Files
Location
David Geffen Hall - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Event Website
https://perma.cc/L229-SSBT
Description
Order of Exercises
Processional:
Felix Wu, JD, PhD, Vice Dean, Professor of Law, Herald
Presiding:
Selma Botman, PhD, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Yeshiva University, Chief Marshal
Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President, Yeshiva University
National Anthem:
Cantor Ira W. Heller, JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Class of 2008
Remarks:
Melanie Leslie, JD, Dean, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Class of 1991
Commencement Address:
Hon. Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the State of New York and the New York Court of Appeals
Student Remarks:
Quentin Decurnes, LL.M. Class Speaker, Class of 2026
Basya Bates, J.D. Class Speaker, Class of 2026
Student Bar Association Awards:
Kyle Cohen, SBA President, Class of 2026
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, JD, Chair, Cardozo Board of Overseers, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Class of 1992
Hatikvah:
Cantor Heller
Recessional
Publication Date
5-31-2026
Keywords
Commencement, Graduation, 2026, Cardozo School of Law
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, "2026 Commencement Exercises" (2026). Commencement Programs. 3.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/commencement/3