BUIES CREEK, N.C. – William K. Suter, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, delivered an address to 110 Campbell Law School graduates at a ceremony held on Sunday, May 11, 2008.

Suter has spent his entire legal career in public service. Prior to being appointed as the 19th Clerk of the United States Supreme Court in 1991, Suter retired as a Major General from the U.S. Army. During his time in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Suter served as Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Army, Chief Judge for the U.S. Army Court of Military Review, Commander of the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, and as the Commandant and Director of Academics of the Judge Advocate General School at the University of Virginia. He received the Bronze Start and Distinguished Service Medal, as a result of his meritorious service in the U.S. Army. Suter obtained his B.A. from Trinity University and his law degree (LL.B.) from Tulane University.

About Campbell Law School: Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others and create a more just society. The School has received two prestigious awards from the American Bar Association (ABA), the first for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program, and the second for having the nation’s top Professionalism Program. In 2007, the Law School’s Moot Court Program was ranked 13th nationally among 196 ABA accredited law schools. Campbell Law boasts more than 2,900 alumni, including 1,900 who reside and work in North Carolina as well the best overall bar passage rate in NC for the past 16 years. For more information, visit law.campbell.edu.