Senior Financial Health & Safety Fair Meets Community Need
April 15, 2013
The Pacific McGeorge Elder & Health Law Clinic presented it first Senior Financial & Health Safety Fair on the morning of Sat. April 6, 2013 in the student center on campus. more >
18th Annual MCLE a Success
February 11, 2013
Nearly 500 attorneys, most of them alumni, showed up for the 18th Annual Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association Sacramento MCLE program on Jan. 26, 2013. Another 113 lawyers watched the day-long event on a webcast hosted by the law school. more >
SEPC Awards Five Scholarships
January 29, 2013
Five students were honored as scholarship recipients at the Sacramento Estate Planning Council's 19th Annual Technical Forum on Jan. 24 in the Lecture Hall. more >
King, Reinhart Named to Bench
January 2, 2013
Gov. Jerry Brown announced a year-end wave of judicial appointments on Dec. 27, 2012, to fill vacancies on the Superior Court of California, and two of the new judges are Pacific McGeorge graduates. more >
103 Graduates Take the Oath
December 5, 2012
One hundred and three Pacific McGeorge graduates were sworn in as members of the State Bar of California and the federal bar on Dec. 3, 2012, in front of a packed house of more than 300 family, friends and faculty members in the Lecture Hall. more >
Judicial Aspirations Fulfilled
December 4, 2012
November was a good month for Pacific McGeorge alumni seeking to win, retain or be appointed to Superior Court judgeships in California while a longtime adjunct professor also was named to the bench. more >
Cooley Wins Assembly Seat
November 12, 2012
Ken Cooley, '84, was declared the winner of the 8th Assembly District on Nov. 9, 2012, as the results of a hard-fought legislative race on the November general election ballot were made official by the California Secretary of State. more >
Boone Newest Magistrate Judge
November 8, 2012
Stanley Boone, '95, will become Pacific McGeorge's newest member of the federal bench in mid-December when he is sworn in as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. more >
Evans, McGee Among Women Leaders in Law
October 26, 2012
Two Pacific McGeorge alumna are among The Recorder newspaper's 2012 Women Leaders in Law, a list that was announced on Oct. 26. more >
Fifteen Alumni Admitted to Supreme Court Bar
July 11, 2012
Fifteen Pacific McGeorge graduates were admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar at a swearing-in ceremony sponsored by the Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association on June 4, 2012, in Washington, D.C. more >
Hardcastle to Lead California Judges Association
July 2, 2012
The California Judges Association (CJA) elected Judge Allan Hardcastle, '79, of the Sonoma County Superior Court as its 81st president at its executive board meeting on June 19, 2012, in Sacramento. more >
Morris Wins Immigration Clinic Asylum Case
June 22, 2012
May graduate Raissa Morris received thrilling news on June 19, 2012, when she found out she had won the Pacific McGeorge Immigration Law Clinic's first asylum approval for a client who was in the midst of removal proceedings. more >
Pacific McGeorge Alumni Deliver in the Clutch
June 19, 2012
Pacific McGeorge is known for its emphasis on experiential learning, but two alumni took it to another level last month as they joined forces to help bring a new life into the world. more >
New Attorneys Celebrate Passing February Bar
June 12, 2012
Sixty-eight Pacific McGeorge graduates passed the February 2012 State Bar of California examination and many of them were sworn in on June 7, 2012, at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento. more >
Rome Reunion Brings European Alumni Together
June 8, 2012
More than 40 LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice graduates and international attorneys gathered on May 25-26, 2012, at the Grand Hotel Plaza in Rome for Pacific McGeorge's European Alumni Chapter reunion conference. more >
L.A. Prosecutors Win Superior Court Seats
June 7, 2012
Two Pacific McGeorge graduates with stellar careers as deputy district attorneys won open seats on the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench on June 5, 2012, and an alumna appears to have upended a sitting judge in Kings County. more >
Young Public Defender Wins Murder Case
May 30, 2012
Heidi Holmquist, '09, a former member of the Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Competition Team, played a major role in winning a defense verdict in a murder trial on May 1, 2012, in Humboldt County Superior Court. more >
Rondon Becomes Fourth to Earn Water J.S.D.
