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Cooley Law School Graduates Honored in Florida Bar Swearing-In Ceremony

TAMPA BAY, FLA. — Cooley Law School graduates who passed the most recent Florida bar exam had the opportunity to be sworn in by Judge Nick Nazaretian of 13th Judicial Circuit Court.

Three graduates participated in the ceremony held at Judge Nazaretian’s courtroom in Hillsborough County on April 17. Graduates participating in the special ceremony included: Mallory Davis, John Gamba, and Charles Woodruff. Additionally, Chief Judge Christopher Sabella stopped by to congratulate the Cooley graduates on their successful passing of the bar.

Pictured from left to right: Cooley Law School President and Dean James McGrath, John Gamba, Judge Nick Nazaretian, Charles Woodruff, Mallory Davis, and Assistant Dean of Cooley’s Tampa Campus and Professor Katherine Gustafson.

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