Law School Convocation

Hollye Morehead, J.D. '99, left, and Dahlia S. Chambers, J.D. '99, celebrate on the Bailey Hall steps after the Law School Convocation Sunday, May 23. President Hunter Rawlings and Charles Wolfram, interim dean of the Law School and the Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law, honored the 232 students of the Law School's graduating class during the ceremony. At Commencement, J.D. (juris doctorate) degrees will be awarded to 180 students; 52 will receive master of laws (LL.M) degrees; and four will receive both a J.D. and an LL.M degree. Fifteen of the graduates hold a second Cornell degree. Associate Professor of Law Steven D. Clymer spoke on behalf of the faculty, and Joshua E. Friedman, J.D. '99, gave the student address. Robert Barker/University Photography