Clemency Study Complete
May 19, 2008
Professors Linda Carter and Mary-Beth Moylan have completed a year-long study of clemency in capital cases. more >
Order of the Coif Inducts 32
May 16, 2008
Thirty-two Class of 2008 graduates were inducted into the Pacific McGeorge Chapter of the Order of the Coif on May 9 at a luncheon honoring the law school’s top students. more >
Matsui Keynotes Pacific McGeorge Commencement
May 12, 2008
Congresswoman Doris Matsui was the keynote speaker as Pacific McGeorge celebrated its 84th academic year on May 10 with a graduation ceremony at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. more >
Taylor Turns Judge Every Year
May 7, 2008
Professor Joe Taylor, who teaches in Pacific McGeorge’s widely acclaimed Trial Advocacy program, completed his fifteen year serving as a pro tem judge for the Sacramento Superior Court in early May. more >
Students Honor Pingree, Carter
April 30, 2008
Greg Pingree and Linda Carter have been selected as the Class of 2008’s Professors of the Year. more >
President DeRosa To Retire
April 25, 2008
University of the Pacific President Donald V. DeRosa announced that he will retire at the end of the next fiscal year, June 30, 2009, at the end of his fourteenth year as leader of California’s oldest chartered institution. more >
Wasley, Schaff Fall In Finals
April 22, 2008
A Pacific McGeorge team battled the nation's best in the national finals of the 33rd Annual National Trial Competition on March 26-29 in Austin, Texas. more >
New Entry Makes A Big Impression
April 21, 2008
Pacific McGeorge fielded a team for the first time ever in the 40-year old Niagara International Moot Court competition, held March 29-30 in Washington, D.C., and received the award for second-best memorial (brief) in the competition. more >
Joint Classes Explore Law/Medicine Nexus
April 16, 2008
Pacific McGeorge law students and UC Davis Medical Center medical students held two joint classes in early April to exchange ideas and concerns between the two disciplines on how to deal with the rights of patients facing death. more >
McGeorge Law Review & Global Journal 08-09 Board of Editors
April 11, 2008
The journal’s new board will include ... more >
NAAC Teams Shine in Chicago
April 10, 2008
Pacific McGeorge was one of only four schools in the country that placed both of its teams in the finals of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC), held April 3-5 in Chicago. more >
Kennedy Returns To Campus
April 7, 2008
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, a longtime member of the Pacific McGeorge faculty, returned to campus on April 3. more >
Solid Year For Vis Team
April 4, 2008
Pacific McGeorge finished in the top half of the 15 th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held March 14-20 in Vienna, Austria. more >
Landsberg Named Distinguished Professor and Scholar
April 4, 2008
Professor Brian Landsberg received the title of Distinguished Professor and Scholar on March 28 at a Sacramento dinner celebrating his accomplishments in legal scholarship and the classroom. more >
Noorali Wins Final Four Title
March 31, 2008
Samira Noorali 2E took home the Top Oral Advocate award in a spirited contest with other finalists Jim Houston 2E, Allysia Holland 2D, and Jill Himlan 2D on March 27 in the Appellate & International Advocacy Final Four competition. more >
Carroll, Frazer Go To National Finals
March 20, 2008
Ian Frazer, ’08, and Miranda Carroll, ’09, represented Pacific McGeorge at the 2008 ABA National Client Counseling Competition held March 8-9 at White Plains, New York. more >
Chicago-Kent Wins Ethics Title
March 20, 2008
Chicago-Kent College of Law captured the title in Pacific McGeorge’s Third Annual National Ethics Trial Competition, held March 13-15, 2008. more >
Yelpaala’s Article Attracts Attention
March 18, 2008
Professor Kojo Yelpaala has written a thought-provoking article that has garnered national attention. more >
Wile, McGuire Named To Leadership Posts
March 3, 2008
Professor Phil Wile has been named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Mary McGuire has been named Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. more >
Wasley, Schaff Win NTC Regional
February 28, 2008
A Pacific McGeorge team blasted its way through formidable opposition to win a regional event and gain a berth in the national finals of the 33rd Annual National Trial Competition. Bret Wasley and Jeffrey Schaff won every ballot in each of their four mock trials held February 15-17 in San Francisco. more >
A Message to the University Community on the Shooting at Northern Illinois University