April 19, 2012
Rodrigo Rondon, an attorney and law professor from Buenos Aires, Brazil, became the fourth person to earn Pacific McGeorge's unique J.S.D. in International Water Resources program with a successful dissertation defense on April 16. more >
Wood Talks Books, Movies, Crime and the Law
March 16, 2012
William P. Wood, '76, the author of eight novels and one nonfiction book, delivered the annual Lou Ashe Symposium lecture on March 14 as the Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution's author/advocate. more >
Soares Gives Water Law Society An Inside View
March 15, 2012
One of Pacific McGeorge's most prominent and influential alums, George Soares, '73, spoke to the Water Law Society on March 7. more >
Nevin Named a 2011 California Attorney of Year
February 23, 2012
Jeffrey Nevin, '83, was honored as one of California's 2011 Attorneys on the Year in a special section of The Recorder newspaper's Feb. 20, 2012, edition. more >
Nebraska's Gerrard Moves To U.S. District Court
February 20, 2012
Pacific McGeorge has a new alumnus on the federal bench. Nebraska Supreme Court Justice John Gerrard, '81, joined the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska on Feb. 6, 2012. more >
Young Alumnus Floats 'Geek Boat' Concept
January 4, 2012
A startup company's brainstorm for bringing more foreign entrepreneurs to the United States has caught the attention of the international press and put the spotlight on a young Pacific McGeorge alumnus. more >
Judicial Council Honors Evans For Court Support
December 21, 2011
State Senator Noreen Evans, '81, received the Stanley Mosk Defender of Justice Award at a Judicial Council of California ceremony on Dec. 10, 2011, in San Francisco. more >
Judicial Council Honors Adjunct Professor Robie
October 31, 2011
Justice Ronald B. Robie, '67, the longest-serving adjunct professor at Pacific McGeorge, was named a recipient of the Judicial Council of California's highest honor for a state jurist on Oct. 28, 2011. more >
State Bar Honors Blubaugh’s Pro Bono Work
October 20, 2011
Ron Blubaugh, ’75, received a major award on Sept. 16, 2011, at the State Bar of California’s 84th Annual Meeting in Long Beach. A retired state administrative law judge, he received the 2011 President’s Pro Bono Service Award for providing Sacramento-area homeless with free legal services. Blubaugh was one of only five individuals statewide to earn the honor while four law firms were cited. more >
Eglet Scores Huge Win In Second Hepatitis C Trial
October 11, 2011
Robert Eglet, ’88, landed another big financial blow to drug companies in the Las Vegas hepatitis C lawsuits when a Clark County District Court jury awarded three plaintiffs $162.5 million in punitive damages on Oct. 10, 2011. more >
Three Alumni Speak at Cancer Legal Workshop
October 10, 2011
A Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Workshop sponsored by the Pacific McGeorge Capital Center for Public Law & Policy on October 8, 2011, examined the legal issues surrounding one of the deadliest forms of cancer, a disease that strikes one in eight American women. more >
Amodei Wins U.S. House Of Representatives Seat
September 14, 2011
Mark Amodei, '83, won election to the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 13, 2011, with an easy victory in a special election to fill a vacant House seat in Nevada's Congressional District 2. more >
Three More Alums Argued Before Supreme Court
August 18, 2011
In the Summer 2011 Pacific Law magazine, 15 Pacific McGeorge alumni were cited for having presented oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court. But thanks to alert readers, three more alums with that distinction have been revealed. more >
Eight Alumni Serve as County Bar Presidents
August 2, 2011
Pacific McGeorge is proud of its reputation for turning out graduates who take an active role in their communities as evidenced by the eight alumni who are serving, or have recently completed their service, as county bar association presidents this year. more >
Museum Reception Caps Off Busy Alumni Season
June 8, 2011
The McGeorge Alumni Association held scores of chapter events during the past year, culminating in a Sacramento Chapter reception on May 24 at the Crocker Art Museum. more >
Legal Studies Center Project Nears Completion
June 6, 2011
Pacific McGeorge School of Law students, faculty and staff participated in a concrete-signing party on April 29, 2011, marking another milestone in the construction of the new Legal Studies Center that will house the Gordon D. Schaber Law Library. more >
California's Chief Justice Speaks To Students
April 25, 2011
The California Supreme Court's new leader, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, spoke to students at Pacific McGeorge on April 21, 2011. more >
Rugby Club Scores With New Room In Library
April 21, 2011
The McGeorge Alumni Rugby Club became the first organization to put its name on a room in the new Legal Studies Center that houses the Gordon D. Schaber, raising a significant amount of money to stake its claim to a corner of the stacks section. more >
Governor Appoints Four Alumni To Judgeships
December 9, 2010
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of 19 new Superior Court judges on December 6, 2010, including three Pacific McGeorge alumni, less than a week after naming another alumnus to the bench. more >
Scotland, Callahan Swear In 97 New Attorneys
December 3, 2010
Ninety-seven Pacific McGeorge graduates were sworn in as members of the State Bar of California and the federal bar on December 1, 2010, before a two-deep, standing-room only crowd of more than 230 family, friends and faculty members. more >
Governor Names Hoch, Duarte To Court Of Appeal
November 30, 2010
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger named Andrea Hoch, '84, to the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, on November 23, 2010. more >
Three More New Judges; Mueller Confirmed
November 23, 2010
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of three more Pacific McGeorge alumni to the Superior Court bench on December 16, 2010. more >
2004 Grad Fernandes Wins Prestigious Award
November 18, 2010
Sonia Fernandes, '04, was rewarded for her outstanding work as staff counsel for the California Department of Managed Health Care and wide-ranging community activities with one of the State Bar of California's most prestigious awards recently. more >
Eglet Lands $500 Million Award In Las Vegas Case
May 24, 2010
Las Vegas attorney Robert Eglet, '88, won a record-setting punitive damages award on May 7, 2010, for a victim of a hepatitis C outbreak that occurred two years ago in Clark County, Nevada. more >
Vick Completes Law School’s First-Ever J.S.D.
