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![Janis Palma is graduating from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University with her Master of Legal Studies after working for four decades in the court system as an interpreter. Courtesy photo](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/janis_palma_headshot.jpg?itok=xu0vBwdb)
ASU Law grad understands the language of law
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2023 graduates.![Miranda Duffrin](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/miranda_duffrin.jpg?itok=llM6S-Lu)
HR executive enhances career with law degree
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2023 graduates.![Quinne Daoust, a recent graduate of ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, will head to Israel later this year to embark on a Fulbright Scholarship.](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/daoust_headshot.jpg?itok=qLS0SMNU)
ASU Law grad heads to Israel on Fulbright Scholarship
As a Phoenix native, Quinne Daoust is no stranger to water scarcity and drought.![Christina Grey](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/1528338129127.jpg?itok=BzFiH3vY)
Master of Laws graduate infuses the law with STEM
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring![Zach Rufa is graduating with his Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University this fall after pivoting from a theater career. Courtesy photo](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/rufa_headshot.jpg?itok=Q983cHMq)
ASU Law grad uses theater background to fuel new legal career
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2023 graduates.![Cassie Harvey is graduating with a Master of Science in criminology and criminal justice from the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions and a Master of Legal Studies from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Harvey also was an Outstanding Graduate in May 2017, when she earned bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice and in public service and public policy.](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/cassie_harvey_outstanding_grad_spr_2023_sccj.jpeg?itok=B827Efwg)
ASU student is honored again as school's Outstanding Graduate
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring![Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2024 graduates. Kurt “KJ” Russell Jr. had big dreams of playing in the NBA for his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. Unfortunately, genetics had other plans for him. “Reality served up its own twist — leaving me at a height about as tall as a garden gnome and barely tipping the scales at 125 pounds,” he said, laughing. But watching his uncle work as an entertainment lawyer and hearing his stories turned Russell onto a new path — on](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/kj.jpg?itok=wUTt_ZAd)
ASU Law grad takes sports dreams to the legal field
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2024 graduates.![Edward Gao will graduate with his Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in May. Courtesy photo](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/2022_clinic_stock_shoot_ap-8682.jpg?itok=VkDmMEN3)
ASU Law grad achieves family’s American dream
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2024 graduates.![Four men in suits pose outside of a courthouse.](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-07/FA%20clinic.jpg?itok=Gl0LQdvH)
First Amendment Clinic students win big at Arizona Supreme Court
Students made a lasting impact on Arizona journalism when![A brunette woman in a black blazer smiles for the camera.](/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_sml/public/2024-06/Snow-headshot.png?itok=nKUwkzMJ)