Women Lawyers Honor Parker
December 22, 2008
The Women Lawyers of Sacramento honored Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker with the Frances Newell Carr Award on December 18, 2008. more >
Trials By Fire
December 19, 2008
Pacific McGeorge has one of the strongest Trial Advocacy courses in the country -- no wonder it’s the most popular elective on campus. more >
Street Law Heads Into Third Year
December 19, 2008
Professor Fred Galves is excited about his Street Law International class, which is heading into its third year next semester. more >
Good News Concerning Financial Aid For Law Schools
December 17, 2008
In response to the turmoil that has engulfed financial markets worldwide, the U.S. Education and Treasury Departments have announced new steps to assure funding for federal student loans. more >
95 New Attorneys Sworn-In
December 4, 2008
An overflow crowd of family and friends looked on as 95 Pacific McGeorge graduates were sworn into membership in the State Bar of California and the federal bar on December 2, 2008 in the Lecture Hall. more >
Students File Amicus Letter Brief
December 2, 2008
The Pacific McGeorge chapter of Lambda Law Students Association spearheaded an effort to file an Amicus Curiae letter brief in the California Supreme Court in support of the exercise of original jurisdiction in the cases challenging Proposition 8, the California voter initiative that curtailed the right of same-sex couples to marry. more >
Busy Season For Mock Trial Team
November 25, 2008
The Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Competition Team entered a record five events this fall. Although it won no first-place trophies, the team accorded itself well against some of the best competition in the country. more >
Paskey Honored In Demjanjuk Case
November 20, 2008
Professor Steve Paskey received the Assistant Attorney General’s Human Rights Law Enforcement Award on November 18, 2008 for his role as the lead attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in the deportation proceedings against John Demjanjuk, a former guard at a Nazi extermination camp. more >
Bowen Discusses Election
November 17, 2008
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen spoke on campus on November 13, 2008 at a forum co-sponsored by the Pacific McGeorge student chapter of the American Constitution Society. more >
Entertainment Team Wins Award
November 7, 2008
A moot court competition team returned home with some hardware from last month’s 11th Annual National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition at the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu. more >
ALI Elects Carter and Cherry
November 5, 2008
Professors Linda Carter and Miriam Cherry were elected to the prestigious American Law Institute in October. more >
Ninth Circuit Visit Features Violent Video Game Battle
October 29, 2008
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held its first-ever special sitting on October 29, 2008 at Pacific McGeorge and heard arguments on a violent video game case that holds national interest. more >
Forum Examines Propositions
October 28, 2008
Pacific McGeorge student authors presented the law school’s annual California Initiative Forum on Monday, October 27. more >
Landers Patent Book Out
October 24, 2008
Professor Amy Landers’ treatise, Understanding Patent Law, has been published by LexisNexis. more >
Galves Wants Virtual Justice
October 15, 2008
Professor Fred Galves’ article, “ Virtual Justice as Reality: Making the Resolution of E-Commerce Disputes More Convenient, Legitimate, Efficient, and Secure,” will be the lead article in The University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy’s Spring 2009 edition. more >
Owens Puts O.J. Away
October 7, 2008
Prosecutor Chris Owens, ’81, played a key role in the latest O.J. Simpson trial that ended on October 3 with the for mer football star’s conviction on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges. more >
Kelso Celebrates Milestone
October 1, 2008
Charles Kelso was the youngest law professor in the country when he started teaching at the University of Indiana at age 22 in 1951. Fifty-seven years later, he’s still going strong at Pacific McGeorge as, perhaps, the oldest full-time law professor at an ABA-accredited law school. more >
Doar Delivers Witkin Schaber Lecture
September 26, 2008
John Doar, who led the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division during the turbulent early 1960s, delivered the Gordon D. Schaber Lecture on September 23, 2008 at Pacific McGeorge. more >
The Supreme Clerk Visits Pacific McGeorge
September 24, 2008
Major General William K. Suter, the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States visited Pacific McGeorge on Constitution Day, September 17, 2008. more >
Davies' Scholarship Honored
September 23, 2008
Professor Julie Davies received the John G. Sprankling Faculty Scholarship Award on September 19 at the annual Pacific McGeorge Faculty Dinner at the Sutter Club. more >
