: a degree conferred by a law school usually after three years of full-time study
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Finding a Path Through Work and Education From there, Mr. Davis earned a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1975.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Martinez earned his Juris Doctor from Boston University.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Sassoon graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and obtained her Juris Doctor at Yale Law School.
—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
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Martinez earned his Juris Doctor from Boston University.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Sassoon graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and obtained her Juris Doctor at Yale Law School.
—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
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“Juris Doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Juris%20Doctor. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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