Gabs Lucero '17 speaks to Duke Law's Class of 2017 at their hooding ceremony.

JD class speaker Lucero, newly commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after serving in Duke University Army ROTC, said she was honored to have served with her classmates through their time at Duke Law. “I have confidence that each of us will continue to serve in some capacity — through a public interest career, pro bono work, and in our everyday lives,” said Lucero, who also received a master of public policy from the Sanford School of Public Policy.