She has a Juris Doctor (JD) degree which is awarded to individuals who have successfully completed law school. She graduate from Yale Law School.
In terms of educational degrees, it stands for juris doctor (JD). This is a law degree that law students receive after completing law school.
Sonia Sotomayor holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Yale Law School.
They stand for Juris Doctor, the degree awarded upon graduation from law school.
Dartmouth College, AB, 1979; Yale University, JD, 1982.
"JD" could stand for "Juris Doctor," which is a professional degree in law. It is typically earned by individuals who want to practice law as an attorney.
Former president Bill Clinton earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1968. After graduating from Georgetown, he won a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford. He left Oxford early and entered Yale University where he earned his Juris Doctorate in 1973.
Undergraduate and Graduate DegreesC.J. John G. Roberts..........Harvard, BA History.......................Harvard Law School, JDJohn Paul Stevens.............University of Chicago, BA English....Northwestern Law School, JDAntonin Scalia..................Georgetown, BA History..................Harvard Law School, JDAnthony Kennedy..............Stanford, BA Polictical Science........Harvard Law School, LL.BClarence Thomas..............Holy Cross, BA English Lit...............Yale Law School, JDRuth Bader Ginsburg.........Cornell, BA Government.................Harvard, Columbia, LL.BStephen Breyer.................Stanford, Oxford, Philosophy...........Harvard Law School, LL.BSamuel Alito.....................Princeton, BA Public Affairs.............Yale Law School, JDSonia Sotomayor...............Princeton, BA History.....................Yale Law School, JD
The law degree in the US is a juris doctor (JD). This takes three years of law school to complete post bachelor's degree.The law degree in the US is a juris doctor (JD). This takes three years of law school to complete post bachelor's degree.The law degree in the US is a juris doctor (JD). This takes three years of law school to complete post bachelor's degree.The law degree in the US is a juris doctor (JD). This takes three years of law school to complete post bachelor's degree.The law degree in the US is a juris doctor (JD). This takes three years of law school to complete post bachelor's degree.The law degree in the US is a juris doctor (JD). This takes three years of law school to complete post bachelor's degree.
Juris Doctor (or Doctor of Jurisprudence) is the degree awarded upon graduation from law school.
A JD STUDENT IS A VERY, VERY,VERY HARD WORKING STUDENT IN LAW SCHOOL
A student pursuing a career as a lawyer (although he/she would not have the JD as a student). JD stands for Juris Doctor which is the degree one receives after successful completion of law school.