Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Commencement Address for Campbell University Law School
Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein
Raleigh, NC - - (May 11, 2018) - - Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein delivered Commencement Address for Campbell University Law School, Raleigh, NC.
Remarks as prepared for delivery:
Thank you for that kind introduction, Dean Leonard. I appreciate your many decades of service to the federal courts and the legal academy.
President Creed, Dr. Hammond, Chairman Keith, faculty members, family, friends, and graduates, I want to share with you the most important question a lawyer can ask:
What if we are wrong?
Lawyers are supposed to get the facts and the law right, but sometimes even we make mistakes. So the habit of asking that question before making an important decision is the key to being a good lawyer.
Everyone understands that things do not always go according to plan. But that is just a subset of a broader truth: things almost never go according to plan. The good news is, that is not a cause
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