What is a Swearing-in Ceremony?

September 20, 2019

After passing the California bar exam, JD graduates attend a swearing-in ceremony where they are officially accepted into the State Bar of California. During the ceremony, a practicing attorney makes a motion to have the graduate admitted to the bar. Often, the attorney is a mentor or relative of the graduate, though not always. Once the graduate has taken an oath, the judge grants the motion and formally admits them to the bar.

To see a swearing-in ceremony firsthand, watch the video below of Emilia Carbajal taking her attorney’s oath.

Alicia Cronbach, Esq.

(Class of 2006)

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Jacqueline Rosario, Esq

(Class of 2014)

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Chris Van Nuys

Operations Manager, LEMO USA, Inc. (Class of 2019)

Empire Law School provided the instruction, guidance, and motivation that I needed to pass the California State Bar Examination on the first try, despite the rigors of managing a full-time career and family commitments in parallel. I would absolutely recommend Empire Law School to anyone looking for relevant and masterful instruction in the subjects of law.