Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy (J.D. 1947) – Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Raymond Kethledge (J.D. 1993) – United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Frank Murphy (LL.B. 1914), United States Attorney General, 1939, and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1940–1949 Rob Portman (J.D. 1984), United States senator from Ohio; former Director of the Office of Management and Budget Branch Rickey (LL.B. 1911), Major League Baseball executive and Hall of Famer; created the modern minor league system and signed Jackie Robinson to a contract, breaking the sport's 20th-century color line Richard Riordan (J.D. 1956), Mayor of Los Angeles, 1993–2001 Ken Salazar (J.D. 1981), former U.S. Senator from Colorado and United States Secretary of the Interior, 2009 to 2013. Rick Snyder (J.D. 1982) Former CEO of Gateway; former Governor of Michigan George Sutherland (attended 1891), United States Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker (J.D. 1928) justice of the Michigan Supreme Court; author of Anatomy of a Murder. Moses Fleetwood Walker (attended 1881–1882) – Baseball player and author; first African-American to play major league professional baseball Sarah Killgore Wertman (LAW: LLB 1871), née Sarah Killgore, the first woman to be admitted to the Bar of any state in the United States of America. Sam Zell (J.D. 1966) – Real estate development tycoon; founder of EQ Office; former National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts chairman and current chairman and majority owner of the Tribune Company; billionaire See also List of University of Michigan law and government alumni List of University of Michigan legislator alumni List of University of Michigan people Notes University of Michigan: Diversity Research & Resources, Proposal 2 Information. Link to UM website Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Granholm, No. 2:06-cv-15024 (E.D. Mi.) (Lawson); Nos. 06–2640, 06–2642 (6th Cir. 2007). January 10, 2007 statement by Dean Evan Caminker. References External links Official website Law schools in Michigan Law School Educational institutions established in 1859 1859 establishments in Michigan University of Michigan campus