Juris Doctor
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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One doesn’t need Juris Doctor behind their name to call this out.
From Slate
She identifies herself as “Dr. Frances Presley Rice,” but she doesn’t appear to have a medical degree or PhD.; she does hold a juris doctor degree, but that’s just a law degree and doesn’t customarily bestow the “Dr.” designation on its holders.
From Los Angeles Times
Uriarte earned a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 and a juris doctor from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2005.
From Los Angeles Times
She later proposed to him after he obtained his Juris Doctor and took his bar exam.
From Salon
After high school, Vance served in the public affairs branch of the Marine Corps before attending Ohio State University and eventually earning a juris doctor degree from Yale Law School.
From Los Angeles Times
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