Ekaterina Williams Graduates from Pace Law School

2011 Jun 29

Ekaterina Williams of Jersey City, NJ, has graduated with a degree from Pace Law School. The Commencement ceremony took place on Sunday, May 8 at Pace Law School in White Plains, NY.

Pace Law School conferred an honorary degree on Chief State Judge Jonathan Lippman, an influential figure in the New York State judicial system for the past four decades.

Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York and Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, was appointed by Gov. David A. Paterson in Jan. 2009 and confirmed by the New York State Senate in Feb. 2009. As Chief Judge, he has a upheld the constitutional rights of the accused, insisting that the Fourth Amendment requires particularized concrete information to justify intrusive searches; striking down the warrantless secret planting of a GPS device on a citizen's vehicle; and requiring trial courts to carefully scrutinize guilty pleas to ensure that they are truly informed and voluntary.

Founded in 1976, Pace University School of Law has over 7,000 alumni throughout the country and the world and is consistently ranked among the nation's top four programs in environmental law. It offers full- and part-time JD programs on its White Plains, NY, campus and offers the Master of Laws degree in Environmental Law and Comparative Legal Studies, and a Doctor of Laws in environmental law. The School of Law is part of Pace University, a comprehensive, independent, and diversified university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County. www.law.pace.edu