List of Levin College of Law graduates
This List of Levin College of Law graduates includes notable recipients of one or more academic law degrees (LL.B., J.D., LL.M.) from the Levin College of Law of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. For a list of notable alumni of the University of Florida's other academic divisions, please see List of University of Florida alumni.
Government
United States Senators
Alumni | Notability |
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Charles O. Andrews | U.S. Senator (1936–46) |
Lawton Chiles | U.S. Senator (1971–89) |
Spessard Holland | U.S. Senator (1946–71) |
George Smathers | U.S. Senator (1951–69) |
United States Representatives
Alumni | Notability |
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Charles Edward Bennett | U.S. Representative (1949–93) |
Michael Bilirakis | U.S. Representative (1983–2007) |
William V. Chappell, Jr. | U.S. Representative (1969–89) |
Ander Crenshaw | U.S. Representative (2001–present) |
Jim Davis | U.S. Representative (1997–2007) |
Sam Gibbons | U.S. Representative (1963–97) |
Albert S. Herlong, Jr. | U.S. Representative (1967–69) |
Marjorie Holt | U.S. Representative (1973–87) |
Harry Johnston | U.S. Representative (1989–97) |
William C. Lantaff | U.S. Representative (1951–55) |
Buddy MacKay | U.S. Representative (1983–89) |
Chester B. McMullen | U.S. Representative (1951–53) |
J. Hardin Peterson | U.S. Representative (1933–51) |
Paul Rogers | U.S. Representative (1955–79) |
Joe Scarborough | U.S. Representative (1995–2001) |
Governors
Alumni | Notability |
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Reubin O'Donovan Askew | Governor of Florida (1971–79) |
Lawton Chiles | Governor of Florida (1991–98) |
Spessard Holland | Governor of Florida (1941–45) |
Buddy MacKay | Governor of Florida (1998–99) |
Political figures
Alumni | Notability |
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James C. Adkins | Political reapportionment of the state of Florida |
Reubin O'Donovan Askew | United States Trade Representative (1979–81), candidate for President of the United States during the 1984 election |
DuBose Ausley | Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents (1981–83) |
Ed Austin | Mayor of Jacksonville (1991–95) |
Lucius D. Battle | U.S. Ambassador to Egypt |
Carol Browner | EPA Administrator (1993–2001), and director of White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy (2009–present) |
Skip Campbell | Florida Senate (1998–2006) |
Jim Davis | Candidate for Governor of Florida (2006) |
John Delaney | Former mayor of Jacksonville (1995–2003) |
Paul Rand Dixon | Former chairman of Federal Trade Commission (1961–69) |
Buddy Dyer | Mayor of Orlando (2003–present) |
Richard Ervin | Former Florida Attorney General (1949–64) |
Mark S. Fowler | Former chairman of Federal Communications Commission (1981–87) |
Dan Gelber | Florida Senate (2008–present) |
Baya M. Harrison Jr. | Desegregated the State University System of Florida |
Mallory Horne | Former president of Florida Senate |
Jeff Kottkamp | Former Lieutenant Governor of Florida (2007–11) |
James W. Kynes | Former Florida Attorney General (1964–65) |
Buddy Mackay | Former Lieutenant Governor of Florida (1991–98) |
Bill McBride | Candidate for Governor of Florida (2002) |
Bill McCollum | Former Florida Attorney General (2007–11) |
Jose Rodriguez Jr. | Former Director of the National Clandestine Service (2004–07) |
Frederick H. Schultz | Former vice chairman of Federal Reserve System (1979–82) |
Bruce Smathers | Former Florida Secretary of State (1975–78) |
Rod Smith | Florida Senate (2000–06), candidate for Governor of Florida (2006) |
Donald L. Tucker | U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic |
Marc Warren | Current administrator with the Federal Aviation Administration |
Craig Waters | Spokesman for Florida Supreme Court during 2000 presidential election controversy |
Academic administrators
College and university presidents
Alumni | Notability |
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Edythe M. Abdullah | Essex County College from 2010–Present |
George F. Baughman | New College of Florida from 1960–1965 |
Marshall Criser | University of Florida from 1984–1989 |
Harold Crosby | University of West Florida from 1964–1974, and Florida International University from 1976–1979 |
John Delaney | University of North Florida from 2003–Present, and Chancellor of the State University System of Florida |
Sandy D'Alemberte | Florida State University from 1994–2003 |
Ray F. Ferrero Jr. | Nova Southeastern University from 1997–2009 |
Robert Lindgren | Randolph-Macon College from 2006–Present |
Stephen C. O'Connell | University of Florida from 1967–1973 |
W. Reece Smith, Jr. | University of South Florida from 1976–1977 |
American Bar Association
Alumni | Notability |
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Chesterfield Smith | President of the American Bar Association from 1973–1974 |
Stephen N. Zack | President of the American Bar Association from 2010–2011 |
Martha Barnett | President of the American Bar Association from 2000–2001 |
W. Reece Smith, Jr. | President of the American Bar Association from 1980–1981 |
Sandy D'Alemberte | President of the American Bar Association from 1991–1992 |
Attorneys
Alumni | Notability |
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Howell W. Melton Jr. | Current managing partner of Holland & Knight |
Bruce Jacob | Prosecutor in Gideon v. Wainwright |
Fredric G. Levin | Namesake for the Levin College of Law and prominent figure in tobacco litigation. Current chairman of Levin Papantonio law firm. |
Rod Smith | Successfully prosecuted Danny Rolling, and former candidate for Governor of Florida |
Clifford A. Wolff | Notable litigator and television commentator |
State judges
Florida Supreme Court
Alumni | Notability |
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Alto L. Adams | Florida Supreme Court (1940–51), chief justice (1949–51) |
