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2026

Mitchell Hamline honors newest graduates from the Class of 2026

Posted: June 3, 2026
Graduates pose at Commencement 2026
Mitchell Hamline School of Law celebrated the Class of 2026 during its commencement ceremony on May 30 at the legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. The annual ceremony recognizes students who have completed their Master of Laws or Juris Doctor degree throughout the year. This year’s graduating class consists of 325 students—and 187 of …

Mitchell Hamline honors newest graduates from the Class of 2026

Rich Ruohonen ’96 to deliver Mitchell Hamline commencement address

Posted: May 27, 2026
Rich Ruohonen ’96, partner at TSR Injury Law and an internationally recognized curler, will give the keynote address at Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s annual commencement ceremony on May 30, where more than 300 graduates will receive their J.D. or LL.M. degree. Ruohonen has competed at the highest levels of the sport of curling, having …

Rich Ruohonen ’96 to deliver Mitchell Hamline commencement address

Five outstanding graduates named Student Award of Merit recipients

Posted: May 20, 2026
Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s Student Award of Merit recognizes graduating students whose academic achievement, leadership, service, and engagement in organizations, initiatives, and campus life have exceeded traditional expectations of the student experience. This year, the Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association Board selected five recipients for the Student Award of Merit: Taylor Anderson, Rylee Franko, Auria T.S. …

Five outstanding graduates named Student Award of Merit recipients

Judge Reynaldo Aligada, Jr. appointed to Minnesota Supreme Court, becoming first Asian Pacific American justice in state history

Posted: May 19, 2026
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Judge Reynaldo “Reggie” Aligada, Jr. ’02 to serve as associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Judge Aligada will join the bench as the first Asian Pacific American justice in Minnesota history, wrote the Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association (MNAPABA). “I am humbled and honored to …

Judge Reynaldo Aligada, Jr. appointed to Minnesota Supreme Court, becoming first Asian Pacific American justice in state history

Student paper to be featured in leading gender-and-law journal

Posted: May 14, 2026
For Bethany Carson, a single mother balancing the demands of caregiving, law school, and professional responsibilities, the question of unpaid domestic labor was a personal one long before she considered its legal or scholarly aspects. “I became increasingly aware of the economic and legal invisibility of domestic labor and envisioned writing about these issues back …

Student paper to be featured in leading gender-and-law journal