31 Notable alumni of Southwestern Law School
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Southwestern Law School is ranked #4,201 in the world and #1,094 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 31 notable alumni from Southwestern Law School sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Southwestern Law School won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jerry O'Connell
1974-. (aged 52)
television director
film producer
film actor
television actor
actor
Jeremiah O'Connell is an American actor and TV show host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me (1986), Joe in Joe's Apartment (1996), Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire (1996), Derek in Scream 2 (1997), Michael in Tomcats (2001), Charlie...
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2. Charles C. Bernstein
1904-1976 (aged 72)
judge
Charles C. Bernstein was a justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from January 5, 1959, to January 4, 1969. He served as chief justice from January 1962 to December 1963, and from January 1967 to December 1967.
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3. Gisela Colón
1966-. (aged 60)
sculptor
Gisela Colón is a Puerto Rican American whose works traverse land interventions, sculpture, painting, video, and photography. Her practice of organic minimalism addresses the entanglement of ecological phenomena, personal and ancestral memory, and the relationship between cultural anthropology and the natural world.
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4. Richard T. Williamson
1958-. (aged 68)
lawyer
Richard Thomas Williamson is an American non-fiction writer who has written books and articles on asset protection, estate planning, and capital gains tax planning. He is a California attorney specializing in estate planning and forming business entities such as corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs). His books are designed to approach tax strategies and asset protection from a real estate...
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5. Larraine Segil
1948-. (aged 78)
lecturer
writer
entrepreneur
Larraine D Segil is a South African-born entrepreneur, attorney, advisor, lecturer, author, board member and urban farmer. She is CEO of The Little Farm Company, a Los Angeles-based family holding company that was mentioned in Forbes magazine. Segil has been a commentator for CNN and CNBC and has been featured in Fast Company magazine and Bloomberg Business.
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6. Denise Moreno Ducheny
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Denise Moreno Ducheny is an American lawyer and former politician from California. She is a former California State Senator who represented Senate District 40, which includes southern San Diego County, part of Riverside County, and all of Imperial County. Ducheny is a Democrat. She lives with her husband, Al, in San Diego, California. She is now a senior policy advisor...
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7. George N. Zenovich
1922-2013 (aged 91)
lawyer
judge
politician
George Nicholas Zenovich was an American politician and jurist, as well as a longtime Democrat.
8. Lori Lipman Brown
1958-. (aged 68)
lobbyist
politician
Lori Lipman Brown is an American politician and activist from the state of Nevada. She has served as a state senator, lobbyist, lawyer, educator, and social worker supporter. Additionally, her political views have been secularist and civil libertarian and describes herself as an atheist humanist Jew. She served as a Nevada State Senator from 1992 to 1994, advocating for repeals...
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9. Ronald S.W. Lew
1941-2023 (aged 82)
lawyer
judge
Ronald Sing Wai Lew was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
10. Keith Fink
lawyer
Keith Fink is an American attorney, author, and academic. He represented clients in a contract dispute with Ellen DeGeneres dubbed by the media as "Iggygate".
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11. Julian C. Dixon
1934-2000 (aged 66)
politician
Julian Carey Dixon was an American Democratic politician from California who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1973 to 1978 and then a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until his death. He chaired the House Ethics Committee from 1985 to 1991. Since his death in 2000, he has been the last Black...
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12. William John Cox
1941-. (aged 85)
lawyer
William John "Billy Jack" Cox is an American public interest lawyer and author.
13. Otis D. Wright II
1944-. (aged 82)
lawyer
judge
Otis Dalino Wright II is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
14. Ed Chau
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Edwin “Ed” Chau is an American jurist and politician who served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat representing the 49th state assembly District from 2012 to 2021. On November 29, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Chau to be a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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15. Robert Philibosian
1940-2023 (aged 83)
lawyer
Robert Harry Philibosian was an American lawyer and politician. He was appointed Los Angeles County District Attorney in 1981 when his predecessor John Van de Kamp was elected Attorney General of California. Philibosian served as district attorney until 1984 when he was defeated in countywide election by Ira Reiner. He received his B.A. degree in history from Stanford University and...
