List of NYU Law School people
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Legal academia
| Derrick Bell Derrick Bell Derrick Albert Bell, Jr. was the first tenured African-American professor of Law at Harvard University, and largely credited as the originator of Critical Race Theory. He was the former dean of the University of Oregon School of Law.- Education and early career :Born in the Hill District of... |
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| John Coates IV | Professor at Harvard Law School | J.D., 1989 |
| John C. Coffee John C. Coffee John C. "Jack" Coffee, Jr. is the Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and director of the Center on Corporate Governance at Columbia University Law School.-Education:... |
Adolf A. Berle Professor at Columbia Law School | LLM, 1976 |
| Ronald Dworkin Ronald Dworkin Ronald Myles Dworkin, QC, FBA is an American philosopher and scholar of constitutional law. He is Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University and Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, and has taught previously at Yale Law School and the... |
Frank Henry Sommer Professor at NYU Law School | |
| Deborah Epstein Deborah Epstein Deborah Epstein , better known by her stage name SoShy, is a French-American singer and songwriter.-Early life:Deborah Epstein was born in Paris to a French-Argentine-Italian mother and a French-Russian father... |
Professor of Law at Georgetown Law School | J.D., 1988 |
| Richard Epstein | Laurence A. Tisch Professor at NYU Law School | |
| Noah Feldman Noah Feldman Noah Feldman is an American author and professor of law at Harvard Law School.-Education and career:Feldman grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended the Maimonides School.... |
NYU Law School Faculty (2001–2007); Professor at Harvard Law School | |
| John C.P. Goldberg | Professor of Law at Harvard Law School | J.D., 1991 |
| Bridget McCormack Bridget McCormack Bridget Mary McCormack is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She also serves as Michigan Law School's associate dean of clinical affairs. She is the founder and co-director of the , the first exclusively non-DNA innocence clinic in the country. In 2010,... |
Professor of Law; founder and co-director of the Michigan Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School University of Michigan Law School The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical... |
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| John Henry Merryman | Nelson Bowman Sweitzer Professor at Stanford Law School | LLM, 1951; JSD, 1955 |
| Arthur Miller Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,... |
University Professor at NYU Law School | |
| Thomas Nagel Thomas Nagel Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher, currently University Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, where he has taught since 1980. His main areas of philosophical interest are philosophy of mind, political philosophy and ethics... |
University Professor at NYU Law School | |
| Eric Posner Eric Posner Eric Andrew Posner is Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He is the son of the prominent federal appellate judge Richard Posner.-Education and clerkship:... |
Visiting Professor at NYU Law School | |
| Judith Resnik | Professor at Yale Law School | J.D., 1975 |
| Richard Revesz Richard Revesz Richard L. "Ricky" Revesz is a law professor and the current dean of the New York University School of Law. He is one of the nation's leading experts on environmental and regulatory law and policy.... |
Lawrence King Professor at NYU Law School | |
| Susan Deller Ross | Professor of Law at Georgetown Law School | J.D., 1970 |
| Peter H. Schuck | Simeon E. Baldwin Professor at Yale Law School | LLM, 1966 |
| Abbe Smith | Professor of Law at Georgetown Law School | J.D., 1982 |
| Jane M. Spinak | Edward Ross Aranow Clinical Professor at Columbia Law School | J.D., 1979 |
| Jeremy Waldron Jeremy Waldron Jeremy Waldron is professor of law and philosophy at the New York University School of Law and Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford University.-Career:... |
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Press, literature, education and arts
| Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Cherry Chevapravatdumrong is a Thai American author, and an executive story editor/co-producer on Family Guy.... |
Writer | J.D. | Co-Producer, Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian... |
| Michael Gartner Michael Gartner Michael Gartner is an American journalist and businessman. He was President of the Iowa Board of Regents. He is a graduate of Carleton College and the New York University School of Law.... |
Journalist | J.D. 1972 | 2001 Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City... for Editorial Writing |
| Richard Joel | President | J.D. 1975 | President, Yeshiva University Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012... |
| Demetri Martin Demetri Martin Demetri Martin is an American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a stand-up comedian, contributor on The Daily Show and for his Comedy Central show Important Things with Demetri Martin.- Early life :Demetri Martin was born to a Greek... |
