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Forty-eight Texas Wesleyan School of Law alumni were sworn-in before the United States Supreme Court on May 26. The swearing-in occured on the same day that President Obama announced his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter.

Forty-six graduates of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law were sworn in before the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 26.

Chief Justice John Roberts approved the nomination of each alumni and welcomed them to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. At a private reception after the swearing in ceremony, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg congratulated and welcomed the alumni to the Supreme Court.

Several members of the law school community were in attendance, including Professor Michael Green, who presented the names of each nominee before the justices of the Supreme Court. Dean Frederic White also attended and was sworn in with the group of alumni.

A reception hosted by the office of alumni relations was held the night before the ceremony at The Tombs in Georgetown.

For a full list of those recently admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court bar, please click here.