Lincoln Law School of Sacramento is a private, for-profit
law school in
Sacramento, California
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. The school offers an evening-only, four-year
juris doctor degree program.
Accreditation and bar passage rate
Lincoln Law School received approval from the Committee of Bar Examiners of the
State Bar of California in 1978.
The law school is not accredited by the
American Bar Association
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. Lincoln graduates do not immediately qualify to take the bar exam and join the bar of states other than California
and must following the rules of other admitting jurisdictions in order to sit for their Bar exams, including requisite years in practice or additional education.
Of the 34 Lincoln graduates who took the California bar exam for the first time in October 2020, 20 passed, for a 59% passage rate, vs. a 74% overall pass rate.
Notable alumni
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Eugene Balonon (Class of 1984), Superior Court of California, Sacramento County
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Bruce Nestande, California state politician
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Leonard Padilla (Class of 1980), television commentator, media personality, and bounty hunter
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Hon. Laurie Earl (Class of 1988), first LGBTQ+ judge on the Third District Court of Appeal
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Law schools in California
Universities and colleges in Sacramento County, California
Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in California
For-profit universities and colleges in the United States