Notable Alumni of Albany Law School

William McKinley 1843–1901

25th President of the United States

Also attended: University of Mount Union, Allegheny College

Andrew Cuomo 1957–

Former Governor of New York

Juris Doctor · Class of 1982

Also attended: Fordham University, New York University

Spouse: Kerry Kennedy (Boston College, Boston University)

Father: Mario Cuomo (St John's University (NY))

Robert H. Jackson 1892–1954

US Supreme Court associate justice

Tom Vilsack 1950–

Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Iowa governor

Also attended: Hamilton College

Lee Zeldin 1980–

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Juris Doctor · Class of 2003

Also attended: SUNY at Albany

Alton B. Parker 1852–1926

Judge and 1904 Democratic presidential nominee

William Sterling Cole 1904–1987

First Director General of the IAEA

Bachelor of Laws · Class of 1929

Also attended: Colgate University

William E. Miller 1914–1983

1964 Republican vice presidential nominee

Bachelor of Laws · Class of 1938

Also attended: University of Notre Dame

Child: Stephanie Miller (University of Southern California)

Redfield Proctor 1831–1908

Vermont governor, Secretary of War and US senator

Also attended: Dartmouth College

Child: Redfield Proctor Jr. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Child: Fletcher D. Proctor (Amherst College, Middlebury College)

William Freeman Vilas 1840–1908

Lawyer and U.S. senator from Wisconsin

Also attended: SUNY at Albany, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jeanine Pirro 1951–

U.S. attorney for D.C., TV host and former judge

Juris Doctor

Also attended: University at Buffalo

Edwin Hurd Conger 1843–1907

US minister to China during the Boxer Rebellion

William Paine Lord 1838–1911

9th Governor of Oregon

Kate Stoneman 1841–1925

Suffragist and first woman admitted to New York bar

Anthony Brindisi 1978–

US district judge and politician from New York

Also attended: Siena University, SUNY at Fredonia

David Josiah Brewer 1837–1910

US Supreme Court justice from 1890 to 1910

Also attended: Wesleyan University, Yale University

Martin Henry Glynn 1871–1924

40th Governor of New York

Also attended: Fordham University

Nathan F. Dixon III 1847–1897

US representative and senator from Rhode Island

Also attended: Brown University

Harris M. Plaisted 1828–1898

Maine governor, lawyer and Union Army officer

Also attended: Colby College

Charles H. Page 1843–1912

Former U.S. representative from Rhode Island

Also attended: Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Llewellyn Powers 1836–1908

44th governor of Maine, former U.S. representative

Also attended: Colby College

Henry R. Gibson 1837–1938

Tennessee congressman, attorney and judge

Also attended: Hobart and William Smith Colleges

William T. Haines 1854–1919

49th governor of Maine

Also attended: University of Maine

Michael J. Garcia 1961–

Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

Also attended: Binghamton University, College of William and Mary

Alexander Campbell Botkin 1842–1905

Montana politician and lawyer

Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Frederick Walker Pitkin 1837–1886

Second Governor of Colorado

Also attended: Wesleyan University

James Manning Tyler 1835–1926

Vermont congressman, lawyer and judge

Also attended: SUNY at Albany

John Franklin Fort 1852–1920

33rd Governor of New Jersey

John Raines 1840–1909

New York politician who authored the Raines Law

Sibling: George Raines (University of Rochester)

Abraham Lansing 1835–1899

Lawyer and politician

Also attended: Williams College

Michael William Bray 1889–1961

Former Lieutenant Governor of New York

Also attended: Union College

John Joseph Mitchell 1873–1925

Lawyer and politician

Also attended: Boston College

Andrew S. Draper 1848–1913

Educator, author and jurist

William H. Clagett 1838–1901

Lawyer and politician

Kathy Sheehan 1963–

75th mayor of Albany, New York

Also attended: Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

John Meredith Read, Jr. 1837–1896

United States diplomat and author

Also attended: Brown University

Father: John M. Read (University of Pennsylvania)

Bernard W. Kearney 1889–1976

Former US Representative from New York

Attended until 1914

David O'Brien Martin 1944–2012

Republican US congressman from New York, 1981–1993

Also attended: University of Notre Dame

Rollin B. Sanford 1874–1957

US representative from New York

Also attended: Tufts University

Charles Henry Morgan 1842–1912

Missouri congressman who served five terms

Abraham X. Parker 1831–1909

Lawyer and former U.S. congressman from New York

Carleton J. King 1904–1977

Republican U.S. Representative from New York

Also attended: Union College

Dean Park Taylor 1902–1977

Republican congressman from New York

Also attended: Colgate University

J. Ernest Wharton 1899–1990

Former U.S. representative from New York

Also attended: Union College

Hiram Y. Smith 1843–1894

Former U.S. Representative from Iowa and lawyer

Charles H. Porter 1833–1897

Attorney and Virginia congressman

William Stiles Bennet 1870–1962

U.S. representative from New York and judge

Child: Augustus W. Bennet (Amherst College, Columbia University in the City of New York)

William Thomas Byrne 1876–1952

Attorney and U.S. representative from New York

Attended until 1904

Washington Gardner 1845–1928

Michigan lawyer, politician and Civil War veteran

Also attended: Boston University, Hillsdale College, Ohio Wesleyan University

John De Witt Warner 1851–1925

U.S. representative from New York

Also attended: Cornell University

Morris Silverman 1912–2006

Businessman, philanthropist and Purple Heart recipient

Richard Parsons 1948–2024

Chairman of Citigroup, chairman and CEO of Time Warner

Also attended: University of Hawaii at Manoa

Russell Conwell 1843–1925

Founder and first president of Temple University

Also attended: Yale University

Megyn Kelly 1970–

Journalist and talk show host

Juris Doctor · Class of 1995

Also attended: Syracuse University

Spouse: Douglas Brunt (Duke University)

Jessica Bird 1969–

Romance novelist, pen name J. R. Ward

Also attended: Smith College

Charles Crozat Converse 1832–1918

Attorney and composer of church songs

Kim Gannon 1900–1974

Songwriter, lyricist of I'll Be Home for Christmas

Also attended: St. Lawrence University

Barry Kramer 1942–2025

Basketball player, later jurist and attorney

Also attended: New York University

Hubert Miller 1918–2000

Bobsledder, 1953 world four-man champion

Bachelor of Laws

Also attended: St. Lawrence University

Park Benjamin 1849–1922

Patent lawyer and writer

Also attended: United States Naval Academy