HLS United States Supreme Court Swearing In Ceremony

For questions on this event, please contact:
 
Harvard Law School Alumni Center
Alumni Relations Office

HLS Alumni standing in front of the Supreme Court of the United States
HLS United States Supreme Court Swearing in Ceremony

The 2025 HLS Supreme Court of the United States Swearing In Ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, June 12.

To qualify for admission, alumni applicants:

  • must have been admitted to practice in the highest Court of a State, Commonwealth, Territory or Possession, or the District of Columbia for at least three years immediately before the date of application
  • must not have been the subject of any adverse disciplinary action pronounced or in effect during that three-year period
  • must appear to the Court to be of good moral and professional character.

June 12, 2025 | 7:30 a.m. – Noon

Washington, D.C.

Registration for the 2025 event will open in October 2024.

Instructions

  1. Submit the online Form of Intent to reserve your place and pay the $200 application fee. More information about the 2025 HLS United States SCOTUS Swearing in Ceremony will be released in October 2024.
  2. Complete and mail your completed SCOTUS Bar Application and Certificate of Good Standing within 60 days of reserving your place. Detailed instructions and FAQs for filling out the application and the event can be found here.
    1. Mail your completed materials to:
      Harvard Law School Alumni Center
      Attention: Meagan Flint
      1563 Massachusetts Avenue
      Cambridge, MA 02138
  3. Following receipt, the HLS Alumni Relations Office will confirm acceptance of your materials, submit them to the Court on your behalf, and provide additional information on the event.