22 Notable alumni of
John Marshall Law School
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John Marshall Law School is 2256th in the world, 772nd in North America, and 728th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from John Marshall Law School sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Doug Collins
- Enrolled in John Marshall Law School
- In 2008 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- military officerpoliticianlawyerbusinesspersonpastor
- Biography
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Douglas Allen Collins is an American politician serving as the 12th United States secretary of veterans affairs since February 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021 and in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, representing the 27th district, which includes portions of Hall County, Lumpkin County, and White County. Collins has served as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve since 2002, and was promoted to colonel in 2023.
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William M. Daley
- Occupations
- pharmacologistpoliticianlawyerpharmacistbanker
- Biography
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William Michael "Bill" Daley is an American lawyer, banker, and government official. He served as the 24th White House Chief of Staff from January 2011 to January 2012 under President Barack Obama. Daley also served as the 32nd U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000 under President Bill Clinton. He ran as a candidate in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election and the Chicago mayoral election of 2019. Daley is a former banker, having served on the executive committee of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Darin LaHood
- Enrolled in John Marshall Law School
- In 1997 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianadjunct professor
- Biography
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Darin McKay LaHood is an American attorney and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Illinois since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, LaHood has represented the 16th district since 2023, and previously represented the 18th district from 2015 to 2023, a district which was once represented by House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel. The son of Republican Ray LaHood, who represented this district from 1995 until 2009, previously served in the Illinois Senate from the 37th legislative district from 2011 to 2015, before being elected to Congress in a special election following the resignation of Aaron Schock.
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Femi Gbaja Biamila
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila listenCFR, is a Nigerian lawyer and politician, who has served as Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria since 2023. He previously served as the 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023.
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Evelyn Sanguinetti
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Evelyn Sanguinetti is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 47th lieutenant governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019 under Governor Bruce Rauner. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served on the Wheaton City Council. Sanguinetti announced her candidacy for the 2020 election in Illinois's 6th congressional district, challenging first-term Democratic incumbent Sean Casten, but dropped out on October 11, 2019. As of 2025, she and Rauner are the last Republicans to have won or held statewide office in Illinois.
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Timothy C. Evans
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Timothy C. Evans is an American attorney, politician, former alderman and the current Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. Evans is noted as the first African-American Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. A graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Evans was first elected to the bench in 1992, and was selected by his fellow judges as Chief Judge in 2001.
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Edith S. Sampson
- Occupations
- lawyerdiplomatjudgesocial worker
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Edith Spurlock Sampson was an American lawyer, diplomat and civil rights advocate known for being the first African American to officially represent the United States at the United Nations, appointed in 1950. She rose to this position on the strength of her reputation as a staunch anti-communist during the Cold War. She was also the first African-American U.S. delegate to NATO.
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Lee A. Daniels
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Lee Albert Daniels is an American attorney and retired Republican Party politician who served as the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. He represented parts of suburban DuPage County from 1975 to 2007 and led the House Republicans from 1983 to 2003, including nine consecutive terms as Minority Leader. Daniels also chaired the Illinois Republican Party from 2001 until his resignation in 2002 and served as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures from 1989 to 1990.
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Roman Pucinski
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Roman Conrad Pucinski was an American Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was a U.S. representative from 1959 to 1973 and alderman from the 41st Ward of Chicago from 1973 to 1991. He was considered a longtime leader of Chicago Polonia and was seen to represent its interests in Washington.
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Michael Hastings
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael E. Hastings is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from the 19th Legislative District. The district includes all or parts of Lockport, New Lenox, Mokena, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort, Frankfort Square, Homer Glen, Joliet, Richton Park, Matteson, Olympia Fields, Country Club Hills, Hazel Crest, and Oak Forest.
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Iain D. Johnston
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Iain David Johnston is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
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Michael Noland
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Noland is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 22nd District from 2007 to 2017. In November 2018, he was elected Kane County Circuit Court Judge in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Illinois.
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Charles E. Freeman
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Charles E. Freeman was an American attorney who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He was elected to the position on November 6, 1990, becoming its first African-American justice. He served as chief justice from May 12, 1997, to January 1, 2000. He retired from the court on June 14, 2018.
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James E. Shadid
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
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James Edward Shadid is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, serving from 2011 to 2025. In April 2025, he was appointed as president of Bradley University.
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John W. Cox, Jr
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Wayne Cox Jr. is an American politician and attorney who served a single term as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois's 16th congressional district.
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Howard Thomas Markey
- Enrolled in John Marshall Law School
- Graduated with master's degree in patent law
- Occupations
- judgemilitary officer
- Biography
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Howard Thomas Markey was an American jurist who served as the first Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is often credited with establishing that court's renown and competence in intellectual property law.
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Richard Bernard Vail
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Richard Bernard Vail was an American businessman and U.S. Representative from Illinois.
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George E. Sangmeister
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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George Edward Sangmeister was an American politician and United States Representative from Illinois. He originally represented Illinois' 4th congressional district, before it was renumbered as the 11th district.
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Thomas W. Ewing
- Enrolled in John Marshall Law School
- In 1968 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- farmerpolitician
- Biography
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Thomas William Ewing is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the Illinois State House of Representatives. Ewing was a state representative from 1974 to 1991, and a U.S. Congressman representing the 15th district of Illinois from July 2, 1991 until his retirement on January 3, 2001. In January 1995 he was named a Deputy Republican House Whip. While a U.S. Congressman, Thomas Ewing was considered to be a Conservative, favoring a smaller, less intrusive government, but more on economic issues than on social ones.
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Lewis M. Long
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Lewis Marshall Long was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
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Nathan Ross
- Occupations
- talent agentfilm producer
- Biography
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Nathan Ross is an American film and television producer.
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Percival G. Baldwin
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
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Percival Gilmore Baldwin was born in St. George, New Brunswick, Canada. He then moved to United States with his parents in 1882 and settled in Vermont. He studied at the Montpelier Seminary in Montpelier, Vermont and at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Baldwin moved to Chicago in 1900 and was a real estate broker and contractor. Baldwin served in the Illinois Senate from 1915 to 1919 and was a Republican. He also served as a delegate in the Fifth Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1920. Baldwin died from injuries at the Cook County Hospital after being struck by an automobile.
