Mercer Law School alumni include several prominent figures in law and politics. They include:
Nathan Deal, 82nd governor of Georgia, former U.S. Congressman and current Mercer trustee
Cathy Cox, former Georgia secretary of state and dean of the Law School from 2017-21
Carlton Mobley, chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court from 1972-74
Michael P. Boggs, current chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and Mercer trustee
Yvette Miller, first Black woman to serve as chief judge of the Court of Appeals and two-term Mercer trustee
W. Louis Sands, first Black federal district judge in the Middle District of Georgia and three-term Mercer trustee
Buck Melton, Macon mayor from 1975-79
Robert Reichert, Macon mayor from 2013-20
Lester Miller, Macon mayor from 2021-present
