Bay St. Louis teen becomes one of youngest to graduate from law school

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A Louisiana teen prodigy became the youngest person in the state to earn a law degree over the weekend.

James “Jimmy” Chilimigras, 18, graduated summa cum laude with his Juris Doctor (JD) from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law on Saturday, adding a third degree to his already impressive resume.

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Chilimigras, from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has excelled in academics throughout his young life. He was homeschooled and graduated high school at just 12 years old before he earned a bachelor’s and a master’s in accounting at 15.

Around the same time in 2023, Chilimigras became a CPA, believed to be the youngest person in the world to obtain the license.

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He began his pursuit for his JD at 15 and accomplished his goals alongside roughly 200 of his classmates inside the Smoothie King Center in the heart of New Orleans Saturday night.

Chilimigras ranked in the top 2 percent of his class after he earned the top grade in 40% of all the courses he took, the school said.

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Chilimigras earned five certificates in the concentration areas, which include taxation law, social justice, immigration and citizenship law, international legal studies, and technology and entrepreneurship.

He is thought to be the first student to graduate with more than four or more certificates of concentration.

“A distinction believed to be unmatched at Loyola,” the school said of his achievement as Chilimigras

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The teen is set to attend Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, pursuing his fourth degree, his Masters of Law (LLM) in taxation and is expected to receive his fourth degree by the age of 20.

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