Sixty-five new U.S. citizens were sworn-in Thursday at the first naturalization ceremony held at the new United States Courthouse at Jacksonville. Members of the group represented Korea, Ethiopia, China, Vietnam, Russia, Iran, Canada, England and several other nations.
Each new citizen received a copy of the Bill of Rights and representatives from the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office stayed after the ceremony to register them to vote.
The Jacksonville Bar Association sponsored the annual event, which is part of Law Day USA. United States Magistrate Judge Howard Snyder presided over the ceremony.