October 17, 2024
Bookshelves toppled like dominoes in Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF’s 200 McAllister St. library during the 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. The shaking lasted 20 seconds and had a lasting impact on the College. Thirty-five years after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bay Area and interrupted the World…
October 15, 2024
New Chief Advancement Officer Julia Jordan says it’s inspiring when people connect over the shared goal of advancing the college’s mission to prepare diverse students to succeed as leaders and legal professionals. Julia Jordan, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF’s new chief advancement officer, has a strong record of spearheading successful…
October 14, 2024
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF alumni Kevin T. Wong ’01, Sally Espinoza ’04, and Joseph M. Cress ’94 bring decades of legal experience to their new roles as Superior Court judges in Alameda, Los Angeles, and Sacramento counties. Governor Gavin Newsom has tapped three accomplished Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law San Francisco alumni…
October 10, 2024
Then-Sen. Joe Biden speaks to students and faculty at Snodgrass Hall in 1989, discussing global and national issues. “The world is changing utterly. …. There is a worldwide opportunity for great change and to reshape the diplomatic map,” he said. In January 1989, a Delaware senator visited…
October 8, 2024
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law San Francisco professors Joshua P. Davis and Scott Dodson, both part of the Center for Litigation and Courts, are organizing the third annual Complex Litigation Ethics Conference from Oct. 17-18. The in-depth panels will explore vexing ethical issues faced in complex cases and cover the…
October 3, 2024
More than 40 alumni, students, and supporters gathered to celebrate the launch of the new Latinx Alumni Council at a kickoff event on Sept. 7, 2023. While nearly 20 percent of today’s J.D. students at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law San Francisco identify as Latinx, representation among local attorneys –…
September 27, 2024
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF alumni from the Honolulu area and Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF officials gathered on Sept. 25 to formally launch the Hawaii Alumni Chapter. In the summer of 1966, the Hastings Alumni of Hawaii convened for the first time with 33 alumni in attendance, along with Â鶹ÊÓƵ…
September 25, 2024
Kamala Harris’ historic vice presidency and run for president are the latest in a long line of historic firsts for Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law San Francisco Where did Kamala Harris go to law school? It’s a simple question with a more-complicated answer. That’s because since Vice President Harris graduated…
September 23, 2024
Julia Jordan, newly appointed chief advancement officer at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law San Francisco, will drive philanthropic efforts to fund scholarships, cutting-edge programs, and state-of-the-art facilities that support faculty and empower students to become leaders in law and justice. Julia Jordan, a veteran fundraising professional with a…
September 19, 2024
A photograph of a 1950 groundbreaking ceremony for the old 198 McAllister St. building shows four men holding shovels, including the unnamed president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hastings student government body, California First District Court of Appeals Justice and 1910 Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hastings graduate A. Frank Bray, California Supreme Court Chief…
September 10, 2024
Priscilla Wheeler successfully competed in Moot Court and finished law school all while caring for her daughter, who was 20 months old in this photo from 1972. Hastings Law News student columnist Priscilla Wheeler ’75 reconsidered Wonder Woman as a feminist icon, writing in a Sept. 10,…
September 4, 2024
International Development Law Center Faculty Director Jessica Vapnek (top right) meets with attorneys from the Pacific Community, an intergovernmental organization, and a Samoan fisheries officer as part of a grant-funded project to help Pacific Island nations develop stronger laws and regulations for sustainable fishing and aquaculture. The…