Phi Alpha Delta

September 2015 — The Reporter 5 Gold Medal! Congratulations to René Cramer (Reese Justice) for winning a gold medal for first place in the Women's S i n g l e s T e n n i s i n t h e S t a t e G a m e s o f America in Lincoln, NE in August! From The Editor Phi Alpha Delta aims to advance integrity, compassion and courage through service to the student, the school, the profession and the community. A basis of our mission is to promote a n d a i d i n y o u r t r a n s i t i o n s . W h e t h e r i t b e transitioning in education, career, community, or practice—Phi Alpha Delta aims to ease your progression through the legal world. T h i s i s s u e o f T h e R e p o r t e r w a s c r e a t e d with transitioning as a focus. As law school graduates await their bar exam results, as we all prepare for the 2016 P.A.D. Convention, as law school enrollment continues to shift, as pre- law members join their law school chapters, as alumni change jobs and start their own firms, P.A.D. develops and aids your educational and professional transition. In this issue you'll find new ideas on how to network, tips on applying to law school, information on LL.M. education, how to be admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, and the listing of the annual Phi Alpha Delta awards. We hope your transitions are always smooth, but if you ever need assistance from P.A.D., please contact our Executive Office. P.A.D. Day at the Supreme Court The 49th P.A.D. Day at the Supreme Court of the United States June 1, 2015 was attended by 11 P.A.D. members from across the country, including two P.A.D. District Justices, Melody Crick-Peters and Jennifer Remare, and over 20 guests. These members were admitted, before U.S. Supreme Court Justices and movant Thomas H. Bentz, Jr. (Webster), to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. Post-ceremony, admittees and guests were visited by P.A.D. sister, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who provided a light Q&A. The event concluded at Art and Soul restaurant in Washington, DC. Congratulations to all admittees! If you're interested in being admitted (and are in three years good standing in your states' bar) mark your calendar! The 50th P.A.D. Day at the SCOTUS will be June 6, 2016. Email cory@pad.org with questions and for more information. Hon. Richard P. McCully installed McKellar Chapter's new officers this May at University of Memphis' Humpreys School of Law. Pictured is the symbolic passing of the gavel from former Justice Josh Asplund to new Justice Ben Arnold. As McKellar's chartering Justice, Judge McCully briefed the officers on the chapter's 1966 founding and namesake, the late Senator Kenneth D. McKellar.

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