Georgetown Law Celebrates Commencement 2019
May 20, 2019 Campus News Feminism & Gender Studies Our AlumniOn Sunday, May 19, more than 1000 Georgetown Law students — 629 J.D., 446 LL.M. and 6 S.J.D. — became Georgetown Law alumni.
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2019 Georgetown Law Commencement Ceremony: Barbara Underwood (L’69), Judge Emmet G. Sullivan To Receive Honorary Degrees; Underwood To Address Law Center Graduates
May 3, 2019 Campus News Our AlumniBarbara Underwood, Solicitor General at the Office of the Attorney General, State of New York, and the Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan, District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will each receive honorary degrees at Georgetown Law’s 2019 Commencement on Sunday, May 19. Underwood, a graduate of Georgetown Law, will deliver the Commencement address.
"We are delighted that in a few short weeks, Solicitor General Underwood and Judge Sullivan will be participating in our 147th Commencement," said Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor, noting that both honorary degree recipients are distinguished members of the legal profession and tremendous role models for young lawyers. "We are especially pleased that Underwood, a member of the Georgetown Law class of 1969, will be returning to address the Class of 2019."
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