James C. Adkins | Florida Supreme Court (1969–87), chief justice (1974–76) |
Harry Lee Anstead | Florida Supreme Court (1994–2009), chief justice (2002–04) |
Stephen C. O'Connell | Florida Supreme Court (1955–67), chief justice (1967) |
Raymond Ehrlich | Florida Supreme Court (1981–90), chief justice (1988–90) |
Richard Ervin | Florida Supreme Court (1964–75), chief justice (1969–71) |
Stephen H. Grimes | Florida Supreme Court (1987–96), chief justice (1994–96) |
Jorge Labarga | Florida Supreme Court (2009–present), chief justice (2014–present) |
Parker Lee McDonald | Florida Supreme Court (1979–94), chief justice (1986–88) |
Ben F. Overton | Florida Supreme Court (1974–99), chief justice (1976–78) |
Harold Sebring | Florida Supreme Court (1943–55), chief justice (1951–53) |
B. Campbell Thornal | Florida Supreme Court (1955–70), chief justice (1965–67) |
Charles T. Wells | Florida Supreme Court (1994–2009), chief justice (2000–02) |
Miscellaneous
Other
Alumni | Notability |
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Philip Agee | Former operative for the Central Intelligence Agency |
Winston E. Arnow | Judge who presided over the Gainesville Eight trial |
George F. Baughman | Former Rear Admiral for the United States Navy Reserve |
John F. Bolt | Former pilot for the United States Marine Corps, awarded the Navy Cross |
Dana Bullen | Former director of the Press Freedom Committee (1981–96), former foreign editor of The Washington Star |
John J. Considine | Senior minister for the Unity Church (1998–present), and former member of Florida House of Representatives |
Marshall Criser | Former Chairman of Scripps Florida |
Brad Culpepper | Former NFL football player with the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears |
J. J. Daniel | Publisher of The Florida Times-Union (1976–82) |
Charles W. Dorman | Retired Marine Corps brigadier general, and chief judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals |
Richard Grayson | Current writer, political activist, and performance artist |
George Greer | Judge who presided over the Terri Schiavo case |
James Grippando | Novelist and lawyer |
Michael Heekin | Founding COO of WebMD, and former associate dean of the Florida State University College of Law |
Edgar C. Jones | University of Florida athletic director (1930–36), Florida Gators football player (1923–25) |
Lewis Landes | United States Army colonel and lawyer |
Maud Newton | Current writer, blogger and book reviewer |
John L. Parker, Jr. | Author of the novels Once a Runner and Again to Carthage, former Florida Gators track and field athlete |
Howard Roffman | President of Lucas Licensing (1999–present) |
Joe Scarborough | Host of Morning Joe (2007–present), and former host of Scarborough Country (2003–07) |
Harold Sebring | Former head coach of Florida Gators football team (1925–27), judge at Nuremberg Trials (1946–47), dean of Stetson University College of Law (1955–68) |
Leland C. Shepard Jr. | Former brigadier general for the United States Air Force |
Frank Shorter | Former chairman of United States Anti-Doping Agency, Olympic marathon gold medalist at 1972 Summer Olympics |
Terry Smiljanich | Former counsel for the United States Senate |
Mac Stipanovich | Republican lobbyist who had a large role in the 2000 Florida Recount |
Federal judges
United States Court of Appeals judges
Alumni | Notability |
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S. Jay Plager | United States Federal Appeals Judge |
Rosemary Barkett | United States Federal Appeals Judge |
Susan H. Black | United States Federal Appeals Judge |
John M. Bryan Simpson | United States Federal Appeals Judge |
Peter T. Fay | United States Federal Appeals Judge |
United States District Court judges
Alumni | Notability |
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Sidney M. Aronovitz | United States District Court Judge |
C. Clyde Atkins | United States District Court Judge |
William Julius Barker | United States District Court Judge |
William J. Castagna | United States District Court Judge |
Anne C. Conway | United States District Court Judge |
Edward B. Davis | United States District Court Judge |
William Dimitrouleas | United States District Court Judge |
Joe Oscar Eaton | United States District Court Judge |
Patricia C. Fawsett | United States District Court Judge |
Jose A. Gonzalez, Jr. | United States District Court Judge |
William Terrell Hodges | United States District Court Judge |
Charlene Honeywell | United States District Court Judge |
Marcia Morales Howard | United States District Court Judge |
Paul Huck | United States District Court Judge |
Elizabeth Jenkins | United States Magistrate Judge |
James W. Kehoe | United States District Court Judge |
James Lawrence King | United States District Court Judge |
Ben Krentzman | United States District Court Judge |
Richard A. Lazzara | United States District Court Judge |
William McRae | United States District Court Judge |
William O. Mehrtens | United States District Court Judge |
Howell W. Melton | United States District Court Judge |
Steven D. Merryday | United States District Court Judge |
Stephan P. Mickle | United States District Court Judge |
David L. Middlebrooks | United States District Court Judge |
Donald M. Middlebrooks | United States District Court Judge |
James S. Moody, Jr. | United States District Court Judge |
Thomas Morris | United States Magistrate Judge |
Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr. | United States District Court Judge |
Maurice M. Paul | United States District Court Judge |
Gregory A. Presnell | United States District Court Judge |
John Richard Smoak, Jr. | United States District Court Judge |
Eugene P. Spellman | United States District Court Judge |
Ursula Mancusi Ungaro-Benages | United States District Court Judge |
George Whitehurst | United States District Court Judge |
George C. Young | United States District Court Judge |