February 15, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with the students, faculty and staff of Northern Illinois University, and their families as they cope with the terrible event which occurred on February 14. more >
Esquerra Authors Article
February 14, 2008
Fourth-year Evening student Theresa Esquerra co-authored an article. more >
Contracts Conference Honors Perillo
February 14, 2008
The Fourth International Conference on Contracts, hosted by Pacific McGeorge on February 8-9, 2007, brought together leading legal scholars from across the country. Fordham University School of Law Professor Emeritus Joseph Perillo was honored with a lifetime achievement award. more >
Program Honors Black Pioneer
February 13, 2008
Pacific McGeorge celebrated Black History Month with a special program honoring Charles Hamilton Houston (1895-1950) on February 12. more >
Kelso Named Prison Receiver
February 12, 2008
Professor Clark Kelso was named as federal receiver overseeing health care for California prisons on January 23. more >
February 2008 Ballot Review Now Available
February 4, 2008
The February 2008 California Initiative Review, a non-partisan examination of presidential primary ballot measures, is available now. more >
It's Truly An International Campus
February 1, 2008
There’s always an international flavor on the Pacific McGeorge campus, but the law school of California’s capital city boasts one of its largest crops of LL.M. and J.D. exchange students this spring. more >
Pacific McGeorge Field Placement Program Honors 'Community Builder' District Attorney Jan Scully
January 28, 2008
Dean Parker joined Field Placement Director Bob Parker and staff to honor the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office. more >
Schneider Recalls Katz Case
January 18, 2008
Retired Judge Harvey Schneider spoke on campus in mid-January about the Katz v. United States case that he argued successfully more than 40 years ago before the Supreme Court of the United States. more >
Bulgeron Will Work With NP3
January 18, 2008
Beth Bulgeron, ’00, has been named Educational Law Project Manager at Pacific McGeorge. She will work closely with administrators at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep to groom underprivileged students for professional careers. more >
Sanctions Expert Malloy Sends Book To Iran — After Checking Regulations
January 14, 2008
Distinguished Professor and Scholar Michael P. Malloy has been enforcing and writing about economic sanctions for more than 30 years. more >
Global Center NYC Event Packs Them In
January 4, 2008
Professors and educators from more than 40 American law schools and scholarly organizations packed a room at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting on January 3 in New York City. more >
Alm Talks Hawaiian Justice
January 2, 2008
Judge Steven Alm, ’83, who piloted a successful probation program in Hawaii, came to Sacramento on December 20 to speak with California state officials about the program. more >
New Attorneys Sworn-In
December 7, 2007
More than 50 Pacific McGeorge graduates who passed the State Bar of California's July 2007 examination were sworn-in to the state and federal bars on December 3 before a large crowd of family and friends in the law school's lecture hall. more >
Sustainable Development Symposium Tackles Front-Page Issues
November 27, 2007
An on-campus conference, “Taking Stock of Sustainable Development at 20,” in mid-November brought together some of the leading experts in the world on sustainable development. more >
Clinic Case Results In Published Victory
November 19, 2007
The California Third District Court of Appeal handed Pacific McGeorge's Community Legal Services a major victory in a published opinion last summer in a complex family law case. more >
Olson Takes Second In Chicago Competition
November 15, 2007
Third-year evening student Matt Olson received the second-best oralist award on November 10 at the Chicago Bar Association's 26th Annual Moot Court Competition. more >
Copeland Wins Bar Scholarship
November 12, 2007
Third-year Day student Victor Copeland was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by the California Bar Foundation this fall. more >
Gala Honors Alumni, Law School Partners
November 6, 2007
More than 525 people gathered to recognize leadership among alumni, the community, and the legal profession at the Pacific McGeorge Gala on November 3 in the Sacramento Convention Center. more >
Vitiello Teaching in Italy
October 25, 2007
Professor Michael Vitiello is teaching a course at the University of Parma this semester on a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant awarded by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. more >
