: a degree conferred by a law school usually after three years of full-time study
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Sassoon graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and obtained her Juris Doctor at Yale Law School.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Despite these obstacles, Molina Flynn excelled academically, graduating summa cum laude with a B.S. in accounting from Johnson & Wales University and earning a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Today, Forbes estimates Ogunlesi—who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oxford, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School—has a net worth of $1.7 billion.
—Jabari Young, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2024
Anthony gained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida International University in 2002 and his Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University College of Law in 2005, having won multiple awards.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Despite these obstacles, Molina Flynn excelled academically, graduating summa cum laude with a B.S. in accounting from Johnson & Wales University and earning a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Today, Forbes estimates Ogunlesi—who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oxford, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School—has a net worth of $1.7 billion.
—Jabari Young, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2024
Anthony gained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida International University in 2002 and his Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University College of Law in 2005, having won multiple awards.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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