Santa Clara University School of Law
Encyclopedia
The Santa Clara University School of Law (Santa Clara Law) is the law school
of Santa Clara University
, a Jesuit
university
in Santa Clara, California
, in the Silicon Valley
region. The School of Law was founded in 1911. The Jesuit affiliation of the university is manifested in a concern with ethics
, social justice
, and community service
.
Santa Clara Law offers the Juris Doctor
(J.D.) law degree
. It also offers several joint degree programs, including J.D./Master of Business Administration
(J.D./M.B.A.) and J.D./Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)
offered in conjunction with Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business
, ranked 10th in graduate programs on the U.S. News & World Report
graduate schools rankings. In addition, the School offers Master of Laws (LL.M.)
degrees in Intellectual Property
Law, in U.S. Law for Foreign Lawyers, and in International and Comparative Law. Santa Clara Law also features specialized curricular programs in High Tech
and Intellectual Property law, International Law
, and Public Interest
and Social Justice
law. The School offers more summer study abroad
programs than any law school in the United States, with 13 different programs in 17 countries.
Santa Clara University School of Law was founded in 1911. The school is part of Santa Clara University
(founded 1851), the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California and the oldest Catholic university in the American West. It was approved by the American Bar Association in 1937. It joined the Association of American Law Schools
(AALS) in 1940.
According to the American Bar Association's "Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools," 94.5 percent of Santa Clara students were employed nine months after graduation, with 77 percent of graduates employed in the private sector and 21 percent employed in the public sector.
According to the Princeton Review, the average starting salary for Santa Clara Law graduates is $114,679. According to Forbe's magazine, mid-career median salary is currently $188,000 a year.
.
The top five feeder states in order are California, Texas, Arizona, Washington, and Illinois. In 2010, 4,973 people applied to the School of Law and 329 matriculated. Over 44 percent of the applicants were from outside California, including applicants from all 50 states and 55 foreign countries.
The LSAT
scores were 162 for the 75th percentile and 158 for the 25th percentile. The GPA
for entering students were 3.55 for the 75th percentile and 3.12 for the 25th percentile.
Santa Clara Law 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.
The School of Law is thus dedicated to:
in Santa Clara, has expanded to more than 104 acre (0.42087344 km²; 0.162500143678266 sq mi). Amid its many Mission Style
academic and residential buildings are the historic mission gardens, rose garden, and palm trees. The campus benefits from the area's mediterranean climate
, with more than 300 days of sun a year.
Until 1939, the school inhabited present-day St. Joseph's Hall at the center of campus. Under the tenure of Dean Edwin Owens, Bergin Hall was constructed and became home to the school in 1939. The new building was built using monies collected through Santa Clara football's successful appearances in the Sugar Bowl
and named after Thomas Bergin, Santa Clara's first graduate, a California legal pioneer, and an early donor to the School of Law.
The Edwin Heafey Law Library was constructed in 1963 and in 1973, the same year that Bannan Hall, which included space for the Law School on the ground floor, was built, Heafey was expanded to include more space for library materials. The library was renovated and expanded again in 1988 and there are plans for a third expansion in the near future.
The newest building serving the School of Law is Loyola Hall, formerly a research and development commercial building directly adjacent to the Santa Clara campus. This new property, leased by the university, provides space for many of the school's centers as well as some faculty offices. Dean Polden, upon opening the structure, announced that it is a temporary space and hinted that the university may seek money to build a new facility for the Law School.
37°20′55.89"N 121°56′21.65"W
Law school in the United States
In the United States, a law school is an institution where students obtain a professional education in law after first obtaining an undergraduate degree.Law schools in the U.S...
of Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
, a Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
, in the Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
region. The School of Law was founded in 1911. The Jesuit affiliation of the university is manifested in a concern with ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
, social justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
, and community service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
.
Santa Clara Law offers the Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
(J.D.) law degree
Law degree
A Law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers; but while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not themselves confer a license...
