2023 Commencement Ceremony

Class of 2023

On Friday, May 12Ìýat 12 p.m.ÌýMT, we will come together to recognize the many accomplishments of the Class of 2023. This ceremony will be held in-person and livestreamed to allow participants to celebrate the class together. The ceremony is not open to the public, but a recording of Attorney General Phil Weiser's speech will be available afterwards.

Colorado Law 2023 Student Leadership

President (2021-2023),Ìý Alexander D. Clark
ÌýÌý ÌýVice President (2020-2021)
President (2020-2021),Ìý Essence Epiphany Duncan
Vice President (2022-2023), Stewart R. Ramsey
Vice President (2021-2022), Allen R. JonesÌý
Treasurer (2022-2023), Ashlyn Laurel DuThornÌý
ÌýÌý ÌýSecretary (2021-2022)
Treasurer (2021-2023), Jill C. HimelhochÌý
Treasurer (2020-2021), Melpomene M. VasiliouÌý
Secretary (2022-2023), Tanner Boyzuick
Secretary (2020-2021), Nicholas J. MateraÌý
ABA Rep (2020-2021), Cameron S. Benavides

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President (2022-2023), Essence Epiphany Duncan
ÌýÌý ÌýSecretary (2022-2023)ÌýÌý Ìý
Vice President (2021-2022), Nicholas J. Matera
ÌýÌý ÌýTreasurer (2021-2022)
Secretary (2022-2023), Paige D. Robinson
Treasurer (2022-2023), Jakob Berney
Election Commission (2020-2023), Abraham Noah Levin
Election Commission (2020-2023), Graham M. Stevenson
Finance Board (2020-2023), Bobbie K. Cooney
Finance Board (2020-2023), Lauren Tarver