Malloy Shares Cyber Crime Secrets in Africa
September 15, 2008
Distinguished Professor and Scholar Michael P. Malloy is in Kampala, Uganda, for two weeks this month, conducting an advanced training seminar in Cyber Crime. more >
New Journal Features Student Articles
September 11, 2008
The new McGeorge Law Review (Volume 39, Issue 4) contains two contributions from current students, three from recent graduates and a book review co-authored by Professor Charles Kelso. more >
Buccola, Galloway, Lopes Honored
August 29, 2008
Three Pacific McGeorge graduates were singled out for a major honor in the 2008 edition of Northern California Super Lawyers magazine. more >
Sprankling Delivers Seminar
August 27, 2008
Professor John Sprankling conducted a long-distance seminar on “Rethinking Subsurfaace Property Rights” on August 21 as part of the World Resources Institute’s Carbon Capture and Sequestration Regulatory Project more >
China USAID Program Continues
August 20, 2008
Under the auspices of its USAID China grant program, Pacific McGeorge conducted its second workshop on experiential legal education in China, held from July 21 to August 7 in Hangzhou. more >
Environmental Organization Honors Gould
August 18, 2008
Professor George Gould, who retired from the Pacific McGeorge faculty three months ago, was honored in July at the 54 th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in Aspen, Colorado. more >
Kelso: "Show Me The Money"
August 15, 2008
Pacific McGeorge Professor Clark Kelso, acting in his role as overseer of the California prison healthcare system, asked a federal judge on August 13 to hold Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Controller John Chiang in contempt of court. more >
Telfeyan's Show A Hit In Indiana
July 31, 2008
Professor Ed Telfeyan’s “Grammar Bee” has been a welcomed staple of his Legal Process classes for seven years at Pacific McGeorge so he decided to share his showmanship secrets with colleagues recently at the Legal Writing Institute Conference. more >
Three Named To Superior Court Bench
July 28, 2008
Three of the 30 new judges named by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Superior Court on July 21 are Pacific McGeorge alumni. more >
Wall Street Journal Features Kelso
July 25, 2008
Professor Clark Kelso's efforts to upgrade the prison health-care system in California were the subject of a lengthy article in The Wall Street Journal on July 21. more >
London Students See The Sights
July 11, 2008
Thirty law students not only picked up some course units this summer in Pacific McGeorge's Summer England International Legal Studies, they got a real taste of London thanks to the organizing efforts of Professor Michael Malloy. more >
Medina Examines Stem Cell Policy
July 2, 2008
Johanne Medina, ’08, wrote an important article as a third-year student that has been published in the latest edition of the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal. more >
Beesley Bar Boss In Nevada
July 1, 2008
Bruce Beesley, ’78, was installed as president on the State Bar of Nevada at the organization’s 80 th annual meeting on June 20 in Santa Barbara. more >
Pacific McGeorge's International Law Program Climbs to #16 in Magazine’s Annual Rankings
June 23, 2008
Pacific McGeorge is ranked 16 th among American law schools in the quality of its international programs, according to the 2009 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools published by U.S. News & World Report. more >
London Program Underway
June 20, 2008
Pacific McGeorge’s second annual Summer International Legal Studies program in London is underway with 30 students enrolled in a three-week session. more >
Manson Named To Prestigious Water Policy Institute Panel
June 13, 2008
Craig Manson, ’81, has been named to the advisory panel of The Water Policy Institute, a newly formed organization in Washington, D.C. that will address current challenges affecting both global and local water issues including supply, quality, use, wildlife and agricultural concerns, and climate change. more >
Washington Welcomes Matsui Fellows
June 4, 2008
Three Pacific McGeorge students are serving internships this summer in Washington, D.C. under the newly inaugurated Robert T. Matsui Fellowship program. more >
Jackson Named Seventh Pacific McGeorge Appellate Justice
May 27, 2008
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger named Frank Y. Jackson, '73, to the California Court of Appeal on May 16 and the Los Angeles Superior Court judge is expected the join the District Two bench immediately after a confirmation hearing in early June. more >
State Legislation Under A Green Microscope
May 20, 2008
The McGeorge Law Review’s annual "Greensheets" edition is out with a Review of Selected 2007 California Legislation. more >
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 >
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