Carter Works with Africa Judges
October 19, 2007
Professor Linda Carter was among the facilitators at the 2nd West African Judicial Colloquium, held October 8-10 in Accra, Ghana. more >
Sims and Yoo debate electronic surveillance
October 10, 2007
Boalt Hall professor John Yoo and Pacific McGeorge professor John Sims debated the hotly-contested Bush administration's electronic surveillance policy before a nearly packed house of faculty, students and the public on October 1. more >
Rolling Down the River
October 10, 2007
Over 450 students participated in the annual Raft Race on the American River on September 15, followed by a BBQ at Goethe Park with faculty, administration and staff. Dean Rindskopf Parker's raft led the way as the students floated several miles down the American River, laden with snacks and beverages. more >
Kelsos Launch First Con Law E-Treatise
October 1, 2007
Charles Kelso has been teaching law for 56 years, but he is by no means set in his ways. more >
Yoo, Sims to Debate Electronic Surveillance
September 28, 2007
Boalt Hall professor John Yoo and Pacific McGeorge professor John Sims will debate the Bush administration's electronic surveillance policy at 6 p.m., Monday, October 1, in the lecture hall at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. more >
Nader Will Speak at Ethics Event
September 20, 2007
Ralph Nader speaks on professional ethics and corporate responsibility at the 2nd Annual Ethics Across the Professions Symposium this month. more >
Pacific Offers Accelerated Honors Law Program Next Fall
September 14, 2007
University of the Pacific (Pacific) is pleased to announce the Pacific Legal Scholars Program, a unique accelerated honors law program being offered in conjunction with Pacific McGeorge School of Law. more >
Help Improve Oak Park
September 14, 2007
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) has created a fund designated for projects to improve the quality of life in Oak Park and is soliciting suggestions for projects. more >
Galves Chairs LawTech 2007
September 14, 2007
Pacific McGeorge Professor Fred Galves will chair the Fifth International Conference on Law and Technology. more >
Marciarille Joins Capital Center
September 14, 2007
Ann Marie Marciarille has joined Pacific McGeorge's Capital Center for Government Law and Policy as its AARP Health and Aging Policy Research Fellow. more >
ABA Honors Justice Kennedy
August 21, 2007
The American Bar Association honored Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy with its highest award, the ABA Medal, on August 13 in San Francisco at the group's annual meeting. more >
University Boosts Magazine Ranking
August 21, 2007
The University of the Pacific was named in the top 100 schools for the second year in a row by U.S. News and World Report and as one of 50 "Great Schools at Great Prices" for the seventh consecutive year. more >
Slovakia Honors McCaffrey
August 10, 2007
Professor Steve McCaffrey will receive The White Dual Cross Order for his service to Slovakia before the International Court of Justice in the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project case. more >
Abraham's Action Has National Impact
August 9, 2007
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham, '94, was drawn into the national news spotlight when he became the first member of the military panels that determine "enemy combatants" status to voice criticism of the process. more >
Low's Client Gains Freedom After Split Verdict
August 4, 2007
A Camp Pendleton jury on August 3 sentenced a Marine corporal defended by Joseph Low, '97, to time served and reduced his rank to private for conspiring to kill an Iraqi man. Manteca native Marshall Magincalda had already served 448 days in custody. more >
First Phase of China Program Complete
August 4, 2007
Pacific McGeorge faculty conducted three weeks of workshops in Guangzhou, China ending on August 3, wrapping up the first phase of the law school's federally sponsored work with Chinese law faculty. more >
Schwarzenegger Names Seven Alumni To Superior Court of California Bench
June 25, 2007
No fewer than seven of the 26 new judges named by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on June 22 were Pacific McGeorge alumni. more >
All The World’s A Stage
June 21, 2007
The inaugural class of Pacific McGeorge’s Summer Program on European Legal Studies in London wraps up its three-week run on June 23, but it hasn’t been all classroom work. more >
Summer Associate Research Workshop Makes A Smashing Debut
June 20, 2007
More than 90 law students from 13 law schools attended a research program for summer associates and clerks on June 5 at Pacific McGeorge. more >