Comedian | J.D. 1998 (*did not graduate) | Comedian, Important Things with Demetri Martin Important Things with Demetri Martin Important Things with Demetri Martin is a sketch-variety show that aired on Comedy Central starring comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode examined a single theme, the "important thing", such as timing, power, control and money. All sketches, short vignettes, animated segments and stand-up comedy... , The Daily Show The Daily Show The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998... |
| Robert Reynolds Robert Reynolds (manager/lawyer) Robert Reynolds is an entertainment lawyer and manager of multi-platinum, international recording artists The Killers and Brandon Flowers. With an entertainment law practice in Las Vegas, he also represents authors, dancers, actors, UFC fighters, celebrity chefs and various bands signed to major... |
Manager, Lawyer | J.D. 2001 | Manager of The Killers |
| Charles Reznikoff Charles Reznikoff Charles Reznikoff was the poet for whom the term Objectivist was first coined. When asked by Harriet Munroe to provide an introduction to what became known as the Objectivist issue of Poetry, Louis Zukofsky provided his essay Sincerity and Objectification: With Special Reference to the Work of... |
Poet | LL.B., 1916 | Objectivist Poet |
| Gerald Schoenfeld Gerald Schoenfeld Gerald Schoenfeld was chairman of the Shubert Organization from 1972 until his death.... |
Theater Owner/Manager | Unknown | Chairman of the Shubert Organization 1972-2008 |
| Will Truman Will Truman William Pierce "Will" Truman is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Eric McCormack. He is a gay lawyer who lives in the Upper West Side of New York City with his best friend, Grace Adler.-Fictional character history:... |
Fictional Lawyer (Will & Grace Will & Grace Will & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006 for a total of eight seasons. Will & Grace remains the most successful television series with gay principal characters... 1998-2006) |
Unknown | Played by Eric McCormack Eric McCormack Eric James McCormack is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School... |
Sports
| Gary Bettman Gary Bettman Gary Bruce Bettman is the commissioner of the National Hockey League , a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice-president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association... |
NHL Commissioner | J.D., 1977 | |
| Paul Tagliabue Paul Tagliabue Paul John Tagliabue is a former Commissioner of the National Football League. He took the position in 1989 and was succeeded by Roger Goodell, who was elected to the position on August 8, 2006. Tagliabue's retirement took effect on September 1, 2006. He had previously served as a lawyer for the NFL... |
NFL Commissioner | J.D. 1969 | |
| Bill Daly Bill Daly William L. "Bill" Daly is an attorney and the Current Deputy Commissioner and chief legal officer of the NHL under Commissioner Gary Bettman. He is also a Hockey Hall of Fame Board Member and former NHL Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Before joining the NHL front office he worked for the... |
NHL Chief Legal Officer & Executive V.P. | J.D. 1990 | |
| Howard Cosell Howard Cosell Howard William Cosell was an American sports journalist who was widely known for his blustery, cocksure personality. Cosell said of himself, "Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. I have been called all of these... |
Sportscaster | B.A., 1938; J.D. 1941 |
Business
| Paul Moore, Sr. Paul Moore, Sr. -Biography:He was a son of William Henry "Judge" Moore and the father of the Rt. Rev. Paul Moore. He was a member of the Yale Class of 1908. He earned a law degree, 1911, from New York University.... |
financier, industrialist | LL.B. 1911 | Republic Airways |
| Erin Callan | CFO | J.D. 1990 | Lehman Brothers |
| Devereux Chatillon | General Counsel | J.D. 1979 | Scholastic, Inc. |
| John J. Creedon John J. Creedon John Jebend Creedon is retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He is a consultant and a member of various Advisory Boards.-Early life:... |
Manager | B.S. 1955, JD. 1957 | Former CEO and Chairman, MetLife |
| Herb Kelleher Herb Kelleher Herbert D. Kelleher is the co-founder, Chairman Emeritus, and former CEO of Southwest Airlines .-Life and career:... |
Founder and CEO | LL.B., 1955 | Southwest Airlines |
| Michael Karlan Michael Karlan Michael Karlan is a party planner and founder and president of Professionals in the City. Professionals in the City is a social and networking group with more than 200,000 members and that hosts more than 1,000 events a year.... |
Founder | LL.M., 1993 | Professionals in the City Professionals in the City Professionals in the City is the United States' largest socializing and networking organization. It offers professionals in major cities an opportunity to unwind and meet other professionals who share their interests outside of the workplace. PNC is based in Washington, DC, with branches in New... |
| Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam | Founders | J.D. 1985, J.D. 1986 | Razor & Tie |
| Martin Lipton Martin Lipton Martin Lipton is an American lawyer. He is a founding partner of the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz specializing in advising major corporations on mergers and acquisitions and matters affecting corporate policy and strategy. He has written and lectured extensively on these subjects... & Herbert Wachtell Herbert Wachtell Herbert Maurice Wachtell or Herb Wachtell is a prominent lawyer and the co-founder of the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He graduated from New York University , New York University School of Law , and Harvard Law School . From 1955–1957 he was Assistant U.S... |
