In 1968, Biden earned a Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law, ranked 76th in his class of 85, after failing a course due to an acknowledged "mistake" when he plagiarized a law review article for a paper he wrote in his first year at law school.
ໃນປີ 1968, Biden ໄດ້ຮັບປະ ລິນຍາເອກ Juris Doctor ຈາກ ວິທະຍາໄລກົດ ຫມາຍ Syracuse University, ຢູ່ໃນອັນດັບທີ 76 ຈາກທັງຫມົດ 85, ຫຼັງຈາກບໍ່ຜ່ານວິຊາຫນຶ່ງຍ້ອນການ "ການເຮັດຜິດພາດ" ໃນເວລາທີ່ລາວລອກຮຽນແບບບົດຂຽນການທົບທວນກົດຫມາຍ ສໍາລັບບົດຄວາມທີ່ລາວຂຽນໃນປີ ທໍາອິດຂອງລາວ ຢູ່ໂຮງຮຽນກົດຫມາຍ. [໒໐] ລາວໄດ້ຖືກ ຮັບເຂົ້າເຮັດວຽກ ໃນ Delaware bar ໃນປີ 1969.