Graduation 2020

Dean Goluboff Addresses Graduates
Dean Risa Goluboff offers remarks to the Class of 2020 for the virtual celebration.

A Toast From Janice Johnston
Commencement speaker Janice Johnston ’95 offers parting thoughts to the Class of 2020.

A Message From Jasmine Lee
Former Student Bar Association President Jasmine Lee ’20 addresses the class.
WATCH THE VIRTUAL CELEBRATION
GRADUATING STUDENT PROFILES
- Goal-Oriented Matt Simpson Pivots as Paralympics Reschedule
- Former SBA President Jasmine Lee Leads With a Can-Do Spirit
- Manal Cheema, Future JAG Officer, on Service Above Self
- First-Gen Professional Brooke Swann Pursues Career in Prosecution
- 19th Powell Fellow Kevin Jackson To Represent Immigrant Children
- S.J.D. Graduate Maha Albesharah Returns to Kuwait as Law Professor
THREE YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT
- UVA Team Notches Third Straight International Tax Law Moot Court Championship
- Jasmine Lee Receives Rosenbloom Award
- Henry Dickman, Megan Mers Win 91st Lile Moot Court Competition
- Justin Aimonetti, Christian Talley Win Writing Competition
- Erin Seagears Receives 2020 Swanson Award
- Michele St Julien Receives 2019 Swanson Award
- 3 Fulbright Scholars Join 2020 LL.M. Class
- Read Mills, Molly Cain, Manal Cheema and Eleanora Kaloyeropoulou Named Ritter Scholars
- Get to Know Jasmine Lee, SBA’s New President
- Laura Toulme Leads Virginia Law Review
POSTCARDS
- Brooke Swann’s Fellowship Takes Her to Johannesburg
- Sarah Houston Explores Israeli Legal System
- Exchange Student Zeinab Bakillah Goes ‘Down Under’
STAR WITNESSES
- Sara Phipps Graduates as Part of Multigenerational Legacy
- Nellie Black Goes From Classroom to Courtroom
- Amanda Swanson on Changing the Playbook
- Jessica Rennert Prepares for White-Collar Criminal Defense Work
- First Thinking Business, Kareem Ramadan Dives Into Law School
- Erin Seagears Yearns To Be Voice for Children
LIFE OUTSIDE THE LAW
- Lena Welch Takes Flight While Staying Grounded
- Tax Moot Court Champ Allen Braddock Enjoys His Daily Grind
- LL.M. Student Kanji Harada Finds Work-Life Balance at UVA Law
YEAR ONE