: a degree conferred by a law school usually after three years of full-time study
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According to Washington Monthly, Cheney and Perry eventually met at a Colorado College alumni mixer in Washington, D.C.
Cheney later enrolled in law school at the University of Chicago, and Perry received his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
After receiving his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School and completing a master’s degree in law at New York University, Girardi started his own law firm, Girardi Keese, in L.A. in 1965.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
Venisa graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration/management from Oklahoma State University in 1993, before going on to earn her Juris Doctor from Texas A&M University in 2003, according to her LinkedIn profile.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2023
Cross earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law in 1978.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
Sharrieff received his bachelor's degree in political science in 1993, his master's degree in exercise and sports science in 1995 and his Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Utah.
—Tamara Palmer, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022
Alexander graduated in 1984 with a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin Law School, reports Linda Hasco of PennLive.com, and actually worked as a lawyer.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2021
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
After receiving his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School and completing a master’s degree in law at New York University, Girardi started his own law firm, Girardi Keese, in L.A. in 1965.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
Venisa graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration/management from Oklahoma State University in 1993, before going on to earn her Juris Doctor from Texas A&M University in 2003, according to her LinkedIn profile.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2023
Cross earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law in 1978.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
Sharrieff received his bachelor's degree in political science in 1993, his master's degree in exercise and sports science in 1995 and his Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Utah.
—Tamara Palmer, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022
Alexander graduated in 1984 with a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin Law School, reports Linda Hasco of PennLive.com, and actually worked as a lawyer.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2021
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“Juris Doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Juris%20Doctor. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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