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(12,532 posts) Thu May 22, 2025, 11:58 AM May 22

Kim Kardashian graduates law program after 6 years [View all]

Kim Kardashian announced she has completed her law program on Wednesday after 6 years of legal studies.

Khloe Kardashian shared photos of her sister's private ceremony on her Instagram stories. The ceremony featured speeches from Kim's mentors, CNN political commentator Van Jones, and the graduate herself.

"All of you guys have been on this journey with me," Kim Kardashian said in her speech. "It did start with Van and I."

The reality television star said she was "dumbfounded" by the state of the legal system when she first began this journey years ago.

Kim Kardashian began her legal studies in 2019, telling Vogue magazine her passion for prison reform inspired her decision to pursue legal education. Although the entertainment mogul never obtained an undergraduate degree, California's "reading law" process allows future lawyers to participate in apprentice-style learning under a licensed attorney instead of attending a formal law school.

In March, E! News reported that the 44-year-old took the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE), a requirement for admission to the California bar.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/kim-kardashian-graduates-law-program-6-years-rcna208482

Wow. Congratulations, Kim Kardashian, Esq. She can actually lend her celebrity name to causes, much like Paris Hilton, which is not necessarily a bad thing if she picks the right one.

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Kim Kardashian graduates law program after 6 years [View all] Jilly_in_VA May 22 OP

Good grief. It is Van and me, not I. efhmc May 22 #1

It's always annoying to hear people who are spooky3 May 22 #5

I would not use the term "Well educated" here. marybourg May 22 #7

Yes. While I want to credit her efforts, "reading law" as an apprentice under an established lawyer allows a lot of hlthe2b May 22 #12

Yup. marybourg May 22 #15

It's how my grandfather obtained his degree Jilly_in_VA May 22 #20

Yes. Many/most Supreme Court justices prior to the 20th century did so as well. hlthe2b May 22 #22

Interesting! I didn't not know that. But I do have friends spooky3 May 22 #24

That's a little more complex than marybourg May 22 #34

Not really. It's simply the basis for determining that spooky3 May 22 #40

I also have a good friend Jilly_in_VA May 23 #43

The key word there being.... DFW May 22 #29

Exactly. I have a friend with a PhD from a good school who makes these errors. spooky3 May 22 #41

It totally mystifies me that people never mess this up in the singular, only in the plural. 3catwoman3 May 22 #10

Just like "Me and Bob went to the store". People marybourg May 22 #17

In her early days on TV, Judge Judy would correct litigants by spooky3 May 22 #25

The atrocity that is especially driving me crazy of late... 3catwoman3 May 22 #30

That marybourg May 22 #33

Thank you! MIButterfly May 22 #27

I was going to say DFW May 22 #28

She didn't get a degree; she did an apprenticeship. marybourg May 22 #35

Figures. Here, from the Official Dictionary of Republicanese: DFW May 22 #38

Bless her heart Traildogbob May 22 #2

I Rebl2 May 22 #3

Good for her. stillcool May 22 #4

Van Jones? choie May 22 #6

Her next challenge will be the Bar Exam. Raven May 22 #8

Good luck with that. no_hypocrisy May 22 #26

I am impressed Skittles May 22 #32

It's one thing to buy a J.D. (Juris Doctor). It's another thing to pass the Bar. no_hypocrisy May 22 #36

But Michael Cohen did Jilly_in_VA May 23 #44

How soon before the Trump justice department Johonny May 22 #9

It would be interesting to know how she would have done in a traditional... 3catwoman3 May 22 #11

I think she's more interested in prison reform. Jilly_in_VA May 23 #45

Well done. I confess I know zero about the Kardashians Arazi May 22 #13

Just know they are friends with the Trumps and have been spotted at Mar-A-Shithole. Initech May 22 #14

Yeah I knew that (and the relationship to Caitlyn Jenner) Arazi May 22 #16

Congratulations!! Canada Kid May 22 #18

Maybe.. She "read the law" as an apprentice to a lawyer--bypassing law school... She still has to PASS the bar exam. hlthe2b May 22 #19

Her father was an attorney. JustABozoOnThisBus May 22 #39

Good on her. No snark here. Solly Mack May 22 #21

I don't think she gets to use "Esq" as she does not have a JD Fiendish Thingy May 22 #23

Good for her! still-prayin4rain May 22 #31

I guess this means an AI assist helps people get a law degree? Jacson6 May 22 #37

That should be "...with Van and me." Iggo May 22 #42

Postscript no_hypocrisy May 24 #46

She still has to pass the bar exam iemanja May 24 #47

She didn't "graduate" Jersey Devil May 24 #48