(AP) -- A Michigan soldier serving in Iraq will be sworn in as a lawyer by video conference in Lansing. Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly will preside at the long-distance ceremony Thursday for Army Maj. Miles Gengler of Grand Blanc. Gengler passed the state bar exam in February after graduating from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Auburn Hills campus.
He almost missed the exam because of his deployment but was able to delay his departure a bit to take the test. A law school dean promised Gengler he would be sworn in even if he was in Iraq.
The ceremony at National Guard headquarters will be attended by Gengler's wife and their three children. Kelly says she feels privileged to admit the soldier to the bar.
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