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Prominent P.A.D. Members
United States Presidents Taft Chapter
Initiated 3/24/1909  Jefferson Chapter
 Taft Chapter
Initiated 5/24/1922  Benton Chapter
Initiated 6/29/1945  Keener Chapter
Initiated 3/13/1986  Garland Chapter
Initiated 11/1/1974  Read Chapter
Initiated 9/10/1994 United States Supreme Court Justices Paterson Chapter
Initiated 4/10/2003  Redding Alumni Chapter
Initiated 6/6/2011  Redding Alumni Chapter
Initiated 6/7/2010 Former United States Supreme Court Justices Redding Alumni Chapter
Initiated 6/3/1996  Taney Chapter
Initiated 11/3/1945   Benton Chapter
Initiated 1/1/1922 Current and Former United States Cabinet Members Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Meck Chapter Initiated 1/17/1981  Former Secretary of State
Garland Chapter Initiated 7/30/1980  First Secretary of Education
Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter of Phi Delta Delta  Former Secretary of Defense
Temple Chapter Initiated 3/1/1959 United States Senators Lusk Chapter
Initiated 11/19/1983  Taney Chapter
Initiated 4/9/1976 Former United States Senators Lawson Chapter
Initiated 9/20/1986  Hardy Chapter
Initiated 10/25/1988  Morgan Chapter
Initiated 10/15/1958  Blume Chapter
Initiated 10/8/1984 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient  Calhoun Chapter
United States Representatives Baylor University Pre-Law Chapter
Initiated 4/27/2005  Brewer Chapter
Initiated 3/15/1987  Jordan Chapter
Initiated 12/1/1973  Ryan Chapter
Initiated 10/24/1980  Edmonds Chapter
Initiated 4/5/1974  Egan Chapter
Initiated 10/20/2005  Clay Chapter
Initiated 5/15/1963  Vaught Chapter
Initiated 9/27/2002  Ramos Chapter
Former United States Representatives Taft Chapter
Initiated 1/31/1974  Watkins Chapter
Initiated 11/2/1973  Hollowell Chapter
Initiated 10/27/2005  Adams Chapter
Initiated 3/26/1994  Ramos Chapter
Initiated 8/28/2001  Kenison Chapter
Initiated 12/1/1988  Fleming Chapter
Initiated 10/20/1992  Lawson Chapter
Initiated 2/23/1998  Jordan Chapter
Initiated 4/10/1976  DeBracton Chapter
Initiated 2/18/1958  Hayes Chapter
Initiated 9/28/1984  Ryan Chapter
Initiated 12/4/1966 State Governors T. Ruffin Chapter
Initiated 3/28/1952 Former State Governors Green Chapter
Initiated 10/1/1980  Harlan Chapter
Initiated 3/1/1984 Former Governor of New Mexico  McKinley Chapter
Initiated 11/21/1987 Former Governor of Nevada Additional Prominent P.A.D.s A.H. Stephens Chapter
Initiated 10/20/1968 The second African-American graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the first African-American to serve as the court's Chief Justice.  McKinley Chapter
Initiated 11/21/1987 Prominent Environmental Attorney, Author of the Critically Acclaimed Book Exposure, and Inspiration Behind the Film Dark Waters, starring Mark Ruffalo.  Ford Chapter
Initiated 8/4/2004 Legal Clerk and Environmental Activist  New Hampshire Statewide Alumni Chapter
Former New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice  McKenna Chapter
Star of Judge Joe Brown  UNLV Pre-Law Chapter
Initiated 10/24/1985 Nevada Assembly Member, first woman to serve as its Speaker  Ford Chapter
Initiated 3/26/1960 Defense lawyer for O.J. Simpson  Murphy Chapter
Initiated 9/15/1970 First Woman P.A.D. Member  Lawson Chapter
Initiated 3/3/1988 First Woman to become Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court  Story Chapter
Initiated 3/7/1942 Creator of Lemonheads and Atomic Fireballs, Executive of Ferrara Candy Company, and attorney  Hammond Chapter
Initiated 10/7/1999 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee  Central Alabama Alumni Chapter
Initiated 8/8/2020 Civil Rights Attorney Represented Rosa Parks, the NAACP, & Martin Luther King, Jr. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient  Lincoln Chapter
Initiated 9/23/2011 Illinois State Senator  Fletcher Chapter
Initiated 10/25/1975 Former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit  C. Clark Chapter
Initiated 10/25/1999 Human rights lawyer, global media commentator, author  Ford Chapter
Initiated 3/8/1958 Masry's law firm was instrumental in bringing about the multi-plaintiff direct action suit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company, as depicted in the 2000 film, Erin Brockovich  O'Niell Chapter
Initiated 10/17/1982 Lawyer, author, and former actress best known for her role of Mona Malnorowski in John Waters' 1990 comedy musical Cry-Baby  Chicago Alumni Chapter
Initiated 10/27/1992 First woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court  Story Chapter
Initiated 6/8/1945 Professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lakers (1947-1956)  Campbell Chapter
Initiated 12/3/1951 First African American P.A.D. Member and notable attorney  Sanford Chapter
Initiated 9/23/2016 Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court  Cardozo Chapter
Initiated 11/1/1972 First African American Woman P.A.D. Member Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice  Taft Chapter
Initiated 1/1/1941 Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC during the Watergate trial  Jordan Chapter
Initiated 11/21/1975 Texas State Representative  Ross Chapter
Initiated 2/25/1982 Original judge on The People's Court State Bar Association PresidentsGary Lesser
Florida State Bar Association
Rasco Chapter Laura Ice
Kansas State Bar Association
Benson Chapter W. Fletcher Schrock
Kentucky State Bar Association
Clay Chapter Paul Peterson
Minnesota State Bar Association
Monroe Chapter Sherry Levin Wallach
New York State Bar Association
Kennedy Chapter Judith Dillon
Vermont State Bar Association
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10/25/2025
Los Angeles LSAC Law School Forum
10/27/2025
International Executive Board Meeting
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