Youngest lawyer graduated from Harvard and high school at the same time
Another accomplishment has been added to Braxton Moral’s already stellar CV. After passing the bar exam, he just broke the record for being America’s youngest attorney at age 20.
The Ulysses, Kansas resident spoke about the very moment he learned he passed the bar during a recent interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
He was at a movie theater when he found out.
“So, we’d actually just entered a movie theater,” he recalled. “Scrolling through social media, saw one of my friends got their scores, figured my score’s probably in as well, found out I passed, my parents were ecstatic, and we saw the movie.”
Although Braxton hasn’t chosen a legal firm yet, he has completed externships at the Liberal, Kansas city attorney’s office and the Haskell County, Kansas attorney’s office.
He also shared how he helps keep the city in order.
“You have to kind of be more than one thing out here ’cause it’s so desolate. You know, tried a few people for traffic infractions, and I got ’em. I mean, they were on camera, but that’s beside the point, I still got ’em. And I’m keepin’ our city safer,” he remarked.
The new attorney claimed he was unsure if the defendants were aware of his younger age. “One defendant knew it was my first trial and joked about how he was there to help me get started,” he said.
The young achiever indicated that trials and litigation are his areas of interest.
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During the show, Clarkson also disclosed that Pilot Pen is issuing a $1,000 check to Braxton. Only three years after earning dual degrees from Harvard and high school, Braxton has reached this new milestone.
In May 2019, he graduated from Ulysses High School, and 11 days later, he was awarded his undergraduate degree from Harvard Extension School.
Since he was 11 years old, Braxton has been attending Harvard University.
He skipped the fourth grade. If a student can demonstrate their ability to perform thorough testing, trial courses, and the administration voting on their admittance, the school will enable them to enroll in programs without having to meet specified requirements.
While completing online Harvard Extension courses at night, Braxton attended regular in-person sessions throughout the day. In a room designated for online students, he also took remote classes while in high school.
He said that juggling both wasn’t that hard.
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He claimed that managing both his college and high school assignments at the same time wasn’t challenging because the Harvard Extension School website kept him organized.
“I always checked the curriculum and made sure to have everything online. Classes were predictable, Monday through Thursday, and homework was always mentioned,” he recounted.
“A Road to the White House” was Braxton’s favorite college course.
He also took pleasure in a session that covered the background of nuclear weapons. “It helped me to learn, to have people who are at the forefront of their fields and can offer information,” he added.
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Through Duke University, whose program recognized and offered educational possibilities to children who excelled in their schools, his parents learned about Harvard’s extension classes.
He finished the program 6 months earlier than usual.
Braxton completed the 2.5-year program at Washburn University School of Law as opposed to the usual three years. He claimed that his first semester wasn’t very successful but that his second semester was his best. He made the decision to enroll in several summer classes to raise his grades.
Braxton moved into a townhouse near the college as it was a six-hour journey from Ulysses and experienced living alone for the first time.
Braxton said that he enjoyed the freedom.
However, after COVID, Braxton went back to live with his parents and has been taking classes online ever since. Braxton is humble and admits that he still occasionally makes stupid blunders despite his many accomplishments.
“I poured a drink out of a cup with a hole the other day, so it’s not a big deal,” he said.
But still, to make this kind of history is truly admirable. Congrats to Braxon and his very proud family!
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Source: Positive Outlooks