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On Monday, September 8, 2014, Delaware Supreme Court Justice <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/HollandRandyJ.aspx">Randy J. Holland</a> presided over a special swearing-in ceremony that saw thirteen Widener Law Delaware students admitted to the limited practice of law under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 56.<br><br>Delaware Supreme Court Rule 56 allows eligible students to appear in some Delaware courts under strict guidelines, and requires that a Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court administer the oath in person. A Delaware attorney must move for the admission of a student under the rule.<br><br>Catherine Kilian was the sponsoring attorney for the <a href="/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/DelawareCivilLawClinic.aspx">Delaware Civil Law Clinic</a>; Christopher Parker represented the Attorney General’s Office and sponsored a single extern, and Director <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KristlKennethT.aspx">Kenneth Kristl</a> acted as the sponsoring attorney for the <a href="/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/EnvironmentalandNaturalResourcesLawClinic.aspx">Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic</a>. <br><br>Justice Holland lent an air of gravitas to the occasion while retaining a relatable and often humorous demeanor. This is a “paradigm shift in your life” Justice Holland told newly sworn in students. He added that although the oath they took was under the limited practice rule that it “is the same oath that lawyers in Delaware have been taking for over 300 years, simply modified to the extent that you have a limited right to practice rather than a complete right.”<br><br>Holland reminded the students that the clients they would be dealing with would seem them as a Delaware lawyer and that the idea of limited practice was not going to cross their minds, adding, “You’re an officer of the court and as an officer of the court you have to conduct yourself accordingly.” He told them that their role would be to promote respect for rule of law and to conduct themselves professionally and civilly.<br><br>Justice Holland wrapped up by telling the students they are getting an excellent education at Widener Law School, and he praised the staff and faculty involved with the clinical programs. He cited the example of Professor Kristl, who demonstrated his commitment to clinic students years ago by taking and passing the Delaware Bar so that he could supervise his students.<br><br>The students sworn in under Rule 56 were:<br><br><strong>Delaware Civil Law Clinic</strong><br>Daniel V. Cerone<br>Lauren D. Crump<br>Jennifer A. Fink<br>Kasi Gifford<br>Wilson A. Gualpa<br>Hayley J. Reese<br>Melanie A. Reynolds<br>Tyler J. Wilk<br><br><strong>Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic</strong><br>Moses Bates<br>Patrick Dearmey<br>Ada Husten<br>Andrew Schmidt<br><br><strong>Office of the Attorney General - New Castle County</strong><br>Matthias C. Conaty