H. Craig Manson
Distinguished Visitor and Lecturer in Law
B.S., United States Air Force Academy
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge
Email: cmanson@pacific.edu
Courses: Environmental Law, Administrative Law and Public Policy Development
Craig Manson returned to the Pacific McGeorge faculty in January 2006 after serving four years as the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks in the U.S. Department of the Interior. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate in January 2002. Manson oversaw the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Parks Service. He was responsible for 388 National Parks and 542 National Wildlife Refuges covering a total of 178 million acres in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Somoa. While at the Department of the Interior, he was responsible for 30,000 employees, 140,000 volunteers, and a budget of $3 billion. Prior to serving in the Bush administration, Manson previously was a judge of the Superior Court of California in Sacramento from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, he was General Counsel of the California Department of Fish and Game from 1993 to 1998. He practiced law in Sacramento from 1989 to 1993. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Manson served on active duty in the Air Force from 1976 to 1989. He is presently a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. Mr. Manson received his law degree with great distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he was named Outstanding Graduating Senior, served as Editor-in-Chief of the Pacific Law Review, and was elected to the Order of the Coif. From 1993 to 2001, Manson was adjunct faculty member at Pacific McGeorge and taught Employment Law. He was named the 2004 Pacific McGeorge Alumnus of the Year. Manson taught Administrative Law this spring and will teach Environmental Law, among other courses, during the 2006-07 academic year.
