California (Sacramento) -- McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific -- Accreditation: Full ABA -- Year Founded: 1924

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law is a private, ABA-accredited law school in the Oak Park neighborhood of the city of Sacramento, California, commonly known as "Pacific McGeorge" as it is graduate school of the University of the Pacific. Originally founded in 1924, the school merged with and became part of the University of the Pacific in 1966. The university also runs a dental school in San Francisco, California. The current dean of McGeorge School of Law is former CIA General Counsel Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker.

Additionally, Pacific McGeorge was ranked among the nation’s Top 20 in both Advocacy and International Law programs in the 2007 U.S. News & World Report annual guide to “America’s Best Graduate Schools”. In 2008 it was tied for #3 in the West for its international programs and was also #45 for its student diversity.

Accreditation and Memberships

Pacific McGeorge is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and by the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California. It is also a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Pacific McGeorge 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.

General Information

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

Pacific McGeorge offers both a three-year day division program and four evening division program. Pacific McGeorge graduates are eligible to sit for the bar examination in any American jurisdiction.



J.D. candidates gather before commencement, May 2008

Areas of Specialization

In addition to completing requirements for the Juris Doctor degree, Pacific McGeorge students who wish to add additional value to their legal education may elect to complete additional requirements for a specialization or concentration certificate in the following areas of law:

• Advocacy
• Criminal Justice
• Governmental Affairs
• Intellectual Property
• International Business
• Tax

Legal Studies Center

The heart of every great law school is its library. With more than 500,000 volumes, Pacific McGeorge’s Gordon D. Schaber Law Library is home to one of the largest library collections of any law school in California. The Schaber Library has served generations of law students, alumni and members of the legal community, yet changes in technology, teaching and research modes make now the right time to develop a new Legal Studies Center (LSC).

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21st Century Legal Studies Center

Pacific McGeorge Faculty

Pacific McGeorge is a community of scholars focused on excellence in teaching and in the law -- in service to practitioners, the academy and society.

• More than 70% of the Pacific McGeorge faculty have practiced with law firms located in cities throughout the United States (including, Boston, Cleveland, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.).
• Pacific McGeorge faculty have clerked for justices and judges at the U.S. Supreme Court, US Circuit Courts of Appeals, and US District Courts.
• Over a third of the Pacific McGeorge faculty have held positions in government or public interest groups at national, state, or local levels (including, the US Department of Justice, US Treasury Department, U.N. International Law Commission, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Securities and Exchange Commission, and more).
• The 50 adjunct faculty at Pacific McGeorge, who teach elective courses in their fields of expertise, are drawn from currently practicing attorneys from across the country.

Contact the School

Campus Directory
University of the Pacific
McGeorge School of Law
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817

(916) 739-7191


Other Contact Info

Charlene A. Mattison
Assistant Dean of Advancement
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Barbara Thomas
Director, Alumni & Events
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Carissa Krueger
Executive Secretary
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Sally Cebreros
Manager, McGeorge Annual Fund
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Casandra Fernandez
Events Coordinator
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Kevin J. Gonzalez
Senior Development Officer
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Lovelle Harris
Donor Relations Specialist
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Megan Laurie
Alumni & Events Coordinator
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Rachel Palmer
Campus Resource Coordinator
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