UC Law Journal
The UC Law Journal is the oldest law journal at the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco. It began in 1949 in San Francisco, California as the Hastings Law Journal. 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 the UC Law Journal well, coming in at number 31 in 2011.
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 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, cites a note, Stop and Frisk Law in California, by then-student Harvey E. Henderson, Jr.
Several other articles published by the UC Law Journal have been cited by the United States Supreme Court:
- Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S.Ct. 1731, citing Rhonda R. Rivera, "Our Strait-Laced Judges: The Legal Position of Homosexual Persons in the United States," 30 Hastings L.J. 799.
- Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, 138 S.Ct. 1365, citing Adam Mossoff, "Rethinking the Development of Patents: An Intellectual History," 52 Hastings L.J. 1255.
- Rosales-Mireles v. United States, 138 S.Ct. 1897, citing Rebecca Hollander–Blumoff, "The Psychology of Procedural Justice in the Federal Courts," 63 Hastings L.J. 127.
Notable alumni
- Associate Justice of California Supreme Court Carol A. Corrigan
- Chief Justice of Montana Supreme Court Karla M. Gray
- First African American California Supreme Court Justice Wiley Manuel
- U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens
Faculty advisors
- Justice Roger Traynor