List of Yale Law School alumni

U.S. Government

Executive branch

U.S. Presidents

• Bill Clinton (J.D. 1973), 42nd U.S. President (1993–2001)
• Gerald Ford (LL.B. 1941), 38th U.S. President (1974–1976)

Cabinet members

• Robert Reich (J.D., 1973), Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton
• Robert Rubin (LL.B. 1964) Secretary of the Treasury under Bill Clinton
• Cyrus Vance (1942), United States Secretary of State (1977–1980)
• Randal Quarles (1984), Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance (2005–2006)
• Roswell Gilpatric (J.D. 1931), former Deputy Secretary of Defense
• Hillary Rodham Clinton (J.D. 1973), Secretary of State (2009–)

Attorneys General

• Nicholas deB. Katzenbach (LL.B 1947), U.S. Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson
• Michael B. Mukasey (LL.B 1967), (2007–2009)

Judicial branch

U.S. Supreme Court justices

• Samuel Alito (J.D. 1975), Associate Justice (2006–present)
• David Davis (LL.B. 1835), Associate Justice (1862–1877)
• Abe Fortas (LL.B. 1933), Associate Justice (1963–1969)
• Sherman Minton (LL.M. 1916), Associate Justice (1949–1956)
• George Shiras, Jr. (LL.B. 1853), Associate Justice (1892–1903)
• Sonia Sotomayor (J.D. 1979), Associate Justice (2009–present)
• Potter Stewart (LL.B. 1941), Associate Justice (1958–1981)
• Clarence Thomas (J.D. 1974), Associate Justice (1991–present)
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