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16. Murray Chotiner
1909-1974 (aged 65)
lawyer
Murray M Chotiner was an American political strategist, attorney, government official, and close associate and friend of President Richard Nixon during much of the 37th President's political career. He served as campaign manager for the future president's successful runs for the United States Senate in 1950 and for the vice presidency in 1952, and managed the campaigns of other California...
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17. Stanley Mosk
1912-2001 (aged 89)
lawyer
judge
Morey Stanley Mosk was an American jurist, politician, and attorney. He served as Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court for 37 years (1964–2001), the longest tenure in that court's history.
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18. Fulvio Cecere
1960-. (aged 66)
television actor
film director
actor
film actor
Fulvio Cecere is a Canadian actor and filmmaker.
19. Edward Ross Roybal
1916-2005 (aged 89)
politician
Edward Ross Roybal was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first Latino American to be elected to the Los Angeles City Council, serving from 1949 to 1962. He later served 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1993, representing portions of Downtown and East Los Angeles.
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20. Tom Bradley
1917-1998 (aged 81)
police officer
lawyer
politician
Thomas Bradley was an American politician, athlete, police officer, and lawyer who served as the 38th mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Los Angeles' first black mayor, first liberal mayor, and longest-serving mayor.
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21. Ira Reiner
1936-. (aged 90)
politician
Ira Kenneth Reiner is an American attorney and politician who served as the Los Angeles City Attorney from 1981 to 1984 and Los Angeles County District Attorney from 1984 to 1992. The McMartin preschool trial occurred during his tenure as DA.
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22. Elaine Brown
1943-. (aged 83)
singer
political activist
writer
Elaine Brown is an American prison activist, writer, singer, and former Black Panther Party chairwoman who is based in Oakland, California. Brown briefly ran for the Green Party presidential nomination in 2008.
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23. Howard W. Hunter
1907-1995 (aged 88)
priest
prophet
lawyer
Howard William Hunter was an American lawyer and the 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1994 to 1995. His nine-month presidential tenure is the shortest in the church's history. Hunter was the first president of the LDS Church born in the 20th century and the last to die in it. He was...
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24. Marcia Clark
1953-. (aged 73)
screenwriter
lawyer
writer
journalist
jurist
Marcia Rachel Clark is an American prosecutor, author, television correspondent, and television producer. She was the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case.
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25. Donald Sterling
1934-. (aged 92)
landlord
lawyer
businessperson
Donald T. Sterling is an American attorney and businessman who was the owner of the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014.
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26. Jerry O'Connell
1974-. (aged 52)
television director
film producer
film actor
television actor
actor
Jeremiah O'Connell is an American actor and TV show host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me (1986), Joe in Joe's Apartment (1996), Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire (1996), Derek in Scream 2 (1997), Michael in Tomcats (2001), Charlie...
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27. Matt Fong
1953-2011 (aged 58)
politician
Matthew Kipling Fong was an American Republican politician who served as the 30th California State Treasurer. He was a government appointee, finance industry director, and consultant after retiring from the Air Force Reserve. As of 2026, Fong is the last Republican to have served as California State Treasurer.
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28. Daniel Horowitz
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
Daniel Aaron Horowitz is an American defense attorney who has represented several high-profile clients including talk show host Michael Savage and is a frequent commentator in the media on criminal cases in the news. In 2014 Horowitz was named a Top 100 Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. He is listed as a contributor to Criminal Law, Practice & Procedure....
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29. Jim Gibbons
1944-. (aged 82)
hydrologist
lawyer
military officer
aircraft pilot
politician
James Arthur Gibbons is an American attorney, aviator, geologist, hydrologist and politician who was the 28th Governor of Nevada from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2006.
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30. Gloria Allred
1941-. (aged 85)
attorney at law
civil rights advocate
lawyer
human rights defender
radio personality
Gloria Rachel Allred is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving feminist causes. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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31. Gordon H. Smith
1952-. (aged 74)
priest
lawyer
politician
Gordon Harold Smith is an American politician, businessman, and religious leader who served as a United States Senator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served two terms in the Senate from 1997 to 2009. From 2009 to 2022, he served as president of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). He served as an area seventy for the Church...
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