Notre Dame [Lawyer] Judge - 2026

Cover 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