80 Hurdle February Bar
June 13, 2007
With one-third of Pacific McGeorge’s students enrolled in the part-time program, the State Bar of California’s winter examination has increasingly become a vehicle for admittance to the Bar. more >
Penn State Picks Calvert
June 11, 2007
Clay Calvert, ’91, has been named the inaugural holder of the John and Ann Curley Professorship in First Amendment Studies in Penn State University’s College of Communications. more >
Landsberg Wins Eberhardt Award
May 31, 2007
Professor Brian Landsberg was named winner of the prestigious Eberhardt Teacher-Scholar Award at the University of the Pacific’s commencement ceremony on May 19 in Stockton. more >
University Honors Wile
May 24, 2007
President Don De Rosa conferred the Order of the Pacific on retiring Pacific McGeorge Professor Phil Wile on May 19, 2007 at the University’s commencement ceremony in Stockton. more >
Alums Sworn-In At Supreme Court
May 24, 2007
Nine alumni participated in a swearing-in ceremony sponsored by the Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association at the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21. more >
Handley, Mahr Lead Class of 2007
May 16, 2007
Breann Handley and Nicholas Mahr were the valedictorians of Pacific McGeorge’s Class of 2007 that was honored in a commencement ceremony on May 12 at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. more >
Coif Honors Twenty-nine
May 14, 2007
Twenty-nine Class of 2007 graduates were inducted into the Pacific McGeorge Chapter of the Order of the Coif a luncheon honoring the law school’s top students on May 11. more >
Taylor Presides Over Criminal Trials
May 14, 2007
Professor Joseph Taylor served as a judge pro tem for two weeks in May at the Sacramento Superior Court. more >
Pacific Receives $100 Million Gift
May 7, 2007
Bob and Jeannette Powell made an estate gift of $100 million to University of the Pacific on May 7 to establish the Robert C. and Jeannette Powell Fund. more >
Goldstone To Be Honored At Commencement
May 2, 2007
Richard Goldstone, one of the world’s leading jurists in international criminal justice, will speak and be honored at the 2007 University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law commencement at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 12 at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. more >
Fakhoury, Nitka Take Traynor Title
April 26, 2007
Hanni Fakhoury and David Nitka teamed up to win the Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Competition on April 14 in Berkeley. more >
Brown Named Top Oral Advocate
April 20, 2007
Kirsten Brown was selected Top Oral Advocate at the Appellate and International Advocacy’s Final Four on April 12. more >
Eilenberg, Smith Take Second
April 20, 2007
The team of Ben Eilenberg and Carsen Smith was the runner-up at 8th Annual Environmental Law Negotiation Competition on March 23 at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. more >
Lore Leads Vis Team
April 20, 2007
A Pacific McGeorge team fared well at the 14 th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held April 7-10 in Vienna. more >
Pacific McGeorge Programs Earn National Acclaim
April 5, 2007
Pacific McGeorge achieves distinction in having two programs noted among the nation’s top 20. more >
The State Bar and California Young Lawyers Want to Hear from Young Alums
April 5, 2007
Alums with 5 years (or fewer) of practice in California or under 37 years of age are invited to take a survey from the State Bar and California Young Lawyers, with the aim of learning from you what programs and services would be of greatest value to you. more >
Three Honored at Victims' Rights Conference
March 27, 2007
Three leaders in the victims’ rights movement were honored at a symposium marking the 25 th anniversary of the Victims Bill of Rights on March 21 at Pacific McGeorge. more >
Brooklyn Wins National Ethics Title
March 26, 2007
Brooklyn Law School took the title in the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law’s 2 nd Annual National Ethics Trial Competition. more >
Gonzales Discusses War on Terrorism
March 7, 2007
U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales discussed the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to prevent terrorism on March 2 at Pacific McGeorge. more >
US Supreme Court Swearing-in Ceremony this May
March 6, 2007
Pacific McGeorge Alumni who have served in the profession for at least three years have the opportunity to be sworn into the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States at a ceremony at the Supreme Court on May, 21, 2007. more >
Is a Judicial Clerkship in Your Future?
