San Francisco Law School is a private, non-profit
law schoolA law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- United States:...
in
San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
. Founded in 1909, after the
1906 San Francisco earthquakeThe San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, CA and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 A.M. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.8; however, other values have...
, the law school became non-profit in 1941 and moved to its present location in 1968. It is the oldest part-time, evening law school on the West Coast.
The Law School's alumni include late
California GovernorThe Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced.The position was...
Edmund "Pat" BrownEdmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr. was the 32nd Governor of California, serving from 1959 to 1967.-Background:...
('27) and former
Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaThe Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer elected separately from the Governor who serves as the "vice-executive" of California. The Lieutenant Governor of California is elected to serve a four year term and can serve a maximum of two terms...
,
Leo T. McCarthyLeo Tarcissus McCarthy was a New Zealand-born American politician and businessman. He served as the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of California from 1983 to 1995....
and Undersecretary of the United States Department of Energy Joseph F.
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San Francisco Law School is a private, non-profit
law schoolA law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- United States:...
in
San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
. Founded in 1909, after the
1906 San Francisco earthquakeThe San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, CA and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 A.M. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.8; however, other values have...
, the law school became non-profit in 1941 and moved to its present location in 1968. It is the oldest part-time, evening law school on the West Coast.
The Law School's alumni include late
California GovernorThe Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced.The position was...
Edmund "Pat" BrownEdmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr. was the 32nd Governor of California, serving from 1959 to 1967.-Background:...
('27) and former
Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaThe Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer elected separately from the Governor who serves as the "vice-executive" of California. The Lieutenant Governor of California is elected to serve a four year term and can serve a maximum of two terms...
,
Leo T. McCarthyLeo Tarcissus McCarthy was a New Zealand-born American politician and businessman. He served as the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of California from 1983 to 1995....
and Undersecretary of the United States Department of Energy Joseph F. Salgado.
San Francisco Law School has been approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the
State Bar of CaliforniaThe State Bar of California is California's official bar association. It is responsible for managing the admission of lawyers to the practice of law, investigating complaints of professional misconduct, and prescribing appropriate discipline...
since 1937, but does not have or currently seek accreditation by the
American Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
.
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