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Class of 2009 Commencement

CA Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown will keynote ceremony on Friday, May 15, at 3:30 p.m.

May 8, 2009 By USC Gould School of Law
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CA Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown will keynote ceremony on Friday, May 15, at 3:30 p.m.

—By Kelly Kidwell

Commencement for the USC Law class of 2009 will take place on Friday, May 15, at 3:30 p.m. in McCarthy Quad.

California Attorney General Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown will deliver the keynote speech.

Following commencement, graduates and their guests will be invited to a reception with light refreshments.

Tickets are not required for the ceremony or reception. Parking will be available free of charge at university parking structures.

Those unable to attend can watch a live webcast of the ceremony available on USC Law’s website. For more details about the commencement ceremony, including a map and directions, click here.

USC’s 126th Commencement Ceremony will take place on the same day in Alumni Park. The procession will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the ceremony will start at 9:00 a.m.

Brown was elected California’s 31st attorney general on November 6, 2006. He previously was elected Governor of California in 1974 and reelected in 1978. During his tenure California created 25% of the nation’s new jobs and made California the leader in solar and alternative energy.

He also served two terms as the mayor of Oakland between 1998 and 2006. During that time crime dropped more than 30% and construction began on new housing units for more than 10,000 people. Read more about Brown here.

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