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  Commencement Awards Ceremony

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Welcome:

  Dean Melanie Leslie

  Presentation of Awards:

  Associate Dean Jenn Kim

  Professor Elizabeth Goldman

  Professor Jeanne Schroeder

  Professor Mitchell Engler

  Professor Jocelyn Getgen-Kestenbaum

  Vice Dean Michael Burstein

  Dean Melanie Leslie

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  Forty-Fourth Annual Commencement Exercises

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Order of Exercises

  Processional:

  Michael J. Burstein, Vice Dean, Professor of Law, Herald

  Presiding:

  Selma Botman, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Yeshiva University, Chief Marshal

  Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President, Yeshiva University

  National Anthem:

  Cantor Ira W. Heller, Class of 2008

  Welcome Remarks:

  Melanie Leslie, Dean, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Class of 1991

  Commencement Address:

  Judge Eunice C. Lee, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

  Student Remarks:

  Elisabeth Bauriedl, LL.M. Class Speaker; Class of 2022

  Madison Chajson, J.D. Class Speaker; Class of 2022

  Student Bar Association Awards:

  Nigel A. Pura-Bryant, Class of 2022

  Awards and Honors:

  Dean Leslie

  Remarks:

  President Berman

  Conferring of Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degrees:

  President Berman

  Dean Leslie

  Conferring of Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) Degrees:

  President Berman

  Dean Leslie

  Conferring of Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degrees:

  President Berman

  Dean Leslie

  Alumni Remarks:

  Ira S. Dizengoff, Chair, Cardozo Board of Overseers, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Class of 1992

  Hatikvah:

  Cantor Heller

  Recessional

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  Student Remarks, J.D. Class Speaker

  Madison Chajson

  At a "student speakoff" in the spring semester, students vote for their graduation student speaker. Each candidate has a few minutes to deliver their speech to the graduating class (or the graduating LLMs). Student Services provides ballots and counts votes afterwards and then announces the speaker to the class.