Hastings Law Journal is the oldest
law journal at the
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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 ...
. It began in 1949 in San Francisco, California. As of 1997, it is under the umbrella of the O'Brien Center for Scholarly Publications.
The Journal has six issues per volume in December, January, March, May, June, and August.
Every year, the Journal hosts a symposium inviting speakers from around the country on varied topics. One issue per volume is dedicated to articles on the Symposium.
Washington & Lee ranks Hastings Law Journal well, coming in at number 31 in 2011.
The application process is an anonymous write-on competition during the summer after first year exams. Some students are accepted by grades alone, some by the writing competition alone, and some by a combination. Special circumstances expressed in a personal statement are also considered. Transfer students may also participate in the write-on competition later in the summer.
Articles Cited in the U.S. Supreme Court
A 1987 article was cited in the recent Supreme Court Case of ''American Needle Inc. v.
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
.'' The article, ''Conflicts of Interest and Fiduciary Duties in the Operation of a Joint Venture'' was written by Professor Zenichi Shishido of Japan.
The famous Fourth Amendment case, ''
Terry v. Ohio
''Terry v. Ohio'', 392 U.S. 1 (1968), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that it is constitutional for American police to "stop and frisk" a person they reasonably suspect to be armed and involved in a crime. Sp ...
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, cites a note, ''Stop and Frisk Law in California,'' by then-student Harvey E. Henderson, Jr.
Notable alumni
*Associate Justice of California Supreme Court
Carol A. Corrigan
*Chief Justice of Montana Supreme Court
Karla M. Gray
Karla Marie Gray (1947 – 2017) was an American attorney and judge who served as the chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court; she was the first woman to serve as Chief Justice and to be elected to the Montana Supreme Court.
Background
Gray w ...
*First African American California Supreme Court Justice
Wiley Manuel
Wiley William Manuel (August 28, 1927–January 5, 1981) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California from 1977 to 1981 and the first African American to serve on the high court.
Biography
Manuel was born in Oakland, Californi ...
(Editor in Chief of the 1953 volume)
*U.S. Ambassador
J. Christopher Stevens
Faculty advisors
*Justice
Roger Traynor
References
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American law journals
Bimonthly journals