Glendalee Scully
Professor of Law
A.B., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Tel: 916.739.7284
One of only three women in a Day Division of 83 law students, Professor Scully was the 1972 Class valedictorian. After running a solo general practice in suburban Sacramento for four years, she accepted appointment to the Pacific McGeorge faculty as Director of Clinical Legal Education. In that role, she supervised the school’s on-campus clinic, Community Legal Services, as well as numerous off-campus clinical placements in public agencies and public interest law firms. Professor Scully was among the first California attorneys qualified and designated as a Certified Family Law Specialist. She has also served as a judge pro tem of the Sacramento Superior Court since 1984, serving on the bench in family law trial and general civil litigation matters. Professor Scully co-chaired a State Bar of California committee that drafted the rules that govern the practical training and certification of law students. Her community service includes six years as chair and member of the Sacramento County Project Planning Commission and numerous appearances as a panelist in State Bar continuing education programs. She has served as a consultant and visiting professor at the Inns of Court School of Law and as chair of the Academic Council for the faculty of the University of the Pacific.
Courses: Family Law | Community Property | Negotiations and Settlement Seminar
Curriculum Vitae:
EDUCATION
BA with Honors, 1959, University of California, Davis
Graduate Studies 1960-61, University of California
Juris Doctor, 1972, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Class Rank 1)
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1972-1975 Private practice - Yungling & Garfield, Attorneys at Law
1975-1976 Associate Offutt, Coolidge, Gisi & Jones, Attorneys at Law
1976-1995 Director, Community Legal Services, McGeorge School of Law
1978-1997 Director, Clinical-Legal Education, McGeorge School of Law
1976-1982 Lecturer in Law
1982 to date Professor of Law (tenured)
1995 (Fall) Visiting Professor, Inns of Court School of Law (London)
1997-1999 Director, Off-Camps Clinics, McGeorge School of Law
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
1971-1972 Comment Editor, Pacific Law Journal
1972 Valedictorian, McGeorge School of Law
1972 to date Admitted to practice in state and federal courts in California
1981 to date Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California
1989 Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
1997 to date President, McGeorge Chapter, Order of the Coif
PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE
1976-1982 Member, Sacramento County Project Planning Comm. (Chair 1978-1979)
1978-1982 Executive Committee Member, Family Law Section, California State Bar
1977-1982 Co-Chair State Bar Committee charged with drafting and administration of "The Rules Governing the Practical Training of Law Students".
1980 to date Lecturer/Moderator, California Continuing Education of the Bar
1984 to date Judge pro tem, Sacramento Superior Court
1986-1987 Member, State Bar of California Consortium on Lawyering Performance and Education
PUBLICATIONS
"Combined Orders for Spousal and Child Support" co-authored by Cecilia Arnold and Glendalee Scully; Chapter 25 in three-volume compilation entitled Alimony, Child Support and Counsel Fees - Award, Modification and Enforcement; published by Matthew Bender, 1988.
"Community Property, Property Division - Community Property" co-authored by Jed Scully and Glendalee Scully; Chapter 31 in Contemporary Family Law - Principles, Policy and Practice" (4 Volumes); authored/edited by Wardell, Blakesley & Parker; published by Callaghan & Company, 1988.
"Two California Yankees at the Inns of Court" - a paper presented at the Worldwide Advocacy Conference, Inns of Court School of Law, London, June 1998.
