former general counsel for the Office of Management and Budget Samuel Pierce (1949), served as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development John Raymond Pillion (1927), United States Representative for New York's 42nd congressional district (1953–1965) Alexander Pirnie (1926), United States Representative for New York's 34th congressional district (1959–1963) and 32nd district (1963–1973), awarded the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal for service in Europe during World War II Michael Punke (1989), United States Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (2010–2017) Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr. (1962), Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly (1982–1995) Thomas Richards (1972), Mayor of Rochester, New York Howard W. Robison (1939), United States Representative for New York's 39th congressional district (1958–1975) William P. Rogers (1937), served as U.S. Attorney General, and as U.S. Secretary of State, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1973 Laxmi Mall Singhvi (JSD 1955), served as High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom (1991–1997) William Sorrell (1974), Vermont Attorney General (1997–2017) Henry P. Smith (1936), United States Representative for New York's 40th congressional district (1965–1973) Michael E. Toner (1992), former chair of the Federal Election Commission and chief counsel for the Republican National Committee Martín Travieso (1903), served as provisional Governor of Puerto Rico, a member of the first Senate of Puerto Rico, Mayor of San Juan, and Associate and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Tsai Ing-wen (LLM 1980), first woman elected President of Taiwan (2016–present) Jan van Zanen (LLM 1984), Mayor of The Hague (2020–present) Federal Judiciary Simon L. Adler (1889), United States District Court for the Western District of New York (1928–1934) Mark J. Bennett (1979), United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2018–present) Frederic Block (1959), United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1994–2005) Robert Boochever (1941), United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1980–1986) Leonie Brinkema (1976), United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1993–present) John M. Cashin (1915), United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1955–1970) John H. Chun (1994), United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2022-present) Albert Wheeler Coffrin (1947), United States District Court for the District of Vermont (1972–1993), Chief Judge of the District of Vermont from 1983 to 1988 Brian Cogan (1979), United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2006–present) Alfred Conkling