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Colorado Law 2023 Graduates

Cameron James Abatti §

Tyler Alberts

Larrisa J. Alire

Sydnee N. Anderson

Samuel W. Astorga

Brendan J. Barbara

Ariel V. Barbieri-Aghib

Mariah K. Bauguess

Austin J. Baxter § ♦

Mary Elizabeth Beasley § ※

Jackson R. Beck

Cameron S. Benavides

Jakob Berney

Helen M. Bodamer ※

Rex R. Boge

Mary E. Bond

Benjamin J. Bonner §

Kate A. Bosh

Tanner Boyzuick

Emmanuel A. Brondino-Zavalla

Nathan T. Cash

William A. Castelli

Juliana M. Cave Pasquali

Grant Chayet

Alexander D. Clark §

Alexis C. Clark

Louisa Clark §

Samuel Wilson Collins ※

Jamie D. Cook §

Kalina C. Cook

Bobbie K. Cooney §

Cata A. Cuneo §

Madeline Joelle Curry §

Rider A. Daily

Megan L. Decker

Katherine K. DeRose § ※

Allison Kayla Dudley

Essence Epiphany Duncan

Ashlyn Laurel DuThorn

Sarah Larkin Dykstra

Samuel B. Edgerton §

Danielle Christina Edwards

Jacob D. Eisenberg

Jessica E. Eller § ※

John W. Ellis ※

Madison Molloy Engel

Madison Taylor Etherington

McLean Marisol Ewbank

Marina Kristene

RamirezÌýFleming §

April Marie Fortner

James I. Gallagher

Liam A. Garcia

Bailey C. Geisen

Kristin H. Glesne

O'Ryan Gloer §

Mark Conway Goldberg ※

Anna G. Goldman §

Verónica Mercedes Gonzalez §

Zakary David Griego

Miguel A. Gutierrez-Rodarte §

Bennett M. Harrell

Kenneth A. Hartley

John Tyler Hatch

Jacob Dean Hedgpeth §

Jill C. Himelhoch

Bryan J. Hindin

Alexandra J. Holbus

Hansen T. Hoss §

Logan H. Hybl

Hope Hyde â–¡

Garrett T. Janney

Grace Jimenez

Rebecca Christine Johnson §

Alika Lian Johnston § ※

Allen R. Jones

Jacob Hearsey Jose ※

Danielle Marie Kahler

Siena Noel Kalina

Feroz Khalidi ※

Richard O. Koch

Johnathan Alexander Kopkin §

Magnolia Landman

Zachary E. Levi §

Abraham Noah Levin

Francesca Louise

Lipinsky Degette §

Matthew N. Long

Janae G. Mann

Bryce J. Martinez §

Rachel O. Martinez ※

Nicholas J. Matera

Brianna M. Mathias §

Jackson Trent Maynard

Sam McCarthy

Emily C. McCrary §

Logan E. McGill

James P. McGlynn ※

Eli Metz

Reilly E. Meyer ※

Daniel Lloyd Miller

Ellen Madrisa Martijn Miller § ※

Seth D. Miller ※

Ericson Morales

Theodore F. Motz ※

Morgan Brenna Murphy

Jonathan D. Murray § ※

Kylie L. Ngu §

David Nussbaum â–¡

Braden J. O'Brien §

Alyssa Michelle Ortiz §

Curtis Ott

Cassandra Allegra Pankey

Morgan E. Parsons

Jayna Patel £

Cameron D. Peterson

Shelby Elizabeth

Pickar-Dennis ※

Shawn R. Plourde Є

Daniel J. Pomerantz §

Ethan J. Powell

Stewart R. Ramsey §

Rydge R. Rath

Samuel Vadim Retter

Josephine M. Rider §

Rick Rivera

Michael D. Roberts

Paige D. Robinson

Melissa L. Roeder

Trevor D. Rogan

Grace I. Rosado

Lauren O. Rosenthal

Gabriel Jacob Rudin

Emiliano Salazar

Emma Sargent § ※

Phoebe K. Schneider §

McNair H. Shaw

Lindsay Elizabeth Sloan

Robyn L. Smith ※

Lauren N. Sonik

Chandler Spoon §

Christopher M. Spoto

Liam Andrew Sterup §

Graham M. Stevenson ※

Liliann Stoll

Tyler C. Strobel §

Kelsea K. Suarez

Lauren Tarver

Gabrielle M. Tharp

Grace L. Thomas

Ashlyn N. Tooley § ※

Peter C. Troupe

Teresa Arrington Fox Udall

Lauren V. Valledor ※

Scott A Van Zandt

Andrew Vandriel

Melpomene M. Vasiliou §

Joseph Verran

Jordan Michelle Vinovich ※

John W. Vissing

Matthew von Werder

Sean Ji Ahn

Wagner-McGough ※

Lily F. Wasser

James Cole Weber ※

Alena C. Weicher

Kelby G. Welsh

Conor Calista Carolena Willadson

Jacob Paul Williams

Anthony D. Wojciechowsky §

Jack Alexander

Wold-McGimsey § Θ

Danielle Michaela Woo

Fernando Yuste-Herrera

Jessica Lea Zamba

Colorado Law offers an LLM degree that prepares talented lawyers from diverse backgrounds and countries to practice law and serve as intellectual leaders around the globe. Students must complete at least 24 credits in a range of courses to earn this degree, and a JD or equivalent is required for admission to the program.

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Viviane Amin Duarte CassolariÌýÌý Pereira

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Erika Lizbeth Leon BarrancoÌý♦

Jack MageeÌý♦

Carol Tendai Makoko

Andrew H. Teegarden

John White

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Colorado Law offers two MSL degrees that prepare students to work as ethics and compliance professionals or as international human rights law and policy professionals within private, public, and non-profit organizations. Students must complete at least 28 credits in a range of courses to earn this degree.

Alyssa Jaylin Blomberg

Alicia Renee Bostrack

Carolyn Jean Davis

Jessica Brizeida López Gaveika

Olivia A. McCrackin

Tierney McTighe

Andrew Bush OlthuisÌý

Hope Verro OlthuisÌýâ–¡

Sumukh Avinash TorgalkarÌý

Ryan T. Trembath

Ellen Deery Yahn

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※ÌýÌý ÌýOrder of the Coif CandidatesÌý
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ЄÌýÌý ÌýProjected Summer 2023Ìýgraduate
â–¡ÌýÌý ÌýProjected Fall 2023ÌýgraduateÌý
£ ÌýÌý ÌýGraduate Certificate in Environmental Justice
§ÌýÌý ÌýCompleted the Public Service Pledge by participating in 50 or more hours of law-related public service work not for credit or other compensation

