University of California/Hastings College of the Law
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Motto | Fiat Justitia (Let justice be done) |
Formation | 1878 |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
Has an extensive alumni network in California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area. |
The University of California, Hastings College of the Law (UC Hastings) is a public law school in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, UC Hastings was the first law school of the University of California as well as one of the first law schools established in California.
The law school has an extensive alumni network in California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area, that includes general counsels, law firm partners, politicians, judges and corporate executives. Notable alumni include Kamala D. Harris, the 49th Vice President of the United States; George R. Roberts, a founding member of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; Alexander Francis Morrison, the founding member of the international law firm Morrison & Foerster; William H. Orrick, the founding member of the international law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; and Todd Machtmes, the General Counsel of Salesforce.
Alumni on Wikispooks
Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
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James M. Cole | 2 May 1952 | Lawyer | US Deputy Attorney General 2010-2015 under Barack Obama. Protected opioid producers. | |
Kamala Harris | 20 October 1964 | US | Politician Lawyer Deep state functionary US/2024 Presidential election/Candidate | US VP. Famous in California for aiding prison-industrial complex and protecting paedophiles within the Catholic Church. |