The University of
Detroit Mercy School of Law conducted its 113th annual Red Mass on
Tuesday, September 23, at Saints Peter and Paul Jesuit Church in
Detroit. U.S. District Court Shalina Kumar (far right), Eastern District
of Michigan led the Renewal of the Lawyer’s Oath of Commitment. Also
taking part in the mass were (left to right) Detroit Mercy Law Student
Bar Association Executive President Elise Mashni, Wayne County Circuit
Court Judge Catherine Heise, Michigan Court of Appeals Judges Michael
Riordan, Anica Letica, and Adrienne Young; retired Justice Maura
Corrigan; Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Christopher Murray; and Wayne
County Circuit Court Judge Muriel Hughes. Red Mass is an occasion for
judges, attorneys, civic leaders, and law students of all faiths to come
together and pray for blessings and strength in the coming year’s work.
Detroit Mercy Law’s annual Red Mass dates back to 1877 when Detroit
College, as the university was then known, began its first year with a
mass at Saints Peter and Paul Church. The School of Law continued the
tradition when it opened in 1912, again hosting the Red Mass on behalf
of the Archdiocese of Detroit at Saints Peter and Paul through the
present.
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