March 5, 2007
The traditional pattern of federal judges hiring graduating law students to serve as their law clerks for 1-2 years after graduation has begun to shift somewhat. more >
Global Center Launches London Program
February 8, 2007
Pacific McGeorge’s Center for Global Business and Development will co-sponsor a new summer program in London this year. more >
Free MCLE Rolls On In January
February 2, 2007
More than 570 attorneys attended the Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association’s 12th Annual MCLE Program on January 27 on campus. more >
Uelmen Delivers Ashe Lecture
February 1, 2007
Gerald Uelmen, one of California’s most prominent legal scholars and well-known attorneys, delivered the 35 th Annual Annual Lou Ashe Lecture on January 31 at Pacific McGeorge. more >
Globalizing the Law School Curriculum Workshop in Washington DC
January 12, 2007
Pacific McGeorge sponsored a well-attended workshop on “Globalizing the Law School Curriculum” that was hosted by the Georgetown University Law Center on January 3 in Washington, D.C. more >
Spurgeon Named to Schaber Chair
January 12, 2007
Edward “Ned” Spurgeon was introduced as the inaugural holder of the Gordon D. Schaber Chair in Health Law and Policy on February 8 at a reception at the Sierra Health Foundation. more >
CalPERS Names Ashley
January 4, 2007
Ruthe Ashley, ’88, the Assistant Dean and Director for Pacific McGeorge’s Career Development Office, has been named to a high post at the California Public Employees Retirement System. more >
International Specialty Courses Offered This Spring
January 2, 2007
Pacific McGeorge offers an exciting lineup of special international law courses each spring taught by world-class attorneys from a variety of countries who have taught extensively in the international arena. more >
Magazine Lauds Kelso's Efforts
December 14, 2006
Professor Clark Kelso, the director the Governmental Affairs Program, has been named to Computerworld magazine’s Premier 100 IT Leaders 2007. more >
Pacific McGeorge Adds To Bench Strength
December 13, 2006
Pacific McGeorge has more than 280 alumni who are serving, or have served, as justices, judges, commissioners, referees and administrative law judges in courts across the country. more >
Malloy's Report On Economic Sanctions Timely
December 13, 2006
Professor Michael Malloy, one of the world’s foremost authorities on economic sanctions, has published a new report on their rising incidence and complex effects that may influence future American policymakers. more >
On The Road Again
December 13, 2006
More than 60 volunteer students, faculty and local attorneys are in New Orleans helping that city’s beleaguered Public Defender’s office deal with a massive backlog of cases from Hurricane Katrina. more >
Ninety New Attorneys Sworn-In
December 7, 2006
Nearly half of Pacific McGeorge graduates who passed the State Bar of California’s July 2006 examination were sworn in to the state and federal bars on December 1 before an overflow crowd of family and friends on in the Lecture Hall. more >
University Donates Books To Albania
December 4, 2006
Pacific McGeorge shipped nearly 1,000 pounds of law books in November to the law faculty at the University of Tirana, who have struggled with inadequate library resources since the school’s founding. more >
Harris Had A Hand In Raider Loss
November 29, 2006
Professor George Harris had more than a passing interest in the state appellate court decision on November 17 that threw the Oakland Raiders for a $34.2 million loss. more >
Yelpaala Addresses African Investment
November 21, 2006
Professor Kojo Yelpaala spoke about his new article, "In Search of a Model Investment Law," on October 31 at an African Development Bank meeting in Tunis, Tunisia. more >
Negotiation Team Going To Nationals
November 21, 2006
Pacific McGeorge students Leah Daughetee and Robert Maddock advanced to the national finals of the ABA Student Division Negotiation Competition with an impressive performance at a regional tournament, held November 11, 12 in San Diego. more >
Mock Trial team wins the Consumer Attorney of San Diego competition
November 11, 2006
Congratulations to the Pacific McGeorge mock trial team that competed in and won the Consumer Attorney of San Diego trial competiton this past weekend. more >
Carter Does Double Duty At Stanford
November 9, 2006
Professor Linda Carter was a panelist on one subject and conducted a workshop on another topic at the West Coast Conference on Progressive Lawyering on October 28 at the Stanford Law School. more >
First Law Lecture Engages Middle Schoolers
November 7, 2006
Nearly 60 middle school students toured the Pacific McGeorge campus on Saturday, November 4th. more >
Faculty, Students and Alums Help Rebuild Louisiana Justice System
November 7, 2006
Members of the Pacific McGeorge community will spend their winter holiday helping to rebuild the justice system of Louisiana, which was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. more >
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