At the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law's 2015 commencement ceremony, Judge Denny Chin, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, urged students to go forward and prosper, to not forget about those who came before and helped them, those who need their help now, and those who will need their help in the future.
Judge Chin was the keynote speaker for the ceremony on June 4, 2015 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, in which 365 graduates received their J.D. degree and 50 received their LL.M. degree.
In his speech, Judge Chin told students to "be a good person, and you'll be a better lawyer for it." He spoke of his inspiring story - his parents came to America from China and were naturalized when he was a child. Judge Chin was the first Asian American appointed as an appellate judge.
Student speaker Casandra Tolentino told her fellow graduates that "we have to remember to act and think justly."
Professor Alexander Reinert was awarded "best first-year professor" and and Vice Dean and Professor Richard Bierschbach was awarded "best professor."
Congratulations class of 2015!
View and download photos from Cardozo Law's 2015 commencement ceremony.