Co-Founder, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a prominent law firm located in New York City. Herbert Wachtell, Martin Lipton, Leonard Rosen, and George Katz founded the firm in 1965. All four were graduates of New York University School of Law... |
J.D., 1955 | inventor of the "poison pill", M&A Master |
| Harold M. Messner | CEO | J.D. 1970 | Robert Half International |
Members of the United States Congress
| Lamar Alexander Lamar Alexander Andrew Lamar Alexander is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and Conference Chair of the Republican Party. He was previously the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987, United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993 under President George H. W... |
J.D., 1965 | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... |
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| William Bernard Barry William Bernard Barry William Bernard Barry , United States politician, was born in County Mayo, Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1907 with his parents, who settled in Queens County, New York.... |
LL.B., 1925 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Rudy Boschwitz Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely "Rudy" Boschwitz is a former Independent-Republican United States Senator from Minnesota. He served in the Senate from December 1978 to January 1991, in the 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, and 101st congresses. He was then defeated by Paul Wellstone.-Life and career:Boschwitz was born... |
M.B.A., 1950, J.D., 1953 | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... |
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| Charles Robin Britt Charles Robin Britt Charles Robin Britt is a former Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th congressional district. A Democrat, he served one term from 1983 to 1985... |
LL.M., 1976 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Peter Angelo Cavicchia Peter Angelo Cavicchia Peter Angelo Cavicchia was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district.-Biography:He immigrated to the United States in 1888 with his parents, who settled in Newark,... |
LL.B., 1908 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1931–1937) |
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| Maurice Connolly Maurice Connolly Maurice Connolly was elected in 1912 to a single term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. After giving up his House seat in an unsuccessful bid for election to the U.S... |
LL.B., 1898 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Irwin Delmore Davidson | B.S., 1927, LL.B., 1928 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Diana DeGette Diana DeGette Diana Louise DeGette is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997, and a Chief Deputy Whip. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district is based in Denver.-Early life, education and career:... |
J.D., 1982 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1997-) |
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| Fred J. Eckert Fred J. Eckert Fred J. Eckert is a former one-term United States Representative from New York. He was born in Rochester, New York on May 6, 1941, graduated from North Texas State University in 1964 and took postgraduate courses at New York University and at the New School for Social Research from 1965 to 1966... |
Postgraduate Work, NYU Law School | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... , U.S. Ambassador |
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| Smith Ely | LL.B., 1846 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Edward Irving Edwards | LL.B., ?? | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... (1923–1929), Governor of New Jersey Governor of New Jersey The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be... |
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| Leonard Farbstein Leonard Farbstein Leonard Farbstein was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from New York City. Farbstein was born in New York City, and graduated from High School of Commerce. He attended City College of New York, Hebrew Union Teachers College, and graduated from New York University Law School, in 1924... |
LL.B. 1924 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1957–1971) |
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| Hamilton Fish, Jr. Hamilton Fish IV See Hamilton Fish for others with the same nameHamilton Fish, Jr. was a Republican politician best known as a member of the U.S. Congressional Delegation from New York.... |
LL.B. 1957 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1969–1995) |
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| Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer, was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1895.-Background:... |
LL.B., 1862 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Anthony Jerome Griffin Anthony Jerome Griffin Anthony Jerome Griffin was a United States Representative from New York.Griffin was born in New York City. He attended City College, Cooper Union, and New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in New York City... |
