Empire College School of Law
| Empire College School of Law | |
|---|---|
| Parent school | Empire College |
| Established | 1973 |
| School type | Private |
| Dean | J. Michael Mullins[1] |
| Location |
Santa Rosa, California, US 38°28′03″N 122°43′43″W / 38.4674°N 122.7286°WCoordinates: 38°28′03″N 122°43′43″W / 38.4674°N 122.7286°W |
| Faculty | 56 (includes adjunct)[2] |
| Bar pass rate | 31% (July 2015 1st time takers)[3] |
| Website |
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Empire College School of Law, part of Empire College and founded in 1973, is a four-year evening law school program accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California.[4] As an evening-only law school, the School of Law is not approved by the American Bar Association.[5]
Empire graduates comprise approximately 25 percent of the Sonoma County Bar and include members of the judiciary in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Merced, Lassen and Calaveras counties.
Following a year of construction, the college opened its new campus in January 2000 which includes, as tenants, two California superior courts for the County of Sonoma at which civil cases are conducted. Moot Court and Trial Practice classes are held in the courtrooms. In the 2000 Roger J. Traynor California Appellate Moot Court Competition, the Empire College Moot Court Team won first place in both The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award for Best Brief and The Bernard E. Witkin Award for Excellence In Appellate Advocacy.[6]
Bar pass rates
- July 2007 -- 34%[7]
- July 2008 -- 45%[8]
- July 2009 -- 33%[9]
- July 2010 -- 44%[10]
- July 2011 -- 36% (1st time takers)[11]
- July 2013 -- 57% (1st time takers)[12]
- July 2014 -- 60% (1st time takers)[13]
- July 2015 -- 31% (1st time takers)[14]
References
- ↑ "Letter from Dean". Empire College School of Law.
- ↑ Empire College SOL Faculty and Staff
- ↑ https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Statistics/JULY2015STATS.121715.pdf
- ↑ Law Schools in California Accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE). California State Bar. April 10, 2010.
- ↑ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.witkin.com/pages/traynor_pages/Past%20Winners2012.pdf
- ↑ General Statistics Report July 2007 California Bar Examination
- ↑ General Statistics Report July 2008 California Bar Examination
- ↑ General Statistics Report July 2009 California Bar Examination
- ↑ General Statistics Report July 2010 California Bar Examination
- ↑ "General Statistics Report: July 2011 California Bar Examination". California State Bar. December 28, 2011.
- ↑ "General Statistics Report: July 2013 California Bar Examination" (PDF). California State Bar.
- ↑ "General Statistics Report: July 2014 California Bar Examination" (PDF). California State Bar.
- ↑ https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Statistics/JULY2015STATS.121715.pdf