Notre Dame Law School to award 214 degrees | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame Law School to award 214 degrees Notre Dame Law School to award 214 degrees Published: May 15, 2009 Author: Melanie McDonald The Notre Dame Law School will award 199 J.D. degrees and 15 LL.M. degrees during its diploma ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Sunday (May 17) in the Joyce Center fieldhouse. One J.D. degree will be awarded posthumously to Timothy Aher, who died in February 2008 while a second-year law student in Notre Dame’s London program. The Law School graduates and their families and friends will begin the day with an ecumenical prayer service and hooding ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart The prayer service is a ticketed event. The J.D. class of 2009 includes graduates from 36 states and 111 colleges and universities, including Duke, Cornell, USC, and the University of Michigan. The LL.M. class of 2009 consists of lawyers from 14 countries, including Libya, Nepal, Venezuela, South Korea and Sierra Leone. Most will return to their home countries to continue human rights work. More information on the LL.M. class of 2009 is available at http://law.nd.edu/center-for-civil-and-human-rights/class-of-2009 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn