Sustainable Development Symposium Tackles Front-Page Issues
November 27, 2007
An on-campus conference, “Taking Stock of Sustainable Development at 20,” in mid-November brought together some of the leading experts in the world on sustainable development. more >
Clinic Case Results In Published Victory
November 19, 2007
The California Third District Court of Appeal handed Pacific McGeorge's Community Legal Services a major victory in a published opinion last summer in a complex family law case. more >
Olson Takes Second In Chicago Competition
November 15, 2007
Third-year evening student Matt Olson received the second-best oralist award on November 10 at the Chicago Bar Association's 26th Annual Moot Court Competition. more >
Copeland Wins Bar Scholarship
November 12, 2007
Third-year Day student Victor Copeland was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by the California Bar Foundation this fall. 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 >
Vitiello Teaching in Italy
October 25, 2007
Professor Michael Vitiello is teaching a course at the University of Parma this semester on a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant awarded by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. more >
Carter Works with Africa Judges
October 19, 2007
Professor Linda Carter was among the facilitators at the 2nd West African Judicial Colloquium, held October 8-10 in Accra, Ghana. more >
Sims and Yoo debate electronic surveillance
October 10, 2007
Boalt Hall professor John Yoo and Pacific McGeorge professor John Sims debated the hotly-contested Bush administration's electronic surveillance policy before a nearly packed house of faculty, students and the public on October 1. more >
Rolling Down the River
October 10, 2007
Over 450 students participated in the annual Raft Race on the American River on September 15, followed by a BBQ at Goethe Park with faculty, administration and staff. Dean Rindskopf Parker's raft led the way as the students floated several miles down the American River, laden with snacks and beverages. more >
Kelsos Launch First Con Law E-Treatise
October 1, 2007
Charles Kelso has been teaching law for 56 years, but he is by no means set in his ways. more >
Nader Will Speak at Ethics Event
September 20, 2007
Ralph Nader speaks on professional ethics and corporate responsibility at the 2nd Annual Ethics Across the Professions Symposium this month. more >
Pacific Offers Accelerated Honors Law Program Next Fall
September 14, 2007
University of the Pacific (Pacific) is pleased to announce the Pacific Legal Scholars Program, a unique accelerated honors law program being offered in conjunction with Pacific McGeorge School of Law. more >
Help Improve Oak Park
September 14, 2007
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) has created a fund designated for projects to improve the quality of life in Oak Park and is soliciting suggestions for projects. more >
Galves Chairs LawTech 2007
September 14, 2007
Pacific McGeorge Professor Fred Galves will chair the Fifth International Conference on Law and Technology. more >
Marciarille Joins Capital Center
September 14, 2007
Ann Marie Marciarille has joined Pacific McGeorge's Capital Center for Government Law and Policy as its AARP Health and Aging Policy Research Fellow. more >
ABA Honors Justice Kennedy
August 21, 2007
The American Bar Association honored Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy with its highest award, the ABA Medal, on August 13 in San Francisco at the group's annual meeting. more >
University Boosts Magazine Ranking
August 21, 2007
The University of the Pacific was named in the top 100 schools for the second year in a row by U.S. News and World Report and as one of 50 "Great Schools at Great Prices" for the seventh consecutive year. more >
Slovakia Honors McCaffrey
August 10, 2007
Professor Steve McCaffrey will receive The White Dual Cross Order for his service to Slovakia before the International Court of Justice in the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project case. more >
Abraham's Action Has National Impact
August 9, 2007
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham, '94, was drawn into the national news spotlight when he became the first member of the military panels that determine "enemy combatants" status to voice criticism of the process. 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 >
First Phase of China Program Complete
August 4, 2007
Pacific McGeorge faculty conducted three weeks of workshops in Guangzhou, China ending on August 3, wrapping up the first phase of the law school's federally sponsored work with Chinese law faculty. 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 >
All The World’s A Stage
June 21, 2007
The inaugural class of Pacific McGeorge’s Summer Program on European Legal Studies in London wraps up its three-week run on June 23, but it hasn’t been all classroom work. more >
Summer Associate Research Workshop Makes A Smashing Debut
