USF SCHOOL OF LAW
GRADUATES WHO HAVE HELD JUDICIAL OFFICE, 1916 - 1978
All positions are in California unless otherwise noted.
The position listed is the highest judicial office held by each person; many also served on lower cours for substantial periods of time.

Source:  Abrahamson, Eric.  The University of San Francisco School of Law, A History, 1912 - 1987.
University of San Franicsco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1987.
1916 Hon. C. Harold CAULFIELD * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1956 - 1971
1916 Hon. Joseph M. GOLDEN * Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1923 - 1959
1918 Hon. William F. TRAVERSO * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1945 - 1965
1920 Hon. Edward MOLKENBUHR * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1949 - 1960
1921 Hon. Melvin I. CRONIN * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1944 - 1977
1921 Hon. Jordan L. MATINELLI * Judge, Superior Court, Marin County, 1949 - 1961
1922 Hon. Herman A. VAN DER ZEE * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1847 - 1972
1923 Hon. William Edmund SCOTT *  Judge, Superior Court, San Mateo County, 1946 - 1971
1923 Hon. William T. SWEIGERT * Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1959 - 1983
1925 Hon. John J. McMAHON Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco
1926 Hon. George B. HARRIS Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1961 - 1970
1926 Hon. William A. O'BRIEN * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1963 - 1970
1927 Hon. Presoton DEVINE Presiding Judge, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four, 1966 - 1974
1927 Hon. Norman H. ELKINGTON Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division One, 1966 - 
1928 Hon. Harold J. HALEY * Judge, Superior Court, Marin County, 1965 - 1971
1928 Hon. Frank J. MACKIN Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles County, 1961 - 1971
1929 Hon. Leland J. LAZARUS Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1965 - 1974
1929 Hon. Charles J. McGOLDRICK Judge, Superior Court, Sonoma County, 1951 - 1968
1930 Hon. Byron ARNOLD Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1955 - 1971
1930 Hon. Frank J. COMAICH * Judge, Municipal Court, San Mateo County, 1960 - 1973
1930 Hon. Raymond L. SULLIVAN Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1966 - 1973
1931 Hon. John J. FAHEY * Judge, Municipal Court, San Mateo County, 1940 - 1949
1931 Hon. George E. MALONEY * Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1961 - 1976
1931 Hon. Raymond J. O'CONNOR * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1964 - 1969
1932 Hon. Ralph V. De VOTO * Judge, Superior Court, Lake County, 1969 - 1983
1932 Hon. Hugh F. MULLIN, Jr. Judge, Justice Court, San Mateo County, 1934 - 1949
1933 Hon. Louis B. DEMATTEIS Judge, Superior Court, 1953 - 1973
1933 Hon. Joseph KARESH Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1960 - 1978
1933 Hon. John B. MOLINARI Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division One, 1962 - 1976
1935 Hon. Arthur J. ANDERSON Judge, Superior Court, Lassen County, 1973 - 1979
1936 Hon. Edward O'DAY, Jr. * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1960 - 1972
1936 Hon. Russell ZACHES Judge, Municipal Court, Monterey County
1940 Hon. Thomas F. McBRIDE Judge, Superior Court, Contra Costa County, 1965 - 1981
1941 Hon. Agnes O'BRIEN SMITH * Presiding Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1970 - 1978
1944 Hon. Thomas E. FEENEY Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1966 - 1967
1944 Hon. W. Lee VAVURIS Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1971 - 1982
1945 Hon. Mark N. OLDS Judge, District Court, Third Circuit, State of Hawaii
1946 Hon. Robert J. DUGGAN Judge, Municipal Court, Bay Judicial District, 1959 - 1979
1946 Hon. Roger D. FOLEY Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Nevada, 1963 - 1980
1946 Hon. Kenneth L. LEWIS Judge, District One, Kitsap County, State of Washington
1946 Hon. James C. WALSH, Jr. Judge, Municipal Court, Alameda County, 1977 - 
1947 Hon. Nat O. BRADLEY Judge, Superior Court, Tulare County, 1971 - 
1947 Hon. Dan B. EYMANN Judge, Municipal Court, Fresno County, 1954 - 1977
1947 Hon. Lewis P. MAY Judge, Municpal Court, Alameda County, 1969 - 
