Meet the oldest student at Nashville School of Law
Jim Edwards decided to go to law school because of a desire to help others.
At age 73, he’s following that dream as a third-year law student in the night program at Nashville School of Law, the Tennessean reports in a story published by USA Today. He is the oldest student at the law school.
Edwards left Mercer University in 1959 without graduating. A letter told him that based on his performance, he shouldn’t come back. Since then he started an insurance business and served on the Hendersonville, Tennessee, planning commission.
In 2009, Edwards decided to go back to college, graduating with a degree in political science. In an interview with the Tennessean, he explained why he opted for law school.
“My real interest was stimulated by people that I had seen in various walks of life that had legal predicaments,” he told the publication. “I felt like they had good cases. I just said I need to go and do something about that.”
Edwards said he viewed his legal education as a calling from God. “Honestly. There’s so many people out there that need assistance but can’t afford it,” he told the Tennessean.
Hat tip to Above the Law.
