Suffolk University Law School is a private law school in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. One of the oldest law schools in New England, Suffolk was founded in 1906 by Gleason Archer to provide a legal education for those who traditionally lacked the opportunity to study law because of socio-economic or racial discrimination. Suffolk has been co-educational since 1937.

Prominent alumni

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• Thomas J. Lane, class of 1925, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1941-1963)
• James A. Burke, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1959-1979)
• Gleason Archer Jr., class of 1939, theologian
• Martin F. Loughlin, class of 1951, U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, judge (1979-1995)
• Joe Moakley, class of 1956, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1973-2001)
• James Sokolove, class of 1969, television personal injury attorney
• Salvatore DiMasi, class of 1971, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Richard J. Leon, class of 1974, U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, judge (2002-present)
• Paul Reiber, class of 1974, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
• Francis Flaherty, class of 1975, Justice of Rhode Island Supreme Court
• William F. Galvin, class of 1975, Secretary of State of Massachusetts
• Dan Harrington, world renowned poker player
• John F. Tierney, class of 1976, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1997-present)
• Paul Suttell, class of 1976, Justice of Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Maureen Goldberg, class of 1978, Justice of Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Ronald Machtley, class of 1978, President of Bryant College, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island (1989-1995)
• Nina Mitchell Wells, Secretary of State of New Jersey, (2006-present)
• Martin Meehan, class of 1983, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1993-present)
• Daniel F. Conley, class of 1983, District Attorney for Boston (Suffolk County)
• Cheryl Jacques, class of 1987, Legislator, President of the Human Rights Campaign

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