. It also offers several joint degree programs, including J.D./Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(J.D./M.B.A.) and J.D./Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)
Master of Science in Information Systems
The Master of Science in Information Systems , Master of Science in Management Information Systems is a specialized master's degree program usually offered in a University's College of Business. The MSIS degree is designed for those managing information technology, especially the information...
offered in conjunction with Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business
Leavey School of Business
The SCU Leavey School of Business is a private academic institution at Santa Clara University. It is one of the professional schools of Santa Clara University. The School of Business was founded in 1923 and accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business thirty years later...
, ranked 10th in graduate programs on the U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
graduate schools rankings. In addition, the School offers Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Master of Laws
The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, pursued by those holding a professional law degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. from its Latin name, Legum Magister. The University of Oxford names its taught masters of laws B.C.L...
degrees in Intellectual Property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
Law, in U.S. Law for Foreign Lawyers, and in International and Comparative Law. Santa Clara Law also features specialized curricular programs in High Tech
High tech
High tech is technology that is at the cutting edge: the most advanced technology currently available. It is often used in reference to micro-electronics, rather than other technologies. The adjective form is hyphenated: high-tech or high-technology...
and Intellectual Property law, International Law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
, and Public Interest
Public interest
The public interest refers to the "common well-being" or "general welfare." The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself...
and Social Justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
law. The School offers more summer study abroad
Study abroad
Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a country other than one's own. This can include primary, secondary and post-secondary students...
programs than any law school in the United States, with 13 different programs in 17 countries.
History
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
(founded 1851), the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California and the oldest Catholic university in the American West. It was approved by the American Bar Association in 1937. It joined the Association of American Law Schools
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a non-profit organization of 170 law schools in the United States. Another 25 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. Its purpose is to improve the legal profession through the improvement of legal...
(AALS) in 1940.
Rankings
Law school rankings of Santa Clara Law include:- Number 7 for diversity among law schools (first in California with the USC Law School)
- Number 84 overall among law schools in the United States and 53 for the part-time program
- Princeton Review "Best 170 Law Schools" (2008) - Number 22 overall among law schools for average starting salary
- The Census Group Composition ranking, which scores law schools based on selectivity, salary, placement and yield, ranks Santa Clara Law at Number 64
- Hylton Rankings, which scores programs based on their U.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
peer assessment ratings provided by law professors and by the mean LSAT scores of each law school, ranked Santa Clara Law at Number 78 overall - Listed Number 13 overall for mid-career median salary (at $188,000 a year) in Forbes' list of Best Law Schools for Getting Rich
- Listed as "B-" in the January 2011 "Best Public Interest Law Schools" listing by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students.
- Listed as an "A" in the March 2011 "Diversity Honor Roll" by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students
Bar passage rates
Based on a 2001-2007 6 year average, 71.9% of Santa Clara University Law graduates passed the California State Bar.Post-graduation employment
Based on a 2001-2007 6 year average, 92.5% of Santa Clara University Law graduates were employed 9 months after graduation.According to the American Bar Association's "Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools," 94.5 percent of Santa Clara students were employed nine months after graduation, with 77 percent of graduates employed in the private sector and 21 percent employed in the public sector.
According to the Princeton Review, the average starting salary for Santa Clara Law graduates is $114,679. According to Forbe's magazine, mid-career median salary is currently $188,000 a year.
Students
The top feeder schools into Santa Clara Law in order are UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, and Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
.
The top five feeder states in order are California, Texas, Arizona, Washington, and Illinois. In 2010, 4,973 people applied to the School of Law and 329 matriculated. Over 44 percent of the applicants were from outside California, including applicants from all 50 states and 55 foreign countries.
The LSAT
Law School Admission Test
The Law School Admission Test is a half-day standardized test administered four times each year at designated testing centers throughout the world. Administered by the Law School Admission Council for prospective law school candidates, the LSAT is designed to assess Reading Comprehension,...
scores were 162 for the 75th percentile and 158 for the 25th percentile. The GPA
Grade (education)
Grades are standardized measurements of varying levels of comprehension within a subject area. Grades can be assigned in letters , as a range , as a number out of a possible total , as descriptors , in percentages, or, as is common in some post-secondary...
for entering students were 3.55 for the 75th percentile and 3.12 for the 25th percentile.
