This list of University of Florida 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, the law school of the University of Florida, located in Gainesville, Florida. (For a list of notable alumni of the University of Florida's other academic divisions, see list of University of Florida alumni.)
Government
United States senators
Alumni Notability Charles O. Andrews U.S. senator (1936–46) Lawton Chiles U.S. senator (1971–89) Spessard Holland U.S. senator (1946–71) Ashley Moody U.S. senator (2025–present) George Smathers U.S. senator (1951–69)
United States representatives
Alumni Notability Charles Edward Bennett U.S. representative (1949–93) Michael Bilirakis U.S. representative (1983–2007) Bill Chappell U.S. representative (1969–89) Ander Crenshaw U.S. representative (2001–2017) Jim Davis U.S. representative (1997–2007) Sam Gibbons U.S. representative (1963–97) Syd Herlong U.S. representative (1967–69) Marjorie Holt U.S. representative (1973–87) Harry Johnston U.S. representative (1989–97) Bill 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); host of Morning Joe (2007–present); former host of Scarborough Country (2003–07)
Governors
Alumni Notability 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)
Judiciary
United States Court of Appeals judges
Alumni Notability Rosemary Barkett United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1994–2013) Susan H. Black United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1992–2011, senior judge 2011–present) Peter T. Fay United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1976–81), United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1981–94, senior judge 1994–2021) Robert J. Luck United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2019–present) S. Jay Plager United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1989–2000, senior judge 2000–present) John M. Bryan Simpson United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1966–1975, senior judge 1975–1981), United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (senior judge 1981–1987)
United States District Court judges Alumni District Years of service Prior position Winston Arnow United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 1967–94 (presided over the Gainesville Eight trial) Private practice Sidney Aronovitz United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1976–97 Miami city commissioner C. Clyde Atkins United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1966–99 Private practice John L. Badalamenti United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 2020–present DCA judge William J. Barker United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1966–99 Circuit court judge William J. Castagna United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1979–92 Private practice Anne C. Conway United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1991–present Private practice Roy B. Dalton Jr. United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 2011–present Private practice Brian J. Davis United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 2013–present Circuit court judge Edward B. Davis United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1979–2000 Private practice William Dimitrouleas United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1998–present Public defender, state attorney Joe Oscar Eaton United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1982–2008 Circuit court judge Patricia C. Fawsett United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1986–present Private practice Jose A. Gonzalez, Jr. United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1978–96 Circuit court judge William Terrell Hodges United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1971–present Private practice Charlene Honeywell United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 2009–present Circuit court judge Marcia Morales Howard United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 2007–present Private practice Paul Huck United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 2000–present Private practice James W. Kehoe United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1979–98 Circuit court judge James Lawrence King United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1970–present Circuit court judge Ben Krentzman United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1967–98 Private practice Richard A. Lazzara United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1997–present DCA judge William McRae United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1962–73 Private practice William O. Mehrtens United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1965–75 Private practice Howell W. Melton United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1977–2015 Circuit court judge Steven D. Merryday United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1992–present Private practice Stephan P. Mickle United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 1998–present Circuit court judge David L. Middlebrooks United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 1969–74 Private practice Donald M. Middlebrooks United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1997–present General counsel to Florida Governor Reubin O'Donovan Askew Kathryn Kimball Mizelle United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 2020–present Private practice James S. Moody, Jr. United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 2000–present Circuit court judge Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr. United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1991–2003 Circuit court judge Maurice M. Paul United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 1982–2016 Circuit court judge Gregory A. Presnell United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 2000–present Private practice John Richard Smoak, Jr. United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 2005–present Private practice Eugene P. Spellman United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1979–91 State attorney, private practice Ursula Mancusi Ungaro-Benages United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1992–present Circuit court judge Mark E. Walker United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 2012–present Circuit court judge George Whitehurst United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1950–61 Circuit court judge Allen C. Winsor United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 2019–present DCA judge George C. Young United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1962–2015 Private practice
Florida Supreme Court
Alumni Notability Alto 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) 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) Stephen C. O'Connell Florida Supreme Court (1955–67), chief justice (1967) 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)
Political figures
Alumni Notability Reubin O'Donovan Askew United States trade representative (1979–81), candidate for president of the United States in 1984 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 (1964–67) Carol Browner EPA administrator (1993–2001); director of White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy (2009–present) Ferrin Campbell Florida House of Representatives (1951–1955), Florida Senate (1963–1965) Skip Campbell Florida Senate (1998–2006) Jim Davis Candidate for governor of Florida (2006) John Delaney Mayor of Jacksonville (1995–2003) Paul Rand Dixon Chairman of Federal Trade Commission (1961–69) Buddy Dyer Mayor of Orlando (2003–present) Richard Ervin Florida attorney general (1949–64) Mark S. Fowler Chairman of Federal Communications Commission (1981–87) Dan Gelber Florida Senate (2008–present)*J. Dudley GoodlettePolitician and lawyer Baya M. Harrison Jr. Desegregated the State University System of Florida Mallory Horne President of Florida Senate (1973–74) Jeff Kottkamp Lieutenant governor of Florida (2007–11) James W. Kynes Florida attorney general (1964–65) Buddy Mackay Lieutenant governor of Florida (1991–98) Bill McBride Candidate for governor of Florida (2002) Bill McCollum Florida attorney general (2007–11) Jose Rodriguez Jr. Director of the National Clandestine Service (2004–07) Frederick H. Schultz Vice chairman of Federal Reserve System (1979–82) Bruce Smathers Florida secretary of state (1975–78) Rod Smith Florida Senate (2000–06), candidate for governor of Florida (2006) Francis Suarez Mayor of Miami (2017–present) Donald L. Tucker Special U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic Craig Waters Spokesman for Florida Supreme Court during 2000 presidential election controversy
Academic administrators
College and university presidents
Alumni Notability George F. Baughman New College of Florida (1960–65) Marshall Criser University of Florida (1984–89) Harold Crosby University of West Florida (1964–74); Florida International University (1976–79) Sandy D'Alemberte Florida State University (1994–2003) John Delaney University of North Florida (2003–present); chancellor of the State University System of Florida Ray F. Ferrero Jr. Nova Southeastern University (1997–2009) Robert Lindgren Randolph-Macon College (2006–present) Stephen C. O'Connell University of Florida (1967–73) W. Reece Smith, Jr. University of South Florida (1976–77)
American Bar Association
Alumni Notability Martha Barnett President of the American Bar Association (2000–01) Sandy D'Alemberte President of the American Bar Association (1991–92) Chesterfield Smith President of the American Bar Association (1973–74) W. Reece Smith, Jr. President of the American Bar Association (1980–81) Stephen N. Zack President of the American Bar Association (2010–11)
Attorneys