Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 3 p.m.
Congratulations to the Class of 2022! We look forward to celebrating your accomplishments!
Further details will be forthcoming from the Office of Special Events during the spring semester.
2022 Commencement
We are delighted to announce that the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Forty-Fourth Annual Commencement Exercises will take place on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 3 p.m. at United Palace, located at 4140 Broadway between West 175th and 176th Streets in Manhattan. Additional details regarding ticketing, public health protocols and attire will be announced early in the Spring semester.
Ticketing information
Please note that the Office of Special Events is not able to book tickets for students and will not be able to access your tickets on the day of graduation.
You must save your confirmation email from “Boletos Express” (the ticketing agent) in a place where you and your guests will have easy access to them.
Please note the following regarding tickets.
1. Seat selection is first come first serve. All guests must have a ticket to enter the theater.
2. Attached are instructions on how to navigate the seat selection portal “Boletos Express”.
3. If your plans have changed and you no longer will be able to attend the ceremony, please email CardozoSpecialEvents@yu.edu ASAP.
4. Each student is allotted (6) six tickets.
5. Due to COVID there is no ticket lottery or extra tickets to be distributed.
6. Graduates do not need a ticket to enter the theater. Your cap and gown serve as your “ticket.”
How do I book my seats? (see attached instructions)
Select the seats (up to 6) in the theater and use your student ID number (8########) as your access code to check out.
Can I give my extra tickets to a fellow graduate?
If a fellow graduate would like to share unused tickets with you, all ticket sharing arrangements must be handled independent of the Office of Special Events. The Office of Special Events is not able to edit or change tickets in the system.
Timing
- The ceremony is from 3-5 p.m.
- Graduates must arrive between 1-1:30 p.m.. We will begin to line you up at this time.
- Guests are encouraged to arrive between 1:30-2 p.m.
COVID Vaccination Policy
All ticketed guests ages 5 and up must show either physical or electronic proof of at least two (2) Moderna or Pfizer vaccinations or one (1) Johnson & Johnson vaccination. Guests ages 18 and up will also be required to show government ID with matching name. (Other World Health Organization-approved vaccines will be considered on a case-by-case basis.) There are no exceptions.
Graduates will not be required to show proof of vaccination, as the University already has vaccination records for students.
Mask Policy
Masks must be worn inside the theater and throughout the ceremony. Graduates may take off their masks ONLY when walking across the stage.
Keynote Speaker
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This year's Keynote Speaker will be Judge Eunice C. Lee, United States Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On May 12, 2021, President Biden nominated Lee to serve as a United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to the seat vacated by the late Judge Robert Katzmann.
Judge Lee is the only Black woman serving as an active Judge on the Second Circuit, and the first since 2002. She is the longest-serving public defender to serve as a Judge on any U.S. Court of Appeals.
From 1998 to 2019, Judge Lee worked at the Office of the Appellate Defender in New York City, where she represented indigent clients on appeal at all levels of the New York state court system and in habeas proceedings in federal court. Judge Lee was an assistant federal defender in the appeals bureau of the Federal Defenders of New York from 2019 until her appointment to the bench.
Judge Lee received her B.A., summa cum laude, in 1993 from The Ohio State University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She received her J.D. in 1996 from Yale Law School.
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