11 of the most successful Stanford Law School graduates

Most recently, Mills was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's chief of staff and lead lawyer, notably involved in the Democratic presidential nominee's private email server controversy. Mills is also the founder and CEO of BlackIvy, a company that builds enterprises in Africa.

Source: BlackIvy

Romero's tenure at the ACLU began just one week before the 9/11 attacks. The first Hispanic and openly gay director has fought back against government initiatives like the Patriot Act and the NSA's domestic surveillance program. He was named to TIME's list of the most influential Hispanics in 2005.

Source: Academy of Achievement

O'Connor worked her way through the Arizona court system for nearly 30 years before her move to the country's highest court, where she spent the latter years of her 25-year tenure as the swing vote, often in cases regarding civil rights, personal privacy, and protection against discrimination. The now-retired justice was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2009.

Sources: ACLU, O'Connor House

Drummond was working at a corporate law firm in 1998 when he was hired as Google's first outside law counsel. He officially joined the burgeoning tech company in 2002 and currently serves as vice president of corporate development for Alphabet and chairman of Google Ventures and Google Capital. He's also on the board of Uber.

Source: Google Capital

Woodside joined Google in 2003, where he started the company's first business operations group and later led US ad sales, growing revenue by more than $7 billion. In 2012, he transitioned to CEO of Motorola where he stayed for two years before heading to Dropbox.

Source: Business Insider

In addition to her governmental duties, the billionaire Hyatt hotel heiress is at the helm of several companies, including Pritzker Realty Group, retirement-community developer Vi, and Artemis Real Estate Partners, a real estate investment manager.

Source: Whitehouse.gov

The billionaire worked as a judicial clerk for a short time before cofounding PayPal, netting about $55 million from the sale of the company in 2002.

An active angel investor, Thiel's Founder's Fund has backed preeminent tech companies like Facebook, Airbnb, SpaceX, Palantir, and Spotify. This summer, Thiel made headlines as the secret backer of a lawsuit against Gawker Media, and he also made history as the first openly gay speaker at the Republican National Convention.

Source: Business Insider

Prior to his appointment, Christopher was a partner at renowned Los Angeles-based law firm O'Melveny and Myers. He went on to serve as deputy attorney general during President Lyndon Johnson's administration and as deputy secretary of state during President Jimmy Carter's administration, in which he notably contributed to negotiations during the Iran hostage crisis in 1980. Shortly after, President Carter awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, recognizing his commitment to pursing peace. Christopher died in 2011.

Source: The Washington Post

In the years following, Arrington was a corporate and securities lawyer serving clients like Pixar, Apple, and Netscape as well as several startups and investment banks. Arrington's online payments company Achex was acquired for $32 million in 2001. In 2008, three years after founding TechCrunch, he was recognized by TIME as one of the world's most influential people.

Source: Business Insider

Hufstedler started her law career as a solo practitioner before becoming the only female judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court in 1961.

Shortly after, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Hufstedler to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, making her the second-ever female to hold the position. In 1979, she spent 13 months as secretary of education. Hufstedler died in March 2016 at age 90.

Source: Stanford Law School