December 18, 2009
Margaret Vick, '83, earned Pacific McGeorge's first J.S.D. in International Water Resources Law, her doctoral work culminating with a public dissertation defense in front of a panel of examiners on December 16, 2009. more >
Family, Friends Beam As New Attorneys Sworn-In
December 4, 2009
Pacific McGeorge graduates who passed the State Bar of California's July 2009 examination were sworn in to the state and federal bars on December 1, 2009, before an overflow crowd of happy family and friends in the law school's lecture hall. more >
Twenty-Nine Admitted To High Court
December 2, 2009
The Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association sponsored a swearing-in ceremony on November 18, 2009, at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. more >
Two Grads Land Ninth Circuit Clerkships
October 13, 2009
Yury Kolesnikov, ’09, and Preston Morgan, ’09, have landed 2010 clerkships with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. more >
Governor Names Five Alumni to Superior Court of California
March 30, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed 23 judges to the Superior Court of California on March 26, 2009, including five Pacific McGeorge graduates. 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Gala Honors Alumni, Law School Partners
November 6, 2007
More than 525 people gathered to recognize leadership among alumni, the community, and the legal profession at the Pacific McGeorge Gala on November 3 in the Sacramento Convention Center. more >
Low's Client Gains Freedom After Split Verdict
August 4, 2007
A Camp Pendleton jury on August 3 sentenced a Marine corporal defended by Joseph Low, '97, to time served and reduced his rank to private for conspiring to kill an Iraqi man. Manteca native Marshall Magincalda had already served 448 days in custody. more >
Schwarzenegger Names Seven Alumni To Superior Court of California Bench
June 25, 2007
No fewer than seven of the 26 new judges named by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on June 22 were Pacific McGeorge alumni. more >
80 Hurdle February Bar
June 13, 2007
With one-third of Pacific McGeorge’s students enrolled in the part-time program, the State Bar of California’s winter examination has increasingly become a vehicle for admittance to the Bar. more >
Penn State Picks Calvert
June 11, 2007
Clay Calvert, ’91, has been named the inaugural holder of the John and Ann Curley Professorship in First Amendment Studies in Penn State University’s College of Communications. more >
Alums Sworn-In At Supreme Court
May 24, 2007
Nine alumni participated in a swearing-in ceremony sponsored by the Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association at the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21. more >
The State Bar and California Young Lawyers Want to Hear from Young Alums
April 5, 2007
Alums with 5 years (or fewer) of practice in California or under 37 years of age are invited to take a survey from the State Bar and California Young Lawyers, with the aim of learning from you what programs and services would be of greatest value to you. more >
US Supreme Court Swearing-in Ceremony this May
March 6, 2007
Pacific McGeorge Alumni who have served in the profession for at least three years have the opportunity to be sworn into the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States at a ceremony at the Supreme Court on May, 21, 2007. more >
Free MCLE Rolls On In January
February 2, 2007
More than 570 attorneys attended the Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association’s 12th Annual MCLE Program on January 27 on campus. more >
CalPERS Names Ashley
January 4, 2007
Ruthe Ashley, ’88, the Assistant Dean and Director for Pacific McGeorge’s Career Development Office, has been named to a high post at the California Public Employees Retirement System. more >
Pacific McGeorge Adds To Bench Strength
December 13, 2006
Pacific McGeorge has more than 280 alumni who are serving, or have served, as justices, judges, commissioners, referees and administrative law judges in courts across the country. more >
Ninety New Attorneys Sworn-In
December 7, 2006
Nearly half of Pacific McGeorge graduates who passed the State Bar of California’s July 2006 examination were sworn in to the state and federal bars on December 1 before an overflow crowd of family and friends on in the Lecture Hall. more >
Zupancic Wins Primary
September 14, 2006