LL.B., 1892 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1918–1935) |
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| Frank Joseph Guarini Frank Joseph Guarini Frank Joseph Guarini is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the now-defunct Fourteenth Congressional District from 1979 to 1993.Guarini graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942... |
J.D., 1950, LL.M. 1955 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1979–1993) |
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| Stanley Nelson Lundine | LL.B. 1964 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1976–1987) |
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| Jacob Javits | LL.B., 1926 | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... |
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| Mitchell Jenkins Mitchell Jenkins Mitchell Jenkins was a U.S. Republican Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania.Mitchell Jenkins was born in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He attended the Kingston, Pennsylvania public elementary schools and the Wyoming Seminary Upper School during his high school years... |
LL.B., 1926 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Edward Aloysius Kenney Edward Aloysius Kenney Edward Aloysius Kenney was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey.-Biography:... |
LL.B. 1908 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1933–1938) |
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| Arthur George Klein Arthur George Klein Arthur George Klein was a United States Representative from New York.He was born in New York City August 8, 1904. He attended public schools and Washington Square College of New York University at New York City... |
LL.B. 1926 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1946–1956) |
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| Edward I. Koch | LL.B. 1948 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1969–1977) |
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| Mayor of New York City Mayor of New York City The Mayor of the City of New York is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.The budget overseen by the... (1978–1989) |
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| Fiorello La Guardia | LL.B., 1908 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1916–1934) |
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| Mayor of New York City Mayor of New York City The Mayor of the City of New York is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.The budget overseen by the... (1934–1945) |
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| Jefferson Monroe Levy Jefferson Monroe Levy Jefferson Monroe Levy was a three-term U.S. Congressman from New York, a leader of the New York Democratic Party, and a renowned real estate and stock speculator.... |
LL.B. 1873 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1911–1915) |
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| John MacCrate John MacCrate John MacCrate was a lawyer, a politician, serving as a Representative from New York, and a justice of the New York Supreme Court.... |
LL.B. 1906 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Allan Langdon McDermott Allan Langdon McDermott Allan Langdon McDermott was an American Democratic Party politician who represented from 1900 - 1903, and the from 1903 - 1907..-Biography:... |
LL.B., 1877 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1900–1907) |
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| Thomas Joseph Meskill Thomas Joseph Meskill Thomas Joseph Meskill was a longtime judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served as the 82nd Governor of Connecticut, as a U.S. Congressman from Connecticut, and as the mayor of New Britain, Connecticut... |
LL.B. 1955 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| James Edward Murray James Edward Murray James Edward Murray was a United States Senator from Montana, and a liberal leader of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1934 until 1961.... |
J.D., 1900 | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... (1934–1961) |
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| Tasker Lowndes Oddie | LL.B. 1895 | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... (1921–1933) |
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| James Aloysius O`Gorman | J.D., 1887 | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... (1911–1917) |
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| Denis O`Leary Denis O'Leary A Representative from New York, Denis O`Leary was born in Manhasset, Long Island, New York. He attended and later taught in the public schools. He was graduated from the law school of New York University in 1890. O`Leary was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New York City... |
LL.B., 1890 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Bob Packwood Bob Packwood Robert William "Bob" Packwood is a U.S. politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and assault of women emerged.-Early life and career:Packwood was born in... |
J.D., 1957 | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... (1969–1995) |
