Class of 2020
Reunited in Celebration
Due to the remote nature of the past two SLS graduation ceremonies, 173 graduates from the classes of 2020 and 2021 returned to campus for an in-person celebration and to mark their accomplishments during their time at Stanford Law. While speakers for the class of 2021 delivered their speeches at the 2021 virtual graduation ceremony, the student and faculty speeches for the class of 2020 were postponed until this year.
Graduation Ceremony
Graduation Speeches and Awards
Speeches and Awards
These extraordinary times gave rise to extraordinary actions by extraordinary individuals.
Edmund Ruo Fan Bao, LLM ‘20, & Sigríður María Egilsdóttir, LLM ’20, were selected by the Class of 2020 to speak, shared their thoughts on the law school experience.
We must stand as a community.
Holt Alden, JD ’20, was selected by the Class of 2020 to speak, shared his thoughts on his law school experience.
Dean Martinez' Charge to the Class of 2020
Jenny S. Martinez, Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and Dean, closed the diploma ceremony with her annual ‘charge’ to the Class of 2020.
2020 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service
The 2020 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service to Stanford Law School was presented by Monica Cai, JD ‘20 to Pauline Ryan, JD ‘20.
Returning points are not anchors, in the sense of them not changing in important ways.
Anne Joseph O’Connell, Albert H. Sweet Professor of Law, was selected by the graduating class to receive the John Bingham Hurlbut Award for Excellence in Teaching and addressed the audience during the ceremony.
2020 Staff Appreciation Award
The 2020 Staff Appreciation Award was presented to Susan Robinson, Associate Dean for Career Services by Jonathan Ballo, JD ‘20 and Quinn Walker, JD ‘20.