Lake Oswego attorney Jim Zupancic, ’79, won the Republican primary in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on May 18. Zupancic will face four-term Democractic incumbent Darlene Hooley in November. more >
Truden Wins
September 14, 2006
Colleen Truden, a 2004 LL.M. graduate of Pacific McGeorge won the Republican primary for the 7th District Attorney race in Colorado on August 10. more >
Schwarzenegger Names Hoch
September 14, 2006
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Andrew Hoch, ’84, as the new administrative director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation on April 26. more >
Ruthe Ashley receives API Heritage Award for Excellence in Public Service
September 14, 2006
The California State Assembly observes May as Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month with the adoption of an Assembly Concurrent Resolution and a special Floor ceremony featuring the presentation of the Inaugural API Heritage Awards. more >
Manson Honored At Commencement
September 14, 2006
Craig Manson, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, was named Alumnus of the Year at the 2004 University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law commencement ceremony on May 15. more >
Daskas Plays Role in Las Vegas Drama
September 14, 2006
Only 11 years out of law school, Robert Daskas, ’93, played a prominent role in the sensational Ted Binion murder retrial that ended in acquittal on homicide charges against two people charged with killing the eccentric millionaire. more >
Graham Finds Unusual Solution to Suit: Buy Defendant
September 14, 2006
Chris Scott Graham, ’84, helped engineer an unusual ending to a lengthy trade-secrets theft lawsuit between between two software companies. more >
Foley Named To Magistrate Position
September 14, 2006
Las Vegas attorney George Foley Jr., ’80, has been chosen to fill a newly created U.S. Magistrate judge position in Nevada. more >
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appoints Pacific McGeorge alum Gary Winuk, Chief Deputy Director of the Office of Homeland Security
September 14, 2006
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Matthew Bettenhausen as director of the Office of Homeland Security. more >
Greco Special Prosecutor at Impeachment Trial
September 14, 2006
Washoe County Chief Deputy District Attorney Dan Greco, ’86, was the special prosecutor at an impeachment trial that ended with Nevada Controller Kathy Augustine retaining her office. more >
Remke Named Presiding State Judge
September 14, 2006
The California Supreme Court has named Hearing Judge Joann M. Remke,’91, as presiding judge of the State Bar of California Court. more >
Another Bitar-Sweet Victory
July 27, 2006
John Bitar, ’99, successfully defended his Southern California Alumni Chapter poker title by defeating Patrick Lin. more >
Miller Wins Major Victory
July 14, 2006
Duane Miller, ’73, won a major environmental legal victory in mid-June. A San Francisco jury ordered three chemical manufacturers to pay the city of Modesto $178 million (including $175 million in punitive damages) for contaminating its water with suspected carcinogens. more >
Malloy, Scully Meet With European Alumni
June 15, 2006
Professors Michael Malloy and Jed Scully spoke at the 8th Annual Pacific McGeorge International Reunion Conference of the law school’s European Alumni Chapter, held May 19, 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark. more >
Fladager Named Alumna of the Year
May 23, 2006
Birgit Fladager, ’86, was honored as Alumna of the Year at the Pacific McGeorge commencement ceremony on May 13 at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. more >
2002 Graduate Tells What It's Like To Defend Terror Suspect
October 19, 2005
Wazhma Mojaddidi, ’02, was pursuing a quiet law practice in northern California and working as an adjunct professor in Pacific McGeorge’s Appellate Advocacy Program a year ago. more >
Ashley Elected to CA State Bar's Board of Governors
October 9, 2004
Five attorneys were chosen this week to serve three-year terms. more >
Hertoghe Replaces Main
September 14, 2004
Marlene Hertoghe, a 1991 graduate, has been named to replace retiring Sacramento County Juvenile Court Referee Norman Main, a 1974 alumnus. more >
Nosky New Stockton City Attorney
September 14, 2004
Richard “Ren” Nosky, a 1987 alumnus, was named the new Stockton City Attorney on July 14. more >
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