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| Nathan David Perlman Nathan David Perlman Nathan David Perlman was an American lawyer and politician from New York.Born in Poland, Perlman immigrated to the United States in 1891 with his mother where they settled in New York City. After attending the city's public schools he pursued higher education by attending College of the City of... |
LL.B. 1907 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1920–1927) |
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| Anning Smith Prall Anning Smith Prall Anning Smith Prall was a representative from New York, born in Port Richmond, Staten Island.Prall was born in In his early years Prall was employed as a clerk in a New York newspaper office. Prall attended New York University, studying business. From 1908 until 1918 he was in charge of a real... |
LL.B:, 1908 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1923–1935) |
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| Benjamin Rabin | LL.B., 1917 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Leo Frederick Rayfiel | LL.B. 1908 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Elihu Root Elihu Root Elihu Root was an American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the prototype of the 20th century "wise man", who shuttled between high-level government positions in Washington, D.C... |
LL.B., 1867 | Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation... (1899–1903), Secretary of State United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence... (1905–1909) |
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| United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... , 1912 Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who... |
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| Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal , a Representative from New York, was born in New York City . He attended public schools , Long Island University, and City College. He served in the United States Army, 1943–1946, and received his LL.B. from Brooklyn Law School as well as an LL.M. from New York... |
LL.M., 1952 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1962–1983) |
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| Isaac Siegel Isaac Siegel Isaac Siegel was a United States Representative from New York.He was born in New York City and attended the public schools. Siegel was graduated from New York University School of Law in 1901 and was admitted to the bar on May 26, 1902... |
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| Daniel Edgar Sickles | LL.B., 1846 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Ludwig Teller Ludwig Teller Ludwig Teller was a Jewish Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Teller was born in Manhattan. He graduated from New York University in 1936. He served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II. He served on the faculty of New York... |
LL.B., 1935 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... (1957–1961) |
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| Herbert Tenzer Herbert Tenzer Herbert Tenzer was an American Democratic Party politician, who served two terms of office in the United States House of Representatives.... |
LL.B. 1927 | United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
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| Samuel J. Tilden Samuel J. Tilden Samuel Jones Tilden was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency in the disputed election of 1876, one of the most controversial American elections of the 19th century. He was the 25th Governor of New York... |
LL.B., 1941 | United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... , Governor of the State of New York |
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| Elijah Ward Elijah Ward Elijah Ward was a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era.Ward was born in Sing Sing , New York. He pursued classical studies, engaged in commercial pursuits in New York City and at the same time attended the law department of New York University... |
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| Carol Bellamy Carol Bellamy Carol Bellamy has been Director of the Peace Corps, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund , and President and CEO of World Learning. In April, 2009, Bellamy was appointed as Chair of the International Baccalaureate Board of Governors... |
lawyer | J.D., 1968 | Executive Director, UNICEF |
| David Boies David Boies David Boies is an American lawyer and chairman of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner. He has been involved in various high-profile cases in the United States.-Early life and education:... |
lawyer | LL.M., 1967 | United States v. Microsoft United States v. Microsoft United States v. Microsoft was a set of civil actions filed against Microsoft Corporation pursuant to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Section 1 and 2 on May 8, 1998 by the United States Department of Justice and 20 U.S. states. Joel I. Klein was the lead prosecutor... , Bush v. Gore Bush v. Gore Bush v. Gore, , is the landmark United States Supreme Court decision on December 12, 2000, that effectively resolved the 2000 presidential election in favor of George W. Bush. Only eight days earlier, the United States Supreme Court had unanimously decided the closely related case of Bush v... |
