University of Detroit Mercy School of Law will host its104th annual Red Mass at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Saints Peter and Paul Jesuit Church, 629 E. Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit. The church is immediately adjacent to the School of Law campus.
The Red Mass is an occasion for judges, attorneys, and officials of all faiths to pray together for guidance at the beginning of the new judicial term and join in the Renewal of the Lawyer’s Oath of Commitment. The oath is recited by all new lawyers in the State of Michigan as a mandatory part of swearing-in ceremonies. Renewal of the oath is a voluntary means of reaffirming the pledge made at the onset of a lawyer’s career. This year, it will be led by U.S. District Court Judge Victoria A. Roberts, Eastern District of Michigan. Roberts was appointed by President Bill Clinton in June 1998.
The celebrant of the mass will be Rev. Fred Kammer, a priest, attorney, and a member of the Southern Province of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). He has been director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University New Orleans since 2009. Kammer received a Bachelor of Arts from Spring Hill College, a law degree from Yale University, and a Master of Divinity from Loyola University Chicago.
For additional information on the Red Mass, contact Denise Hickey, assistant dean of alumni relations, at hickeydp@ud mercy.edu.
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