Notre Dame [Lawyer] Judge - 2026

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Notre Dame Law School

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25 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

31 The Rise of Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick

39 Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and the Pursuit of Justice

05 News

71 Alumni

81 Faculty

Judicial Profiles

35 Judge Ann Claire Williams ’75 J.D.

37 Q&A: Judge John Blakey ’88, ’92 J.D.

38 Judge Martha Vázquez ’75, ’78 J.D. ’43

43 Q&A: Judge Edward S. Kiel ’91 J.D.

45 Four Alumni: Their Roles as Federal Magistrate Judges

47 Judge Jerry Pappert ’88 J.D.

49 Justice Mary Yu ’93 J.D.

51 Judge Charles R. Wilson ’76, ’79 J.D.

53 The Specialists: Article I Federal Court Judges

56 Q&A: Judge Thomas Schroeder ’84 J.D.

57 Judge Bernard M. Jones ’04 J.D.

59 Judge Paul Niemeyer ’66 J.D.

62 Judge Cristal Brisco ’06 J.D.

63 Senior Judge Nora Barry Fischer ’76 J.D.

44 Benchmark Judicial Briefs, Meet Nineteen Notre Dame Law Judges

Features

69 From Notre Dame to the White House: Rachel Palermo’s Path to Public Service

79 Fifty Years After the Karen Ann Quinlan Decision

Publication Date

2026

Publisher

Notre Dame Law School

City

Notre Dame

Keywords

judiciary, judges, Moot Court, courtroom, Global Human Rights Clinic, Religious Liberty Clinic, Veterans Law Clinic, Immigration Clinic, Intellectual Law Clinic

Disciplines

Law

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Notre Dame Law School, "Notre Dame [Lawyer] Judge - 2026" (2026). Notre Dame Lawyer. 41.
https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/nd_lawyer/41