Santa Clara Law has a chapter of the Order of the Coif
Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is an honor society for United States law school graduates. A student at an American law school who earns a Juris Doctor degree and graduates in the top 10 percent of his or her class is eligible for membership if the student's law school has a chapter of the...
, a national law school honorary society founded for the purposes of encouraging legal scholarship and advancing the ethical standards of the legal profession.
Statement of Purpose
"Santa Clara University School of Law will excel in preparing its students to meet the challenges of a legal profession that is increasingly global, technologically sophisticated, and culturally diverse. In fulfilling this vision, the Law School is dedicated to educating lawyers of competence, conscience and compassion. (Adopted in principle by faculty on 2/4/00)" --Santa Clara University websiteThe School of Law is thus dedicated to:
- The training of lawyers with uncompromising standards of excellence in service to their clients and to society;
- An emphasis on ethical considerations in the legal process;
- Full participation of the legal academic community in the larger University community;
- A diverse community of men and women devoted to freedom of inquiry and freedom of expression;
- Excellence in teaching and scholarly research;
- A balance of the rigorous and the humane in student-teacher relationships;
- A curriculum addressing the fundamental demands of law practice and the evolving needs of society; and
- Endeavors outside the University that reflect high moral standards and professional excellence.
Campus
Over the last century, the Santa Clara University campus, located along El Camino RealEl Camino Real (California)
El Camino Real and sometimes associated with Calle Real usually refers to the 600-mile California Mission Trail, connecting the former Alta California's 21 missions , 4 presidios, and several pueblos, stretching from Mission San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego...
in Santa Clara, has expanded to more than 104 acre (0.42087344 km²; 0.162500143678266 sq mi). Amid its many Mission Style
Mission Style
-Architecture:* Mission Revival Style architecture* Architecture of the California Missions* Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture* The architecture of the Prairie School, including Frank Lloyd Wright's* American Craftsman* Craftsman Furniture-Furniture:...
academic and residential buildings are the historic mission gardens, rose garden, and palm trees. The campus benefits from the area's mediterranean climate
Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate is the climate typical of most of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate...
, with more than 300 days of sun a year.
Until 1939, the school inhabited present-day St. Joseph's Hall at the center of campus. Under the tenure of Dean Edwin Owens, Bergin Hall was constructed and became home to the school in 1939. The new building was built using monies collected through Santa Clara football's successful appearances in the Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl
The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since January 1, 1935, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on January 2, 2009...
and named after Thomas Bergin, Santa Clara's first graduate, a California legal pioneer, and an early donor to the School of Law.
The Edwin Heafey Law Library was constructed in 1963 and in 1973, the same year that Bannan Hall, which included space for the Law School on the ground floor, was built, Heafey was expanded to include more space for library materials. The library was renovated and expanded again in 1988 and there are plans for a third expansion in the near future.
The newest building serving the School of Law is Loyola Hall, formerly a research and development commercial building directly adjacent to the Santa Clara campus. This new property, leased by the university, provides space for many of the school's centers as well as some faculty offices. Dean Polden, upon opening the structure, announced that it is a temporary space and hinted that the university may seek money to build a new facility for the Law School.
Publications
- Santa Clara Law Review
- Santa Clara Journal of International Law
- Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal
Notable Current Faculty
- David D. FriedmanDavid D. FriedmanDavid Director Friedman is an American economist, author, and Right-libertarian theorist. He is known as a leader in anarcho-capitalist political theory, which is the subject of his most popular book, The Machinery of Freedom...
- author of The Machinery of FreedomThe Machinery of FreedomThe Machinery of Freedom is a 1973 nonfiction book by libertarian economist David D. Friedman outlining the means by which an anarcho-capitalist society could operate...
