Cal Northern School of Law
| Cal Northern School of Law | |
|---|---|
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| Established | 1983[1] |
| School type | Private Law School |
| Dean | Sandra L. Brooks |
| Location | Chico, CA, US 39°46′28″N 121°50′21″W / 39.77444°N 121.83917°W |
| Enrollment | 63 |
| Faculty | 20 (Full-time and adjunct) |
| Bar pass rate | 75.7% [2] |
| Website | www |
The Cal Northern School of Law is a private law school located in Chico, California. Cal Northern offers a four-year night program.
The law school is ranked 25 on the LA Times' list of law schools in California by the number of degrees awarded in 2026.[3]
History
Founded in 1983, Cal Northern School of Law was created by a group of attorneys and judges looking to create an evening law school.[4]
Accreditation
The school has been approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners[5] of the State Bar of California since 1992, but is not[6] accredited by the American Bar Association.
Law clinic
Since 2015, there has been a legal self-help clinic on the Chico campus, available for community-use every spring.[4]
Notable alumni
- Sergio C. Garcia, first undocumented immigrant to be admitted to the State Bar of California[7]
- Rick Keene, former member of the California State Assembly
References
- ↑ "About Cal Northern School of Law". Cal Northern.
- ↑ 2024 Minimum Cumulative Five-Year Bar Examination Pass Rates for California Accredited Law Schools (MPR) (PDF), The State Bar of California
- ↑ "Top 25 Largest Law Schools in California Ranked by Degrees Awarded". Los Angeles Times. 2025-04-20. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- 1 2 Staff, CN&R (2026-02-25). "Navigating a legal maze in Chico". Chico News & Review. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- ↑ Law Schools in California Accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. State Bar of California. April 10, 2010.
- ↑ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ Cruz, Maricela De La (2025-10-10). "Sergio García's journey from undocumented immigrant to pioneering attorney in California". KCRA. Retrieved 2026-06-22.