January 7, 2025
Chancellor & Dean David Faigman affirms UC Law San Francisco’s commitment to student success in his New Year’s message to the campus community. Dear UC Law SF Community, Welcome back for the spring semester, and to 2025! I know that with the many uncertainties that lie…
December 13, 2024
David Faigman is a nationally recognized expert on evidence. Faculty Who Lead: David Faigman In Scientific American, Chancellor & Dean David Faigman and Towson University Professor Jeff Kukucka argue that the legal system must change to keep up with our evolving understanding of science. Lyle…
December 12, 2024
Nearly 100 recent graduates of UC Law San Francisco celebrated their swearing-in as licensed attorneys before a packed auditorium of supporters on Dec. 2. They were just a fraction of the more than 300 grads who passed the notoriously challenging California Bar Exam in July. This year, the Class of…
December 12, 2024
Richard “Dick” Gayer ’75, pictured in a 1975 Class Digest publication, was a trailblazer in the fight for LGBTQ+ legal rights, challenging discrimination with courage and tenacity even before graduating from UC Law SF. Many students enter law school with ambitious plans to tackle society’s injustices. Richard “Dick”…
December 9, 2024
Judge Charles A. Smiley ’97 is expected to bring decades of legal expertise to his new role as an associate justice on California’s First District Court of Appeal, Division One. After overseeing civil and criminal cases in the East Bay for more than a decade, Alameda County…
December 6, 2024
Professor Cheryl I. Harris, an influential legal scholar renowned for her pioneering contributions to Critical Race Theory and author of the groundbreaking article “Whiteness as Property,” will teach a seminar at UC Law San Francisco this spring. Professor Cheryl I. Harris has spent decades working to understand…
December 5, 2024
Christine la Barraque (third from right, bottom row) defied expectations to become California’s first blind woman attorney after graduating from UC Law San Francisco in 1899. Pictured here with classmates and professors in 1897, la Barraque was accompanied by her reader (to her left), who assisted her by…
December 2, 2024
Jacob Rivera ’26 and John De La Cruz ’25 used their legal skills to make a tangible difference for rural and Indigenous communities in Northern California. Their work, which included helping clients fight evictions, was part of UC Law SF’s Summer Fellowship Program, now in its third year.
November 21, 2024
California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero speaks with David A. Carrillo of UC Berkeley’s California Constitution Center at UC Law San Francisco, discussing challenges facing the state’s judicial system, including budget cuts, bar exam reforms, and efforts to enhance access to justice. Less than two years into her tenure…
November 18, 2024
Organizers and key sponsors of the Oct. 29 Venture Capital-Backed Board Academy gather for a photo in front of Nasdaq’s iconic MarketSite marquee in Times Square. From left to right: Nyron Persaud and David Silverman of Cooley LLP, Emily Strauss, Evan Epstein and Abraham Cable of UC Law…
November 14, 2024
An illustration from a 1967 alumni publication shows the various locations where UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) held classes before its first building was constructed from 1950 to 1953. War veterans and the GI Bill played a key role in helping the College create a vibrant…
November 12, 2024
Isabel Samayoa ’26, Surjit Sadhra ’26, and Yingting Xu ’26 gained valuable experience through their judicial internships, working closely with state and federal judges who oversee pivotal cases that can reshape the legal landscape. Surjit Sadhra ’26 spent last summer working under a federal judge who has overseen…