, son of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton FriedmanMilton FriedmanMilton Friedman was an American economist, statistician, academic, and author who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades... - Brad Joondeph - Constitutional law scholar; picked as one of the "23 Law Profs to Take Before You Die" by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students
- Tyler Ochoa - Intellectual Property scholar
- Kathleen (Cookie) Ridolfi - Director of the Northern California Innocence Project, member of the Camden 28.
- Catherine SandovalCatherine SandovalCatherine J.K. Sandoval is the first Hispanic commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission. Sandoval is a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law...
- Commissioner on the California Public Utilities CommissionCalifornia Public Utilities CommissionThe California Public Utilities Commission is a regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies... - Stephanie Wildman - Social Justice scholar, Director of the Center for Social Justice and Public Interest
- Gerald F. Uelmen - former Dean; Criminal Law/Procedure; member of the defense team for the O.J. Simpson murder case; picked as one of the "23 Law Profs to Take Before You Die" by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students
Notable Alumni
- Leon PanettaLeon PanettaLeon Edward Panetta is the 23rd and current United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama since 2011. Prior to taking office, he served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency...
(1963) - current Secretary of Defense; former Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyDirector of the Central Intelligence AgencyDirector of the Central Intelligence Agency serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which is part of the United States Intelligence Community. The Director reports to the Director of National Intelligence . The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of the Central...
; White House Chief of StaffWhite House Chief of StaffThe White House Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President.The current White House Chief of Staff is Bill Daley.-History:...
under Bill ClintonBill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... - Zoe LofgrenZoe LofgrenZoe Lofgren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in San Jose.-Early life, education, and early career:...
(1975) - U.S. RepresentativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for California's 16th congressional districtCalifornia's 16th congressional districtCalifornia's 16th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that covers part of Santa Clara County and includes much of central San Jose.The district is currently represented by Democrat Zoe Lofgren.... - Mike Dillon (1984) - General CounselGeneral CounselA general counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. The term is most used in the United States...
and Senior Vice President for Sun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982... - Tom Dunlap (1979) - former General CounselGeneral CounselA general counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. The term is most used in the United States...
and Senior Vice President for Intel - Edward Panelli (1955) - former Justice of the Supreme Court of CaliforniaSupreme Court of CaliforniaThe Supreme Court of California is the highest state court in California. It is headquartered in San Francisco and regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts.-Composition:...
- Rodney Moore (1985) - President of the National Bar AssociationNational Bar AssociationThe National Bar Association was established in 1925 as the "Negro Bar Association" after Gertrude Rush, George H. Woodson, S. Joe Brown, James B. Morris, and Charles P. Howard, Sr. were denied membership in the American Bar Association. It represents the interests of African-American attorneys in...
- Phyllis Jean HamiltonPhyllis Jean HamiltonPhyllis Jean Hamilton is a United States federal judge.Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Hamilton received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1974 and a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1976. She was a Deputy public defender, Office of the Public Defender, CA from 1976 to 1980. She...
(1976) - Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaThe United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San... - Dorian Daley (1986) - General CounselGeneral CounselA general counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. The term is most used in the United States...
for Oracle CorporationOracle CorporationOracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems... - W. David Carey III (1981) - President and CEO of Outrigger Enterprises, Inc.
- William Dallas (1987) - Founder and Owner of Dallas Capital
- Carrie Dwyer (1976) - Executive Vice President of Corporate oversight at Charles SchwabCharles SchwabCharles Schwab may refer to:*Charles M. Schwab , American steel magnate*Charles R. Schwab , founder of the eponymous brokerage*Charles Schwab Corp., an American based brokerage firm...
