large law firm employment. Notable people Alumni Frederic W. Allen, LLB 1951, chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1984-1997) Lincoln C. Almond, JD 1961, governor of Rhode Island George W. Anderson, LLB 1890, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Consuelo Northrup Bailey, LLB 1925, first woman elected as lieutenant governor in the United States F. Lee Bailey, LLB 1960, criminal defense lawyer; represented Sam Sheppard and O. J. Simpson, among others Albert Brown, LLB 1904, governor of New Hampshire Fred H. Brown, LLB 1884, governor of New Hampshire, U.S. congressman Edward W. Brooke, LLB 1948, LLM 1949, attorney general of Massachusetts; first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote; one of only five African Americans to serve in the U.S. Senate; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. William M. Butler, LLB 1884, U.S. senator (MA) Norman S. Case, LLB 1912, governor of Rhode Island Martha M. Coakley, JD 1979, Massachusetts attorney general (2007–2015), district attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts (1999-2007) William S. Cohen, LLB 1965, U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. senator from Maine Paul A. Dever, LLB 1926, governor of Massachusetts Joshua Eric Dodge, 1877, Wisconsin Supreme Court Samuel Felker, JD, governor of New Hampshire Michael F. Flaherty, JD 1994, president of the Boston City Council Michael D. Fricklas, JD 1984, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Viacom, Inc. Richard Graber, JD 1981, former United States ambassador to the Czech Republic Judd A. Gregg, JD 1972, LLM 1975, U.S. senator, Governor of New Hampshire Melanie B. Jacobs, JD 1994, dean of the University of Louisville School of Law Jeff Jacoby, JD 1983, Boston Globe opinion/editorial columnist Dr. Barbara C. Jordan, LLB 1959, first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress from a southern state, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, first woman to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 1976 David E. Kelley, JD 1983, Emmy winning television producer Robert Khuzami, JD 1983, director of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary F. Locke, JD 1975, US ambassador to China, United States Secretary of Commerce, governor of Washington, and the first Asian-American governor in the mainland U.S. Maria Lopez, JD 1978, first Hispanic appointed a judge in the Massachusetts, current television jurist on the U.S. syndicated television show Judge Maria Lopez Sandra Lynch, JD 1971, chief judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First