Notable Alumni of University of California-Hastings College of Law

Kamala Harris 1964–

Former Vice President of the United States

Juris Doctor · Class of 1989

Also attended: Howard University

Spouse: Doug Emhoff (California State University-Northridge, University of Southern California)

Father: Donald J. Harris (University of California-Berkeley)

Christopher Stevens 1960–2012

US ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Jackie Speier 1950–

U.S. representative from California, 2008–2023

Juris Doctor · Class of 1976

Also attended: University of California-Davis

Ann Veneman 1949–

Former US Agriculture Secretary and UNICEF director

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Davis

George Moscone 1929–1978

37th mayor of San Francisco, assassinated in office

Also attended: University of the Pacific

Richard Bryan 1937–

Former Nevada governor and US senator

Juris Doctor · Class of 1963

Also attended: University of Nevada-Reno

Willie Brown Jr. 1934–

41st Mayor of San Francisco

Juris Doctor · Class of 1950

Also attended: San Francisco State University

Clara Shortridge Foltz 1849–1934

First female lawyer on the West Coast

Robert Matsui 1941–2005

US representative from California

Juris Doctor · Class of 1966

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Spouse: Doris Matsui (University of California-Berkeley)

Franklin Knight Lane 1864–1921

US Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Ed Case 1952–

US Representative for Hawaii's 1st district

Juris Doctor · Class of 1981

Also attended: Williams College

John S. Herrington 1939–

Fifth U.S. Secretary of Energy under Reagan

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Stanford University

Laura de Force Gordon 1838–1907

Suffragette, lawyer and newspaper publisher

Robert List 1936–

24th Governor of Nevada

Christopher Darden 1956–

Lawyer and co-prosecutor in O. J. Simpson trial

Also attended: San Jose State University

Clair Engle 1911–1964

U.S. Senator from California

Juris Doctor · Class of 1933

Also attended: California State University-Chico

Jeff Adachi 1959–2019

Public Defender of San Francisco and civil rights lawyer

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Sacramento City College

Edward Mezvinsky 1937–

Former U.S. representative from Iowa and lawyer

Spouse: Marjorie Margolies (University of Pennsylvania)

Child: Marc Mezvinsky (Stanford University)

Terence Hallinan 1936–2020

Former District Attorney of San Francisco

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Christine Pelosi 1966–

Democratic strategist, daughter of Nancy Pelosi

Also attended: Georgetown University

Father: Paul Pelosi (Georgetown University, Harvard University)

Mother: Nancy Pelosi (Trinity Washington University)

Randy Shaw 1956–

Attorney, author and activist

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Thomas Mesereau-O Fodão 1950–

Attorney who defended Michael Jackson in 2005 trial

Also attended: Harvard University

James David Santini 1937–2015

Former U.S. representative from Nevada

Also attended: University of Nevada-Reno

John Hans Krebs 1926–2014

U.S. representative from California

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

William E. Dannemeyer 1929–2019

Conservative U.S. Representative from California

Also attended: Valparaiso University

John Ordway 1950–

Former US Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Armenia

Also attended: Stanford University

Harold S. Sawyer 1920–2003

Michigan congressman and attorney

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, College of Marin

Roberta Achtenberg 1950–

Attorney and former HUD assistant secretary

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Utah

Chip Pashayan 1941–

Lawyer and politician from California

Also attended: Pomona College

James Francis Smith 1859–1928

Former Governor-General of the Philippines and judge

Also attended: Santa Clara University

Patrick M. Martin 1924–1968

Former U.S. Representative from California

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Norman D. Shumway 1934–2022

Six-term Republican U.S. congressman

Also attended: San Joaquin Delta College, University of Utah

Allan O. Hunter 1916–1995

US Representative from California and Fannie Mae president

Also attended: California State University--Fresno

Alyson Huber 1972–

Former California Assembly member, now Superior Court judge

Also attended: California State University-Chico, Cornell University

Kevin Shelley 1955–

Former California Secretary of State

Also attended: University of California-Davis

Oliver Jesse Carter 1911–1976

US district judge, Northern District of California

William Raggio 1926–2012

Nevada state senator

Also attended: Louisiana Tech University, University of Nevada-Reno, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

John T. Knox 1924–2017

California Assemblyman and Speaker Pro Tempore

Also attended: Occidental College

Ethan Berkowitz 1962–

Alaska lawyer and politician

Also attended: Harvard University

Sean Faircloth 1960–

Maine politician and attorney

Also attended: University of Notre Dame

George R. Roberts 1943–

Billionaire financier and KKR co-founder

Also attended: Claremont McKenna College

Guillermo Söhnlein 1966–

Businessman and co-founder of OceanGate

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Lloyd Braun 1958–

American media executive and attorney

Also attended: Vassar College

Sanford Diller 1927–2018

Billionaire; founder of Prometheus Real Estate Group

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Southern California

Pedro Flores 1896–1964

Filipino businessman who popularized yo-yos in the US

Merle Chambers 1946–

Lawyer, business executive and philanthropist

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Denver

Louis Sachar 1954–

Children's author of Holes

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Antioch University-Los Angeles, Antioch College

Frank McGlynn Sr. 1866–1951

Actor best known for playing Abraham Lincoln

Ilya Kaminsky 1977–

Poet and professor, author of Deaf Republic

Juris Doctor

Also attended: Georgetown University

Spouse: Katie Farris (University of California-Berkeley, Brown University)

Philip Kan Gotanda 1951–

Japanese American playwright and filmmaker

Juris Doctor · Class of 1978

Also attended: University of California-Santa Barbara

Jordan Kerner 1950–

Film producer of Fried Green Tomatoes

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Southern California, Stanford University

Dennis Holahan 1942–

Former actor turned attorney

Also attended: Yale University

Spouse: Loretta Swit (American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York)

Brad Krevoy 2000–

Film producer, founder of Motion Picture Corporation of America

Also attended: Stanford University

Donna Levin 1954–

San Francisco author, editor and writing teacher

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Howard J. Green 1893–1965

Screenwriter, first Screen Writers Guild president

Abby Ginzberg

Documentary film director and producer

Gerald Posner 1954–

Investigative journalist and author of thirteen books

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Mel Owens 1958–

Former NFL linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Gorsha Sur 1967–

Former ice dancer, choreographer and coach

Peter Buxtun 1937–2024

Whistleblower who exposed the Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Also attended: University of Oregon