Questions

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If you still have questions, please contact lawevents@colorado.edu.Ìý

Order of Exercises

11:50 a.m. Procession Begins

12 p.m. Ceremony Begins

Welcome and Remarks,ÌýDean Lolita Buckner Inniss

Spanish Welcome,ÌýProfessor Violeta Chapin

Honor Song, Doug Good Feather

Order of the Coif, Professor Blake Reid

Introduction of Honorary Order of the Coif Recipient, Judge Regina M. Rodriguez ’88

Introduction ofÌýClass Officers, Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss

Remarks,ÌýClass President Alexander D. Clark

Student Awards,ÌýClass Treasurer Ashlyn Laurel DuThorn

Faculty and Staff Awards,ÌýClass Secretary Tanner Boyzuick

Introduction of Keynote Speaker,ÌýClass Vice President Stewart R. Ramsey

Keynote Speaker, Attorney General Phil Weiser

JD Hooding Professors*, Professors Frederic Bloom,ÌýBenjamin Levin, Helen Norton, and Scott Skinner-Thompson
*Selected by Class of 2023

LLM Hooding Professor,ÌýProfessor Todd M. Stafford and JJ Ilseng

MSL Hooding Professors, Associate Dean Amy Bauer and Professor Melanie Kay

Recognition of Graduates, Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss, Registrar Shannon Foley, and Assistant Dean Emily Horowitz

Alumni Welcome,ÌýLaw Alumni Board ChairÌýMichael Carrigan ’94

Sears Charge, Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss

Recessional,ÌýClass of 2023, Deans, and Faculty

Keynote Speaker

Attorney General Phil Weiser

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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser was sworn in as the State’s 39th Attorney General on January 8, 2019. As the state’s chief legal officer, Attorney General Weiser is committed to protecting the people of Colorado and building an innovative and collaborative organization that will address a range of statewide challenges, from addressing the opioid epidemic to improving our criminal justice system to protecting consumers to protecting our land, air, and water.
Attorney General Weiser has dedicated his life to the law, justice, and public service. Before running for office, Weiser served as the Hatfield Professor of Law and Dean of the University of Colorado Law School, where he founded the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship and co-chaired the Colorado Innovation Council.
Weiser served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice and as Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation in the Obama Administration’s National Economic Council. He served on President Obama’s Transition Team, overseeing the Federal Trade Commission and previously served in President Bill Clinton’s Department of Justice as senior counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division, advising on telecommunications matters.
Before his appointment at the Justice Department, Weiser served as a law clerk to Justices Byron R. White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the United States Supreme Court and to Judge David Ebel at the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado.
The son and grandson of Holocaust survivors, Weiser is deeply committed to the American Dream and ensuring opportunity for all Coloradans. Weiser lives in Denver with his wife, Dr. Heidi Wald, and their two children.
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ORDER OF THE COIF
The English Order of the Coif, an ancient and honoredÌýinstitution of the Common Law, was an association ofÌýdistinguished lawyers from whose members the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas were appointed and who for centuries had the exclusive right to be barristers in that Court. Later, judges of the King’s Bench and the Exchequer were appointed from its Ìýmembers. The Order took its name from the coif, or cap, that all members wore. The American Order was formed in 1911 for the purpose of promoting scholarship among law students. Under the Order’s constitution, the top 10 percent of the graduating class of each school is eligible for membership.Ìý

HONORARY ORDER OF THE COIF
We are pleased to honor Judge Regina M. Rodriguez ’88Ìýas the 2023ÌýHonorary Order of the Coif Recipient.ÌýJudge Rodriguez is the newest member of the Colorado federal district court bench. She was confirmed by the US Senate in June, 2021 and appointed by President Biden to the federal district court bench on July 1, 2021.ÌýJudge Rodriguez is a 1988 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law, and she practiced as a trial attorney here in her home state of Colorado for over 30 years before joining the bench.