Kim Kardashiangraduated from law school, following in the footsteps of famous fatherRobert Kardashian Sr. The"Kardashians" on Hulu reality starrevealed the news to fans by sharing videos of an intimate backyard ceremony surrounded by family and friends. Her late father was a defense attorney for the defensed informer NFL player O.J. Simpson'smurder trial. The "All's Fair" actress took toher Instagram storieson May 21 to celebrate graduating from the four-year Law Office Study Program. "I finally graduated law school after six years!!!" Kardashian wrote over top of a video shared from sister Khloé Kardashian's footage of the event. In one video, the reality star's legal mentorVan Jonessaid, "I am trying not to get emotional, thank youKim Kardashian." "Six years ago, seven years ago when you were working on criminal justice, you were not embraced by anybody," CNN commentator Jones said in the video. "You were working with people who were thrown away often by their own families. You were working with people who were literally one step from the grave." During PresidentDonald Trump's first term in office, Kardashian emerged as one of Hollywood's fiercest advocates for criminal justice reform. In June 2018,following a meeting that May with Kardashian in the Oval Office, Trump granted clemency toAlice Marie Johnsonwho was serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking. The 44-year-oldannouncedon social media in December 2021 that she passed California's First-Year Law Students' Exam, better known as the "baby bar" exam. Celebrating theSkims co-founder'saccomplishments was a family affair. Kardashian shared details from her graduation party, like her youngest sonPsalm Westdressed as a lawyer with a briefcase and lunch placemats depicting her flashcards from studying. Inher own Instagram storyvideo, Khloé Kardashian said, "I am so proud of Kim. I just left her celebration lunch for graduating law school, I mean, I cannot believe this is years and years in the making."Kourtney Kardashian Barkerwas also in attendance and reshared a video of her wearing a cap and gown captioned, "supportive sister." Kim Kardashian also shared an Instagram story with an image of her in her grad cap posted byIvanka Trump, with a message that read, "Congratulations Kim! You did it! My favorite law school graduate!" Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Kim Kardashian graduates law school