1947 Hon. Frederick J. WOELFLEN Chief Magistrate, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1978 -
1948 Hon. Walter F. CALCAGNO * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1969 - 1985
1948 Hon. Robert E. CAREY Judge, Superior Cout, San Mateo County, 1971 -
1948 Hon. Robert J. DREWES * Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1966 - 1980
1948 Hon. Lyle R. EDSON Judge, Superior Court, San Mateo County, 1969 - 1983
1948 Hon. Timothy W. O'BRIEN Judge, Superior Court, Mendocino County, 1971 - 1985
1948 Hon. Roy G. PUCCI Judge, Municipal Court, Alameda County, 1966 - 
1948 Hon. Daniel A. QUINLAN Judge, District Court, Nez Perce County, Idaho, 1970 - 1973
1948 Hon. Allison M. ROUSE Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two, 1971 - 
1949 Hon. George E. McDONALD Judge, Municipal Court, Alameda County, 1966 - 1985
1949 Hon. Frank PIOMBO Judge, Superior Court, San Mateo County, 1971 - 
1950 Hon. Frank J. CREEDE, Jr.  Judge, Superior Court, Fresno County, 1973 - 
1950 Hon. Carl P. EVANS Judge, Municipal Court, Fresno County, 1979 - 
1950 Hon. Kiernan R. HYLAND Judge, Municipal Court, Sonoma County, 1972 - 1981
1950 Hon. James E. JONES, Jr. * Judge, Municipal Court, Sonoma County, 1972 - 1981
1950 Hon. E. Warren McGUIRE Judge, Superior Court, Marin County, 1968 - 
1951 Hon. Joseph G. BABICH Judge, Superior Court, Sacramento County, 1964 - 1984
1951 Hon. Clifford B. BACHAND Judge, Municipal Court, Alameda County, 1976 - 
1951 Hon. James G. CHANGARIS Judge, Superior Court, Sutter County, 1982 - 1978
1951 Hon. R. Donald CHAPMAN Judge, Superior Court, Santa Clara County, 1980 - 
1951 Hon. Arthur EISSENGER Judge, Municipal Court, Sacramento County, 1966
1951 Hon. Robert FAIRWELL Judge, Municipal Court, Alameda County, 1965 - 
1951 Hon. Donald R. FRETZ Judge, Superior Court, Merced County, 1963 - 
1951 Hon. Michael L. McINNIS Judge, Superior Court, Solano County, 1979 - 
1951 Hon. Alexander J. McMAHON * Judge, Municipal Court, Sonoma County, 1966 - 1976
1951 Hon. Frank S. PETERSEN Judge, Superior Court, Del Norte County, 1966 - 
1951 Hon. Wroy F. RENAGHAN * Judge, Municipal Court, Mount Diablo County, 1963 - 1973
1951 Hon. Donald W. SMITH Judge, Superior Court, San Diego County, 1979
1951 Hon. Peter A. SMITH Judge, Superior Court, Marin County, 1879 - 
1951 Hon. Carson N. TAYLOR Judge, Municipal Court, Stanislaus County, 1977 - 1984
1952 Hon. Frank E. HART Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1984 - 
1952 Hon. Robert F. KANE Justice, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two, 1971 - 1979
1952 Hon. Winton McKIBBEN Judge, Superior Court, Alameda County, 1976 - 
1952 Hon. Owen E. WOODRUFF, Jr. Chief Magistrate, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1981 - 1984
1952 Hon. Douglas R. WOODWORTH Judge, Superior Court, San Diego County, 1972
1953 Hon. John J. BOSKOVICH Judge, Superior Court, Tulare County, 1971
1953 Hon. Peter M. ELLIOTT Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, Orange County, 1970
1953 Hon. Lawrence W. MARVIN Judge, Superior Court, Sacramento County, 1985 - 
1953 Hon. Leonard H. McBRIDE Judge, Superior Court, Orange County, 1979 - 
1953 Hon. Claude D. PERASSO Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1974
1953 Hon. Frank W. SHAW Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1971 - 
1954 Hon. Thomas F. CURTIN Judge, Municipal Court, Bay Judicial District, 1973 - 
1954 Hon. John A. ERTOLA Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1970 -
1954 Hon. Richard D. GRAVELLE * Judge, Municipal Court, San Mateo County, 1984 - 1986
1954 Hon. Leighton HATCH Judge, Municipal Court, Sacramento County, 1974 - 
1954 Hon. Dorothy VON BEROLDINGEN Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1977 - 
1955 Hon. John E. BENSON Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two, 1986
1955 Hon. Raymond H. SIMMONS Judge, Municipal Court, Monterey County, 1974
1957 Hon. Richard C. GARNER Judge, Superior Court, San Bernardino County, 1971 - 
1958 Hon. Herbert L. ASHBY Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five, 1972 - 
1958 Hon. Marie BERTILLON COLLINS Judge, Superior Court, Alameda County, 1982
1958 Hon. Donald B. KING Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five, 1982 - 
