McGeorge School of Law

University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law
Parent school University of the Pacific
Established 1924[1]
School type Private
Dean Michael Hunter Schwartz
Location Sacramento, California, US
Enrollment 388 (Full-time)
174 (Part-time)[1]
Faculty 42 (Full and Part-time)
63 (Total)[1]
USNWR ranking 142 (Overall)
34 (Part-time)
10 (Trial Advocacy)
24 (International Law)[1]
Bar pass rate 70%
Website www.McGeorge.edu
ABA profile McGeorge School of Law

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law is a private, American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school in the Oak Park neighborhood of the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the University of the Pacific and is located on the University's Sacramento campus.

Founded in 1924, the school merged with and became part of the University of the Pacific in 1966. The current dean of McGeorge School of Law is Michael Hunter Schwartz, formerly the dean of the William H. Bowen School of Law at University of Arkansas at Little Rock from 2013-2017. Former CIA General Counsel Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker [2] stepped down on June 1, 2012, after 10 years as dean of McGeorge School of Law. Francis J. Mootz III served as dean from 2012-2017. Michael Hunter Schwartz became the 10th dean of McGeorge on July 1, 2017.

History

The school that eventually became McGeorge began in 1921 when Stanford Law School graduate and Standard Oil executive Verne Adrian McGeorge began teaching law students at night in downtown Sacramento, California. After its formal establishment as a school in 1924, this Sacramento Law School, subsequently renamed in Professor McGeorge's honor as the "McGeorge School of Law," merged with the University of the Pacific in 1966 and came to be known as "Pacific McGeorge." [2] McGeorge became an integral part of the University of the Pacific in 1991.[2]

Accreditation, memberships, rankings

McGeorge has been fully approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1969.[3] As a result of its ABA accreditation, McGeorge is also approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California.

The first year curriculum at McGeorge consists of 27 units.[4] McGeorge law students must also complete 29 units of upper-level required curriculum.[5] Therefore, 56 units out of the 88 units to graduate are required courses.[6] All students take the same required courses.

Memberships

McGeorge joined the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1974.[7] It has a chapter of the Order of the Coif, a national law school honorary society founded for the purposes of encouraging legal scholarship and advancing the ethical standards of the legal profession.[8]

Rankings

In the 2017 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, McGeorge School of Law was listed at #144 in the United States.[9] McGeorge was ranked 146 in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

For 2016, the Trial Advocacy program was ranked #10 in the nation, while the International Law program received the #20 national ranking in U.S. News & World Report's annual guide to "America's Best Graduate Schools," placing it in the top 20 for the fourth year in a row. For 2016, the part-time evening program at McGeorge was ranked as #35 in the nation.

Costs

McGeorge's tuition and fees for full-time students during the 2017-2018 academic year cost $54,496 per year, while tuition and fees for part-time students was $40,776 per year.

McGeorge LLM tuition and fees for an LLM during the 2017-2018 academic year cost $34,436.

Academic programs

McGeorge offers degree programs leading to the award of the J.D. (Juris Doctor), the LL.M. (Master of Laws), the M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration), the M.P.P. (Master of Public Policy) and the J.S.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) degrees.

McGeorge offers both a three-year day division program and four-year evening division program. As an ABA approved law school, McGeorge graduates are eligible to sit for the bar examination in any American jurisdiction.

Bar passage rates

Students from McGeorge taking the California Bar Exam for the first time in July 2015 had a 70% pass rate, placing it in the top half of California ABA approved law schools. In July 2014, first time takers had a 61% pass rate.[10] First time California Bar takers from McGeorge in July 2013 had a 67% pass rate.[11] For the February 2015 California Bar Exam, McGeorge students had a 63% pass rate.

Location

The McGeorge School of Law is located on University of the Pacific's Sacramento campus at 3200 Fifth Avenue in the Oak Park area of Sacramento, the capital of California.[12]

Journals and publications

Law journals and student publications

  • The University of the Pacific Law Review (formerly titled "McGeorge Law Review" and "The Pacific Law Journal") A student-run, scholarly journal publishing four issues annually. Two issues are published each year containing professional articles and student-authored comments or casenotes; one issue contains the Review of Selected California Legislation, or "Greensheets"; and one issue contains a symposium, focusing on a specific, significant legal topic.
  • California Initiative Review An online comprehensive, independent analysis of California ballot initiatives and related issues.
  • California Water Law Journal A forum for high quality water law research and academic discourse between students and professionals, and the opportunity to publish candid and current legal analyses.

Noted people

Notable alumni

Matina R. Kolokotronis - Chief Operating Officer, Sacramento Kings

Notable faculty

Present Dean and Dean Emeriti

  • Michael Hunter Schwartz, 2017 - present
  • Francis J. –"Jay" Mootz, 2012 – 2017
  • Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, 2002 - 2012, Executive Director and CEO of the State Bar of California[21] Former CIA General Counsel
  • Gerald Caplan, 1991 - 2002
  • Gordon D. Schaber, 1957 - 1991
  • John Swann, 1946 - 1957
  • Lawrence Dowrety, 1937 - WWII closure
  • Gilford Rowland, 1933 - 1937
  • Russell Harris, 1930 - 1933
  • Vern Adrian McGeorge, Founder, 1924 - 1930

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "U.S. News & World Report, "Best Law Schools: University of the Pacific (McGeorge)"". Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "History of McGeorge". www.mcgeorge.edu. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ "First-Year Required Curriculum". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Upper-level Required Curriculum". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Degree Requirements". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Member Schools - Association of American Law Schools". Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Smith, Anesha. "member chart". www.orderofthecoif.org. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "U.S. News - University of the Pacific (McGeorge)". Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "The State Bar of California" (PDF). admissions.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "The State Bar of California" (PDF). admissions.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "404". www.mcgeorge.edu. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Profile of Patrick Blood". www.mcgeorge.edu. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "LL.M. Named to Key Azerbaijan Post".
  15. ↑ "Ronald B. Robie, Associate Justice - 3DCA". www.courts.ca.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Victor Plata". Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  17. ↑ California, The State Bar of. "Christian Wellisch #255000 - Attorney Search". members.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "Current Members". www.supremecourt.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Anthony Kennedy". www.mcgeorge.edu. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "404". www.mcgeorge.edu. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "The State Bar of California". www.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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