List of University of Idaho College of Law alumni

Notable alumni of the University of Idaho College of Law.

Federal judges

U.S. Circuit judges

• Blaine Anderson, class of 1949, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1976–88), District Court Judge for the District of Idaho (1971–76)
• Danielle Forrest, class of 2004, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019–present)
• Thomas Nelson, class of 1962 (LL.B.), United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1990–2003), senior judge (2003–11)

U.S. District judges

• Amanda Brailsford, class of 1993, District of Idaho (2023–present), Idaho Court of Appeals (2019–23)
• Edward Lodge, class of 1961 (LL.B), District of Idaho (1989–2015), senior judge (2015–19), bankruptcy judge (1988–89)
• Ray McNichols, class of 1950 (LL.B), District of Idaho (1964–85), senior judge (1981–85)
• Harold Ryan, class of 1950 (LL.B), District of Idaho (1981–92), senior judge (1992–95)
• Fred Taylor, class of 1926 (LL.B), District of Idaho (1954–71), senior judge (1971–88)

State judges

Supreme Court justices

• Donald Anderson, class of 1927 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1955–56)
• Robert Bakes, class of 1956 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1971–93); Chief Justice (198x–83, 1989–93)
• Stephen Bistline, class of 1949, Idaho Supreme Court (1976–94)
• Larry Boyle, class of 1972, Idaho Supreme Court (1989–92), U.S. Magistrate Judge (1992–2008)
• Roger Burdick, class of 1974, Idaho Supreme Court (2003–21); Chief Justice (2011–15, 2017–20)
• Charles Donaldson, class of 1948 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1969–87); Chief Justice (1983–87)
• Dan Eismann, class of 1976, Idaho Supreme Court (2001–17); Chief Justice (2007–11)
• Joel Horton, class of 1985, Idaho Supreme Court (2007–18)
• Robert Huntley, class of 1959, Idaho Supreme Court (1982–89)
• Paul Hyatt, class of 1927 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1947–49)
• Wayne Kidwell, class of 1964, Idaho Supreme Court (1999–2004), Attorney General of Idaho (1975–79)
• Emery Knudson, class of 1921 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1959–65)
• Robert Leeper, class of 1913 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1932)
• Charles McDevitt, class of 1956 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1989–97); Chief Justice (1993–97)
• Joseph McFadden, Idaho Supreme Court (1959–82); Chief Justice
• Henry McQuade, class of 1943, Idaho Supreme Court (1956–76); Chief Justice
• John Stegner, class of 1982, Idaho Supreme Court (2018–23)
• Clarence Taylor, class of 1919 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1949–69), Chief Justice
• Darwin Thomas, class of 1925 (LL.B), Idaho Supreme Court (1951–54)
• Linda Copple Trout, class of 1977, Idaho Supreme Court (1992–2007); Chief Justice (1997–2004)
• Jesse Walters, class of 1963, Idaho Supreme Court (1997–2003), judge on the Idaho Court of Appeals (1982–97)
• Colleen Zahn, class of 2000, Idaho Supreme Court (2021–present)

Court of Appeals judges

• Michael Gibbons, class of 1980, Nevada Court of Appeals (2015–present)
• Molly Huskey, class of 1993, Idaho Court of Appeals (2015–present)

Politicians

Executive Branch

Governor

• Jim Risch, class of 1968, Governor (2006–07), U.S. Senator (2009–present), Lieutenant Governor (2003–06, 2007–09)

Lieutenant governor

• David Leroy, class of 1971, Lieutenant Governor (1983–87), Idaho Attorney General (1979–83)

Attorneys general

• Tony Park, class of 1963, Idaho Attorney General (1971–75)
• Bob Robson, class of 194x (LL.B), Idaho Attorney General (1969–71)
• Lawrence Wasden, class of 1985, Idaho Attorney General (2003–23)

United States attorneys

• Bart Davis, class of 1980, United States Attorney for Idaho (2017–21)
• Thomas E. Moss, United States Attorney for Idaho (2001–2010)

Other Executive Branch officials

• Dave Bieter, class of 1986, Mayor of Boise (2004–2020)
• Hamer Budge, class of 1936, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1969–71), U.S. Representative from 2nd district (1951–61)
• Abe Goff, class of 1924 (LL.B), commissioner on the Interstate Commerce Commission, U.S. Representative from 1st district (1947–49)

Legislative Branch

U.S. Senator

• Jim McClure, class of 1950 (LL.B.), U.S. Senator from Idaho (1973–91), U.S. Representative from Idaho's first congressional district (1967–73)
• Herman Welker, class of 1929 (LL.B), U.S. Senator from Idaho (1951–57)

U.S. House of Representatives

• Bill Sali, class of 1984, U.S. Representative from Idaho's first congressional district (2007–09)

Business Leaders

• Frank Shrontz, class of 1954 (LL.B), chairman and chief executive officer of Boeing

Academia

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