<div style="float: right; padding: 5px; width: 33%;"><img src="irl://1304//" alt="Philadelphia Bar Passers Ceremony 2016" width="98%" /></div>
<p>A special swearing-in ceremony for recent graduates who joined the Pennsylvania bar was a uniquely Delaware Law School affair.</p>
<p>The Hon. Charles P. Mirarchi Jr. Pennsylvania Bar Induction Ceremony was held Monday, Nov. 28 at Philadelphia City Hall. Three alumni judges presided over the event with Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper, president judge for the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia.</p>
<p>Graduate Lindsay Bennett said she was honored to be addressed by four prestigious judges, including three who are now fellow alumni. <br /> <br /> &ldquo;I appreciated the words of wisdom each judge had to share,&rdquo; Bennett said. &ldquo;In addition, although I had already received my bar ID number, the intimate ceremony where my friends and family could witness me take my oath made everything feel real. It was a fantastic end to a long journey.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Alumni heard from Judge Paul P. Panepinto &rsquo;76, Judge George W. Overton, '86, and Administrative Judge Margaret T. Murphy, '77. All three sit in the <a href="http://courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/">Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.</a> Alumnus William P. Fedullo, &rsquo;76, past chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, moved for the graduates&rsquo; admissions. Law Dean <a href="ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==">Rodney A. Smolla</a> also spoke.</p>
<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ll never forget this day,&rdquo; said Overton, who advised the new lawyers to leave the law better than how they find it, whether they win or lose a case. &ldquo;Always be respectful of the system,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>Smolla told the attorneys they are the guardians of the rule of law. He urged them to get involved in pro bono activities and bar activities.</p>
<p>&ldquo;You can be part of the civil structure of our society,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I wish you the very best and I&rsquo;m proud of you.&rdquo;</p>