1958 Hon. G. Dave TEJA Judge, Municipal Court, Sutter County, 1976 - 1978
1959 Hon. John J. BIBLE Judge, Superior Court, San Mateo County, 1978 - 
1959 Hon. Coleman FANNIN Judge, Superior Court, Contra Costa County. 1972 - 
1959 Hon. William F. LANAM Judge, Superior Court, San Mateo County, 1973 - 
1959 Hon. Dominique OLCOMENDY Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1974 - 
1960 Hon. Charles E. AGUILAR Judge, Municipal Court, Stanislaus County, 1977 - 
1960 Hon. Thomas J. DANDURAND Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1971 - 
1060 Hon. Joseph A. DESMOND Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1983 - 
1960 Hon. Robert L. DOSSEE Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1979 - 
1960 Hon. Patrick D. GILROY Judge, Circuit Cour, Fifth Judicial District, State of Oregon, 1974 - 
1960  Hon. Harold E. NEVILLE, Jr. Judge, Municipal Court, Humboldt County, 1972 - 
1961 Hon. George T. CHOPPELAS Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1982 - 
1961 Hon. Richard FIGONE Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1981
1961 Hon. William J. MALLEN Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1982 - 
1961 Hon. Gary W. THOMAS Judge, Superior Court, Marin County, 1986 - 
1962 Hon. William F. FERROGGIARO, Jr. Judge, Superior Court, Humboldt County, 1983 - 
1962 Hon. Frank C. FRANCIS Judge, Superior Court, Nevada County, 1971 - 
1962 Hon. Barry HAMMER Judge, Superior Court, San Luis Obispo County, 1985 - 
1962 Hon. Frank J. PASSALACQUA Judge, Municipal Court, Sonoma County, 1964 - 
1963 Hon. Terence J. KELLEY Judge, Superior Court, Sutter County, 1978 - 
1963 Hon. Raymond D. WILLIAMSON Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco 1985 - 
1963 Hon. Ernest C. ZUNINO Judge, Municipal Court, Marin County, 1982 - 
1964 Hon. J. Michael BROWN Judge, Superior Court, Humboldt County, 1982 - 
1964 Hon. Daniel M. HANLON Judge, Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1978 - 
1964 Hon. Charles R. TUNLEY Judge, Superior Court, Nome, Alaska
1965 Hon. John J. GALLAGHER Judge, Superior Court, Sonoma County, 1976 - 
1965 Hon. Robert J. O'NEILL Judge, Superior Court, San Diego County, 1980 - 
1965 Hon. Robert L. SCHOUWEILER Judge, District Court, Second Judicial District, State of Nevada, 1981 - 
1966 Hon. Terrance R. DUNCAN Commissioner, Municipal Court, Monterey County, 1982 - 
1966 Hon. James S. WHITE Judge, Muncipal Court, Alameda County, 1979 - 
1967 Hon. Le Roy A. SIMMONS Judge, Superior Court, San Bernardino County, 1981 - 
1968 Hon. Michael R. GRIFFIN Judge, District Court, Carson County, Nevada, 1979 - 
1968 Hon. Runston MAINO Judge, Municipal Court, San Diego County, 1982 - 
1969 Hon. John M. ALLEN Judge, Municipal Court, Contra Costa County, 1984
1969 Hon. James D. BARBOLINO Judge, Superior Court, Placer County, 1984 - 
1969 Hon. Steven D. McMORRIS Judge, Tahoe Township Justice Court, Douglas County, Nevada, 1982
1970 Hon. David A. GARCIA Judge, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1983 - 
1970 Hon. Raymond J. GIORDANO Judge, Superior Court, Sonoma County, 1985 - 
1970 Hon. Eric R. ULDALL Judge, Municiapl Court, Solano County, 1984 - 
1971 Hon. Clifford L. NAKEA Judge, District Court, Fifth Circuit, State of Hawaii, 1978 - 
1972 Hon. Lorenzo ARREDONDO Judge, Municipal Court, Lake County, 1976 - 
1972 Hon. Stephen DREW Judge, Justice Court, Tulare County, 1978 - 
1972 Hon. William R. McGUINESS Judge, Superior Court, Alameda County, 1986 - 
1972 Hon. Gary M. PICETTI Judge, Municipal Court, Alameda County, 1984 - 
1973 Hon. Jefrey S. ALLEN Judge, Munici;al Court, Alameda Coutny, 1985 - 
1974 Hon. Larry J. GOODMAN Judge, Superior Court, Alameda County, 1984 - 
1974 Hon. Fernando GUZMAN Judge, Juvenile Court, Clark County, Nevada, 1980 - 
1974 Hon. Joanne C. PARRILLI Judge, Municipal Court, Alameda County, 1985 - 
1974 Hon. Mary J. THEIS Associate Judge, Circuit Court, Cook County, Illinois, 1983 - 
1975 Hon. Vincent T. LECHOWICK Judge, Justice Court, Mendocino County, 1979 - 
1975 Hon. Luis M. VILLAREAL Judge, Municipal Court, Solano County, 1982
1976 Hon. Martha BECKWITH Judge, District Court, Anchorage, Alaska
1978 Hon. Peggy F. HORA Judge, Municipal Court, Alameda Court, 1985 - 
* denoted deceased

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