- Elizabeth Harris (1986) - Senior Corporate Counsel for Safeway Inc.Safeway Inc.Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
- Bonnie MacNaughton (1982) - Senior Attorney at MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
- Howard Peters (1978) - Peters, Verny, Jones, Schmitt & Aston LLP; American Chemical Society National Board of Directors
- Elizabeth Birch (1985) - former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC); former Director of litigation for Apple Computer and General Counsel for its Claris subsidiary
- Scott Shipman (1999) - Associate General Counsel, Global Privacy Leader for eBayEBayeBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
- Gordon Yamate (1980) - Vice President and General CounselGeneral CounselA general counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. The term is most used in the United States...
of Knight Ridder, Inc. - John Cruden (1974) - Chief of the Environmental Enforcement Section for the U.S. Department of Justice
- Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson (1979) - Judge on Guam’s Superior Court
- Benjamin J. Cruz (1975) - Attorney GeneralAttorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
on Guam’s Superior Court - Thomas Romig (1980) - Dean of the Washburn University School of LawWashburn University School of LawThe Washburn University School of Law, commonly referred to as Washburn Law, is a public law school located on the main campus of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Washburn Law was founded in 1903. The school has 79 faculty members and 445 students...
- Alfred Delucchi (1960) - Alameda County Judge; Presided over Scott PetersonScott PetersonScott Lee Peterson , an American, was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child in Modesto, California, in 2002. Peterson's arrest and subsequent trial dominated the American news media until 2005, when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection...
trial. - Eugene Hyman (1977) - Superior Court Judge of Santa Clara County; created the Juvenile Delinquency Court for the Domestic Violence and Family Violence programs, the first of its kind in the US
- Arturo Jaramillo (1975) - head of Regulation and Licensing Department, State of California
- Eileen Kato (1980) - former president of the Washington State District and Municipal Judges Association, the first judge of color to head the organization; former senior trial attorney with the Department of the TreasuryUnited States Department of the TreasuryThe Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue...
- Mary Jo Levinger (1973) - Superior Court Judge of Santa Clara County
- Peter McCloskey (1980) and Alan Tieger (1975) - Senior Trial Attorneys at International Criminal Tribunal for the former YugoslaviaInternational Criminal Tribunal for the former YugoslaviaThe International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
- Douglas MoylanDouglas MoylanDouglas Moylan is the former Attorney General of Guam, 2002 - 2006.In 2006, Moylan lost the primary election, but decided to run as a write-in candidate. On the same day, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would hear Moylan's challenge of Guam's bond issuance...
(1991) - Judge on the Supreme Court of Guam. First elected Attorney GeneralAttorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
of GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
. - Rolanda Pierre-Dixon (1980) - SCC Assistant District AttorneyDistrict attorneyIn many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
- Eugene Premo (1962) - Associate JusticeAssociate JusticeAssociate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth...
, California Sixth District Court of Appeal - Murlene Randle (1980) - Director of the Office of Criminal Justice for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
- David Sandino (1984) - Chief Counsel for the California Department of Water Resources
- Hae-Suk Suh (1987) - Proportional Representative in Korea’s National Assembly
- Jason Weiss (1992) - FBI computer forensics agent
- Jean High Wetenkamp (1976) - Superior Court Judge of Santa Clara County
- James Wright (1949) - former Judge for the SCC Superior Court
- Kyong-Whan "Kenny" Ahn (1985) - Director of the Public Law and Human Rights Law Center of the Faculty of Law at Seoul National UniversitySeoul National UniversitySeoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
Law School Deans
- James Campbell - 1911 to 1918
- Lawrence E. O'Keefe, SJ - 1919 to 1920
- Clarence Coolidge - 1920 to 1933
- Edwin J. Owens - 1933 to 1953
- Byron J. Snow - 1953 to 1955
- Warren P. McKenney - 1955 to 1959
- Leo Huard - 1959 to 1969
- George Strong (acting) - 1970
- George Alexander - 1970 to 1985
- Richard Rykoff (acting) - 1985 to 1986
- Gerald Uelmen - 1986 to 1994
- Mack Player - 1994 to 2003
- Donald J. Polden - 2003 to present
Centers and institutes
Centers and institutes based at Santa Clara Law include:- BroadBand Institute of California
- Center for Social Justice and Public Service
- Death Penalty College
- High Tech Law Institute
- Institute of International and Comparative Law
- Institute of Recovery and Redress
- Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center
- Northern California Innocence Project
External links
37°20′55.89"N 121°56′21.65"W