Juris Doctor

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The Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a professional graduate law degree that qualifies recipients to sit for the bar exam and practice law in the United States.

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Surface form Occurrences
Juris Doctor (JD) 3
Juris Doctor (J.D.) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf graduate degree
law degree
professional law degree
abbreviation J.D.
academicLevel first professional degree in law in the United States
awardedBy accredited law schools in the United States
law schools
commonAbbreviationStyle J.D.
JD
commonPostNominalLetters J.D.
countryOfUse United States of America
surface form: United States
credentialFor bar admission in most U.S. jurisdictions
degreeType doctoral-level professional degree
professional doctorate
discipline legal studies
enables eligibility to practice law in the United States
field law
governingStandard American Bar Association Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools
surface form: ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools
hasVariant accelerated J.D. program
dual-degree J.D. program
evening J.D. program
part-time J.D. program
languageOfTerm Latin
literalMeaning teacher of law
predecessor Bachelor of Laws
purpose preparation for legal practice
qualifiesFor bar examination in the United States
regionallyComparableTo Bachelor of Laws in some other countries
regulatingBody American Bar Association
typicalAdmissionRequirement Law School Admission Test
bachelor's degree
typicalAssessmentMethod final examinations
legal writing assignments
moot court participation
typicalCurriculumComponent civil procedure
constitutional law
contracts
criminal law
legal research and writing
professional responsibility
property law
torts
typicalDuration three years full-time study
usedAsQualificationFor attorney
judge
lawyer
prosecutor
public defender

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Elena Kagan academicDegree Juris Doctor
Hillary Clinton academicDegree Juris Doctor
Kay Bailey Hutchison academicDegree Juris Doctor
Michelle Obama academicDegree Juris Doctor
Bill Clinton degreeEarned Juris Doctor
Cardozo School of Law degreeOffered Juris Doctor
College of Law grantsTitle Juris Doctor
subject surface form: DePaul University College of Law
this entity surface form: Juris Doctor (JD)
Kevin Warren hasAcademicDegree Juris Doctor
Dedman School of Law offersDegree Juris Doctor
Faculty of Law offersDegree Juris Doctor
subject surface form: Faculty of Law, McGill University
this entity surface form: Juris Doctor (JD)
Yale Law School offersDegree Juris Doctor
College of Law offersProgram Juris Doctor
subject surface form: ANU College of Law
this entity surface form: Juris Doctor (JD)
Legum Magister relatedDegree Juris Doctor
LL.M. typicalPrerequisite Juris Doctor
this entity surface form: Juris Doctor (J.D.)