December 07, 2005
St. John's University School of Law celebrated 80 years of
academic excellence with a reception which was held at Murals on 54
in the Warwick Hotel in New York City. The evening was hosted by
the School of Law Alumni Association and Mary C.
Daly, Dean and John V. Brennan, Professor of Law and Ethics,
St. John’s School of Law. The reception honored esteemed alumnus
and former Dean of the School of Law and New York State Court of
Appeals Judge, the Honorable Joseph W. Bellacosa.
Distinguished alumni, Kings County District Attorney, Hon.
Charles J. Hynes and former Police Commissioner, Hon. Robert J.
McGuire, both classmates of Judge Bellacosa, announced the
establishment of the Hon. Joseph W. Bellacosa Distinguished Jurist
in Residence Program,” named in honor of Judge Bellacosa.
Joining in the festivities from the New York State Court of
Appeals were Chief Judge Judith Kaye and Hon. Carmen Beauchamp
Ciparick, a graduate from the Law School. It was a wonderful
evening with over 200 alumni on hand to celebrate the success of
St. John’s Law School.
Photos (from left to right):
Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, Hon. Joseph Bellacosa,
Hon. Charles J. Hynes, Chief Judge Judith Kaye, Hon. Robert J.
McGuire, and Dean Mary C. Daly.