Julie Anne Davies
Professor of Law
B.A., J.D., University of California, Los Angeles
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Tel: 916.739.7194
Professor Julie Davies attended UCLA as an undergraduate, majoring in Spanish language and literature. She graduated summa cum laude and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Professor Davies attended UCLA law school where she served on the UCLA Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Gerald P. Lopez. She became a member of the Order of the Coif upon graduation. Following graduation, Professor Davies clerked for U.S. District Judge A. Wallace Tashima, in the Central District of California, for one year. Then she became an associate at Morrison & Foerster's Los Angeles office, where she worked on business litigation matters for two years before coming to Pacific McGeorge as a law professor.During her years at Pacific McGeorge, Professor Davies has specialized in teaching and scholarship about Torts and Civil Rights. Her articles have been published in the journals of many law schools, including: University of California, Hastings College of Law, University of California, Davis, Washington University at St. Louis, Tulane University, University of Kansas, Brigham Young University, and University of Washington, as well as the peer-edited Journal of Legal Education. Her current project is Global Issues in Torts, which is being co-authored with Professor Paul Hayden of Loyola of Los Angeles Law School. Professor Davies previously co-edited A Torts Anthology with Professors Lawrence Levine and Edward J. Kionka.
Courses: Torts | Advanced Torts | Civil Rights Litigation | Federal Anti-Discrimination Legislation | Civil Practice Clinic
Recent Publications: Undercutting Premises Liability: Reflections on the Use and Abuse of Causation Doctrine, 40 U.S.D. L.Rev. 971 (2003); Assessing Institutional Responsibility for Sexual Harassment in Education, 77 Tul. L.Rev. 387 (2002).
Curriculum Vitae:
EMPLOYMENT:
1984 - present
PROFESSOR OF LAW - University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Teaching assignments have included Torts, Advanced Torts, Federal Courts, Federal Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Anti-Discrimination Legislation and Community Legal Services Clinic. Vice Chair, Dean Search Committee.
1982-84
ASSOCIATE: Morrison & Foerster, Los Angeles.
1981-82
LAW CLERK: Honorable A. Wallace Tashima, United States District Court, Central District, Los Angeles, California.
Summer 1980
SUMMER ASSOCIATE: O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, D.C.
Summer 1979
RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Professor Gerald P. Lopez, UCLA School of Law
LAW CLERK: Stell, Levine and Bookman, Los Angeles, California.
Fall l979
LAW STUDENT INTERN: Venice Legal Services, through UCLA Pretrial Lawyering Program.
EDUCATION:
Legal:
J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1981
Order of the Coif
Undergraduate:
B.A., UCLA, 1978, Spanish major
Phi Beta Kappa
Summa Cum Laude
Foreign Language Honors Graduate
Resided in Spain for one year.
PUBLICATIONS:
Biotechnology's Challenge to the Law of Torts, 32 McGeorge L. Rev. 221 (2000) (with Lawrence Levine)
Federal Civil Rights Practice in the 1990's: The Dichotomy Between Reality and Theory, 48 Hastings L.J. 197 (1997) (lead)
Teaching Diversity Skills in Law School: One School's Experience, 45 J.Leg. Ed. 398 (Sept. 1995).
A Torts Anthology, Anderson Publishing Co. (with Lawrence Levine & Edward Kionka) First edition, 1993, Second edition 1999.
Direct Actions for Emotional Distress: Is Compromise Possible?, 67 Wash. L. Rev. 1 (l992) (lead).
In Search of the "Paradigmatic Wrong"?: Selecting a Limitations Period for Section 1983, 36 U. Kan. L.Rev. 133 (1987).
Pullman and Burford Abstention: Clarifying the Roles of State and Federal Courts in Constitutional Cases, 20 U.C.D. L.REV. 1 (1986) (lead).
Comment, A New Perspective on Legislative Immunity in § 1983 Actions, 28 UCLA L.REV. 1087 (1981).
COURSE MATERIALS:
Advanced Torts ( 2d ed. 1992; 1st ed. 1987)(printed at Pacific McGeorge School of Law)
Torts Supplementary Materials (with Professor Larry Levine) (updated yearly)
PRESENTATIONS:
Panelist, AALS Access to Equal Justice Colloquium, 2001, panel on Tort Liability for Toxics
Panelist, Society of American Law Teachers Conference, Reimagining Traditional Law School Courses, Torts Section, November 1993.
Speaker, Getting Into Law School and Surviving Once You Are There, Sacramento State University, 1993.
Consultation with aide to State Senator David Roberti regarding proposed legislation on sexual battery, l990.
Speaker, "The Constitution, Legislation, and Issues Affecting Women", California Federation of Business and Professional Women, Government in Action Convention, March 19, l988.
Speaker, Judicial Clerkship Panel,
Speaker, Lecture on Examination Technique to First Year Students
Speaker, Introduction to Torts Concepts, Luther Burbank High School; Sacramento High School.
Speaker, Recent Developments in the Law of Torts, University of the Pacific Family Day, l985.
Organizer and Teacher, Exam-writing workshops for First Year Students in Torts,
Radio appearances - periodic - on Torts and Civil Rights Issues Lecturer, McGeorge Minority Academic Assistance Program, Torts
Law Review Comment Advisor
Pre-examination and post-examination review programs for first year students in Torts.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Member, Dean Search Committee
Member, Dean's Advisory Council
Member, Budget Committee
Member, Employment, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1987-present
Member, various faculty committees including Grading and Advancement, Judicial Clerkships, and Minority Affairs
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Admitted to the California Bar, l981
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Central District of California, l981
American Bar Association, Human Rights and Individual Liberties, Legal Education, and Women in Legal Education Section Memberships
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Member, Sacramento AIDS Legal Assistance Panel.
Board of Directors: Women Lawyers of Sacramento
Participant, Sacramento Food Bank.
Leader, Member of Basecamp Subcommittee, Sierra Club
Volunteer, Caroline Wenzel Elementary School
- Coordinated building of two playgrounds, including fundraising of $30,000.
- Service on numerous school and district-related committees.
