Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) listens to testimony during a Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. If Elected, Kamala Harris Would Be the Second Lawyer in the White House Who Didn't Come From a T-14 Law School
UC Law SF Dean David Faigman said legal education is "a hallmark of American presidents," noting that 27 of the nation's 45 past presidents were previously lawyers.
August 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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Legal Education
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If Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is elected in November, the Oakland, California, native would be only the second lawyer-president to hold a law degree from a university that is not considered a top-14 law school in the U.S. News & World Report Rankings.
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