonerated a deceased individual, which he did in the case of Tim Cole.
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Maria Chapa Lopez
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Maria Chapa Lopez is an American attorney who served as the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida from 2018 to 2021.
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Jon Lynn Christensen
- Enrolled in the South Texas College of Law Houston
- In 1989 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- executivelawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jon Lynn Christensen is an American lawyer, politician and corporate executive who served two terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska from 1995 to 1999.
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Kenneth Magidson
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 78)
- Biography
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Kenneth Magidson is an American attorney who served as the interim Harris County District Attorney in 2008 and as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas from 2011 to 2017.
