"Dean David Meyer noted that each member of the class had gained their sheepskin through extraordinary challenges beginning their studies as the world recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, and concluding them in a world at war and the nation facing deep political division. Yet as profound as these challenges have been, they each underscore the importance of your role as lawyers and the urgent need of your passion, your leadership and reason, and your commitment to justice and the rule of law, Meyer said."
"Through all of these challenges, you have grown stronger. That, he added, gave him enormous confidence that the graduates would use their talents to improve the world. Brooklyn Law Dean David Meyer addresses the graduating class of 2026. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud"
"The graduates of the Class of 2026 received their judicial degrees from Francis Aquila, the chairman of the school's Board of Trustees, earning them through years of study, sacrifice and skill as they prepare for careers in law. Brooklyn Law School sent off hundreds of new lawyers into the legal world during its 125th commencement ceremony on Monday morning at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House."
"Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia, who graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 2010, served as the commencement speaker. The class also heard words of inspiration from someone who had been in their seats just 16 years ago: Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, U.S. District Judge, District of"
Brooklyn Law School held its 125th commencement ceremony at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, awarding judicial degrees to the Class of 2026. Francis Aquila, chairman of the Board of Trustees, conferred the degrees after years of study, sacrifice, and skill. Dean David Meyer emphasized that the graduates earned their degrees through extraordinary challenges, beginning during the world’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and ending amid war and deep political division. Meyer stressed the urgent need for passion, leadership, and reason, along with commitment to justice and the rule of law. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, a 2010 Brooklyn Law graduate, delivered the commencement address, and valedictorian Clara Goldrich was recognized.
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