| Thomas Buergenthal Thomas Buergenthal Thomas Buergenthal is a former judge of the International Court of Justice. He resigned his post as of 6 September 2010. Buergenthal is returning to his position as Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at The George Washington University Law School... |
Legal Scholar | J.D., 1960 | Judge, International Court of Justice International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands... (2000 -) |
| Guillermo Endara Guillermo Endara Guillermo David Endara Galimany was the President of Panama from 1989 to 1994. He ran for office in 2004 and 2009 but lost to the former President Martin Torrijos and to the incumbent President Ricardo Martinelli.... |
Lawyer | LL.M., 1963 | President of Panama |
| Roberto de Oliveira Campos Roberto de Oliveira Campos Roberto de Oliveira Campos was a Brazilian economist, writer, diplomat, right-wing politician and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters... |
diplomat | graduate work | Brazilian Politician and Legislator, ambassador to the U.S. and UK. |
| Clay Constantinou Clay Constantinou Clay Constantinou is an American lawyer and diplomat. He served as US Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1994 to 1999 and as Dean of the Whitehead School of Diplomacy at Seton Hall University from 1999 to 2005. He is currently of counsel at Patton Boggs.-Early life:Constantinou earned a B.A. in... |
diplomat | LL.M., 1986 | U.S. Ambassador to Luxemburg |
| Crystal Eastman Crystal Eastman Crystal Catherine Eastman was a lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She is best remembered as a leader in the fight for women's right to vote, as a co-editor of the radical arts and politics magazine The Liberator, and as a co-founder of the Women's International League... |
activist | J.D., 1907 | Peace Activist |
| Nabil Elaraby Nabil Elaraby Nabil Elaraby is an Egyptian diplomat, currently the Secretary-General of the Arab League having been elected on 15 May 2011. Previously, he was Foreign Minister of Egypt in Essam Sharaf's government from March-June 2011.-Early life and education:Elaraby holds a J.S.D. and an LL.M... |
legal scholar | LL.M., 1969; J.S.D., 1971 | Judge, International Court of Justice International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands... |
| Mohamed ElBaradei | Diplomat and Nobel Laureate | LL.M., 1971; J.S.D., 1974 | Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957... (1997-) |
| Abraham Foxman Abraham Foxman Abraham H. Foxman is the National Director of the Anti-Defamation League.-Early life:Foxman, an only son, was born in Baranovichi, just months after the USSR took the town from Poland in the Nazi-Soviet Pact and incorporated it into the BSSR. The town is now in Belarus... |
Political Pundit | J.D., 1965 | National Director and Chairman of the Anti-Defamation League (1987-) |
| Louis Freeh Louis Freeh Louis Joseph Freeh was the 5th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving from September 1993 to June 2001.... |
politician | LL.M., 1984 | FBI Director (1993–2001) |
| Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.... |
politician | J.D., 1968 | Mayor of New York City Mayor of New York City The Mayor of the City of New York is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.The budget overseen by the... (1994–2001), Presidential Candidate (2008) |
| Nancy Grace Nancy Grace Nancy Ann Grace is an American legal commentator, television host, television journalist, and former prosecutor. She frequently discusses issues from what she describes as a victims' rights standpoint, with an outspoken style that has won her both praise and condemnation... |
LL.M. | Court TV host | |
| Seth D. Harris | J.D., 1990 | U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor (2009- ) | |
| Dennis G. Jacobs Dennis G. Jacobs Dennis G. Jacobs is Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He became Chief Judge on October 1, 2006.... |
Judge | J.D., 1973 | Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| Judith Kaye Judith Kaye Judith S. Kaye is a retired New York judge who served as Chief Judge of New York from March 23, 1993 until December 31, 2008. She was the first woman to occupy the State Judiciary's highest office.-Early life and education:... |
legal scholar | LL.B., 1958 | Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals New York Court of Appeals The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms... |
| John F. Kennedy, Jr. John F. Kennedy, Jr. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. , often referred to as John F. Kennedy, Jr., JFK Jr., John Jr. or John-John, was an American socialite, magazine publisher, lawyer, and pilot. The elder son of U.S. President John F... |
Lawyer, Journalist | J.D., 1989 | Son of President John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.... |
| Jon Leibowitz Jon Leibowitz Jon Leibowitz is the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission , an independent agency of the United States Government. He was sworn in as a Commissioner on September 3, 2004, and designated Chairman on March 2, 2009 by President Barack H. Obama.In joining the Commission, Leibowitz resumed a long... |
Lawyer | J.D., 1984 | Chairman, Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act... |
| M Blane Michael | Judge | J.D., 1968 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit |
| Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2002, where he represented the 31st legislative district.-Biography:... |
politician | LL.M. | New Jersey State Senator New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947... . |
| Gonzalo Parra-Aranguen | legal scholar | LL.M., 1952 | Judge, International Court of Justice International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands... |
| Burton B. Roberts Burton B. Roberts Burton Bennett Roberts served as Bronx district attorney before his election as a judge, later serving as the chief administrative judge for the New York Supreme Court in the Bronx until his retirement in 1998 after 25 years on the bench... |
Judge | 1949 | Bronx judge known for his no-nonsense imperious handling of cases in his courtroom became the model for the character of Myron Kovitsky in the book The Bonfire of the Vanities The Bonfire of the Vanities The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City and centers on four main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, British expatriate... by Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe Thomas Kennerly "Tom" Wolfe, Jr. is a best-selling American author and journalist. He is one of the founders of the New Journalism movement of the 1960s and 1970s.-Early life and education:... . |
| M. Patricia Smith M. Patricia Smith M. Patricia Smith is the of the United States Department of Labor, the department's chief law interpreter-enforcer and third-ranking official. She was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the Solicitor of Labor on April 20, 2009. She was confirmed by the U.S... |
lawyer | J.D. | Solicitor, United States Department of Labor United States Department of Labor The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The... |
| Joseph Russoniello Joseph Russoniello Joseph P. Russoniello is an American attorney who recently served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California after being appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in 2007... |
United States Attorney United States Attorney United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands... |
J.D., 1966 | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California The United States Attorney for the Northern District of California is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.... |
| Theodore Trautwein Theodore Trautwein Theodore Walter Trautwein was an American judge from New Jersey who presided over issues related to release of reporter's notes that arose from the 1978 murder trial of "Dr... |
Judge | Sentenced a reporter from The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization... to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of Mario Jascalevich Mario Jascalevich The "Dr. X" killings were a series of suspicious deaths, by curare poisoning, in 1966 at a Bergen County, New Jersey hospital. A newspaper investigation during the mid-1960s led to the indictment of an Argentina-born physician, Mario Enrique Jascalevich , in 1976... . |
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| Daniel Weisberg | lawyer | J.D. | General Counsel & Executive Vice President, The New Teacher Project |
| Edwin D. Williamson | government executive | J.D., 1964 | Director, White House Office of Government Ethics |
| Ma Ying-Jeou Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou is the 12th term and current President of the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, and the Chairman of the Kuomintang Party, also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party. He formerly served as Justice Minister from 1993 to 1996, Mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006, and Chairman... |
politician | LL.M., 1976 | President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Yaakov Neeman Yaakov Neeman Ya'akov Ne'eman is an Israeli lawyer and the current Minister of Justice.-Biography:Ne'eman was born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era. He studied law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning a LL.B in 1964... |
politician | LL.M., J.S.D. | Finance Minister of Israel; Chair, Neeman Committee Neeman Committee In Israel, the Neeman Committee was established to solve disputes concerning the process of Conversion to Judaism within the borders of Israel, which by the Law of Return also grants automatic citizenship and accompanying rights. It is unrelated to the ongoing debate about which conversions... |
| Philip Friedman Philip Friedman Philip Friedman is a New York attorney and author. His book Reasonable Doubt spent 15 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and Rage was made into a movie starring George C... |
Author | J.D. 1969 | Multiple N.Y. Times Bestseller |
| Martha M. Walz Martha M. Walz Martha M. "Marty" Walz has been a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since January 2005. Walz represents the Eighth Suffolk district, which is made up out of Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the West End in Boston and Cambridgeport, Area 4 and MIT in Cambridge.-Early life... |
politician | J.D., 1987 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... member of the Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... House of Representatives Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms... |
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