- McGeorge School of Law
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University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law
Parent school University of the Pacific Established 1924[1] School type Private Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker Location Sacramento, California, US Enrollment 1,026 (Full- and part-time)[1] Faculty 119 (Full- and part-time)[1] USNWR ranking 100[1] Bar pass rate 77% (ABA profile) Annual tuition $39,989 (Full-time)
$26,603 (Part-time)[1]Website www.McGeorge.edu ABA profile McGeorge School of Law University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law is a private, ABA approved law school in the Oak Park neighborhood of the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the University of the Pacific.
Originally founded in 1924, the school merged with and became part of the University of the Pacific in 1966. The current dean of McGeorge School of Law is former CIA General Counsel Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker.[2] On April 22, 2011, Parker announced her decision to step down as Dean of University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, effective June 30, 2012.[3]
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History
The school that eventually became McGeorge began in 1921 when Stanford Law School graduate and Standard Oil executive Verne Adrian McGeorge began teaching law students at night in downtown Sacramento, California. After its formal establishment as a school in 1924, this Sacramento Law School, subsequently renamed in Professor McGeorge's honor as the "McGeorge School of Law," merged with the University of the Pacific in 1966 to become Pacific McGeorge.[2] McGeorge became an integral part of Pacific in 1991.[2]
Accreditation, memberships, rankings
McGeorge is fully approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1969.[4] and by the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California. The first year curriculum at McGeorge consists of 27 units.[5] McGeorge law students must also complete 29 units of upper-level required curriculum.[6] Therefore, 56 units out of the 88 units to graduate are required courses.[7] All students take the same required courses. Most required courses in the first and second years are year-long.[8]
Memberships
McGeorge joined the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1974.[9] It has a chapter of the Order of the Coif, a national law school honorary society founded for the purposes of encouraging legal scholarship and advancing the ethical standards of the legal profession.[10]
Rankings
See also: Law school rankings in the United StatesMcGeorge was recently again ranked among the nation’s Top 20 in both Advocacy and International Law programs according to U.S. News & World Report annual guide to “America’s Best Graduate Schools”. In 2008 it was tied for #3 in the West for its international programs and was also #45 for its student diversity. In the 2011 rankings, McGeorge was ranked 100 overall,[1] the Advocacy Program was ranked #5, and the International Law Program #15. The law school is now ranked #40 for student diversity.
It is listed as "B-" in the January 2011 "Best Public Interest Law Schools" ratings by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students.[11]
Academic programs
McGeorge offers degree programs leading to the award of the J.D. (Juris Doctor), the LL.M. (Master of Laws) and the J.S.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) degrees.
McGeorge offers both a three-year day division program and four evening division program. As an ABA approved law school, McGeorge graduates are eligible to sit for the bar examination in any American jurisdiction.
Areas of specialization
In addition to completing requirements for the J.D. Juris Doctor degree, McGeorge students who wish to add additional value to their legal education may elect to complete additional requirements for a specialization or concentration certificate in the following areas of law:
- Advocacy
- Business
- Criminal Justice
- Environmental Law
- Governmental Affairs
- Intellectual Property
- International Business
- Tax
- Transnational Business
- Water Law
LL.M. programs
- LL.M. in Experiential Law Teaching
- LL.M. in Transnational Business
- LL.M. in U.S. Law & Policy (with a Public Policy track)
- LL.M. in Water Law (with an International track)
Other
The school offers a J.S.D. degree program in International Water Law.
The school has a specialized program to train Chinese Law Professors (Experiential Education in China) funded by a USAID Grant.
Bar passage rates
Based on a 2001-2007 6 year average, 69% of McGeorge Law graduates passed the California State Bar.[12]
Location
The McGeorge campus is located at 3200 Fifth Avenue in the Oak Park area of Sacramento, the capital of California.[13] The stand-alone, law-only campus is a 13 acres (53,000 m2) wooded area.
Journals and publications
Faculty-edited publications
- Journal of National Security Law & Policy Focused on war and terrorism, international relations, democracy, and civil liberties issues.
Law journals and student publications
- McGeorge Law Review (formerly titled The Pacific Law Journal) A student-run, quarterly, scholarly journal. Two or more issues are published each year containing professional articles and student-authored comments or casenotes; one issue contains the Review of Selected California Legislation, or "Greensheets"; and one issue contains a symposium, focusing on a specific, significant legal topic.
- Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal (formerly titled The Transnational Lawyer) Published by law students, articles center on legal analysis and commentary about issues affecting private international law practitioners
- California Initiative Review An online comprehensive, independent analysis of California ballot initiatives and related issues
Noted people
Notable alumni
- Greg Aghazarian - California State Assemblyman, 26th District
- Ronald J. Bath - USAF, Director of U.S. Air Force Strategic Planning
- Scott Baugh - former California State Assembly Republican Leader, 67th District
- Scott Boras - sports agent
- Consuelo María Callahan - Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Ellen Corbett - California State Assemblywoman
- Lloyd Connelly - Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court
- John Doolittle - US Congressman 1991-2009
- Noreen Evans - California State Assemblywoman, 7th District
- Morrison C. England Jr. - Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- Edward J. Garcia - Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- John M. Gerrard - Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
- John A. Lambeth - President of Civitas
- Bill Lockyer - California State Treasurer and former California Attorney General
- Steve Martini - attorney and best-selling author of legal thriller novels
- Deborah Ortiz - former California State Senator, 6th District
- Johnnie B. Rawlinson - Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Dana Makoto Sabraw - Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- Phil Urie - Judge, San Joaquin County California Superior Court
- Christian Wellisch[14] - Former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Notable faculty
- Gerald Caplan, former dean of Pacific McGeorge from 1991–2000 and current contracts professor.
- Omar Dajani, former legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiation team in peace talks with Israel.
- Anthony Kennedy, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, a former General Counsel of both the CIA and the National Security Agency.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "U.S. News & World Report, "Best Law Schools: University of the Pacific (McGeorge)"". http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/mcgeorge-school-of-law-03010. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c History of McGeorge School of Law
- ^ Rosenhall, Laurel (April 23, 2011). "McGeorge School of Law dean to step down". Sacramento Bee. http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/23/3573399/mcgeorge-school-of-law-dean-plans.html. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/by_year_approved.html. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". First-Year Required Curriculum. http://www.mcgeorge.edu/Academic_Programs/Catalog/The_JD_Program/First-Year_Required_Curriculum.htm. Retrieved 18 August 2011. - ^ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". Upper-level Required Curriculum. http://www.mcgeorge.edu/Academic_Programs/Catalog/The_JD_Program/Upper-Level_Curriculum.htm. Retrieved 18 August 2011. - ^ "Error: no
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|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". McGeorge School of Law. http://www.mcgeorge.edu/Academic_Programs/Juris_Doctor_Program/Required_Courses.htm. Retrieved 18 August 2011. - ^ AALS Member Schools
- ^ Order of the Coif member schools
- ^ Weyenberg, Michelle (January 2011), "Best Law Schools for Public Interest", The National Jurist (San Diego, California: Cypress Magazines) 20 (4): 24–28, http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cypress/nationaljurist0111/index.php#/24
- ^ "Internet Legal Research Group: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2009 profile". http://www.ilrg.com/rankings/law/view.php/161. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ McGeorge campus map and directions
- ^ California State Bar Membership Records
External links
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