June 20, 2007
More than 90 law students from 13 law schools attended a research program for summer associates and clerks on June 5 at Pacific McGeorge. 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 >
Landsberg Wins Eberhardt Award
May 31, 2007
Professor Brian Landsberg was named winner of the prestigious Eberhardt Teacher-Scholar Award at the University of the Pacific’s commencement ceremony on May 19 in Stockton. more >
University Honors Wile
May 24, 2007
President Don De Rosa conferred the Order of the Pacific on retiring Pacific McGeorge Professor Phil Wile on May 19, 2007 at the University’s commencement ceremony in Stockton. 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 >
Handley, Mahr Lead Class of 2007
May 16, 2007
Breann Handley and Nicholas Mahr were the valedictorians of Pacific McGeorge’s Class of 2007 that was honored in a commencement ceremony on May 12 at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. more >
Coif Honors Twenty-nine
May 14, 2007
Twenty-nine Class of 2007 graduates were inducted into the Pacific McGeorge Chapter of the Order of the Coif a luncheon honoring the law school’s top students on May 11. more >
Taylor Presides Over Criminal Trials
May 14, 2007
Professor Joseph Taylor served as a judge pro tem for two weeks in May at the Sacramento Superior Court. more >
Pacific Receives $100 Million Gift
May 7, 2007
Bob and Jeannette Powell made an estate gift of $100 million to University of the Pacific on May 7 to establish the Robert C. and Jeannette Powell Fund. more >
Goldstone To Be Honored At Commencement
May 2, 2007
Richard Goldstone, one of the world’s leading jurists in international criminal justice, will speak and be honored at the 2007 University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law commencement at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 12 at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. more >
Brown Named Top Oral Advocate
April 20, 2007
Kirsten Brown was selected Top Oral Advocate at the Appellate and International Advocacy’s Final Four on April 12. more >
Eilenberg, Smith Take Second
April 20, 2007
The team of Ben Eilenberg and Carsen Smith was the runner-up at 8th Annual Environmental Law Negotiation Competition on March 23 at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. more >
Lore Leads Vis Team
April 20, 2007
A Pacific McGeorge team fared well at the 14 th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held April 7-10 in Vienna. more >
Pacific McGeorge Programs Earn National Acclaim
April 5, 2007
Pacific McGeorge achieves distinction in having two programs noted among the nation’s top 20. 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 >
Three Honored at Victims' Rights Conference
March 27, 2007
Three leaders in the victims’ rights movement were honored at a symposium marking the 25 th anniversary of the Victims Bill of Rights on March 21 at Pacific McGeorge. more >
Brooklyn Wins National Ethics Title
March 26, 2007
Brooklyn Law School took the title in the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law’s 2 nd Annual National Ethics Trial Competition. more >
Gonzales Discusses War on Terrorism
March 7, 2007
U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales discussed the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to prevent terrorism on March 2 at Pacific McGeorge. 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 >
Is a Judicial Clerkship in Your Future?
March 5, 2007
The traditional pattern of federal judges hiring graduating law students to serve as their law clerks for 1-2 years after graduation has begun to shift somewhat. more >
Global Center Launches London Program
February 8, 2007
Pacific McGeorge’s Center for Global Business and Development will co-sponsor a new summer program in London this year. 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 >
Uelmen Delivers Ashe Lecture
February 1, 2007
Gerald Uelmen, one of California’s most prominent legal scholars and well-known attorneys, delivered the 35 th Annual Annual Lou Ashe Lecture on January 31 at Pacific McGeorge. more >
Globalizing the Law School Curriculum Workshop in Washington DC
January 12, 2007
Pacific McGeorge sponsored a well-attended workshop on “Globalizing the Law School Curriculum” that was hosted by the Georgetown University Law Center on January 3 in Washington, D.C. more >
Spurgeon Named to Schaber Chair
January 12, 2007
Edward “Ned” Spurgeon was introduced as the inaugural holder of the Gordon D. Schaber Chair in Health Law and Policy on February 8 at a reception at the Sierra Health Foundation. 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 >
International Specialty Courses Offered This Spring
January 2, 2007
Pacific McGeorge offers an exciting lineup of special international law courses each spring taught by world-class attorneys from a variety of countries who have taught extensively in the international arena. more >
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