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Lincoln Law School of Sacramento
Established1969
School typePrivate, for-profit
DeanFilomena Yeroshek
LocationSacramento, California, United States
Enrollment250
Faculty1 FT 25 PT
USNWR rankingNR
Bar pass rate59% (20/34) (October 2020 first-time takers)[1]
Websitewww.lincolnlaw.edu

Lincoln Law School of Sacramento is a private, for-profit law school in Sacramento, California. The school offers an evening-only, four-year juris doctor degree program.

Accreditation

Lincoln Law School received approval from the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California in 1978.[2]

The law school is not accredited by the American Bar Association. Lincoln graduates do not immediately qualify to take the bar exam and join the bar of states other than California,[2] and may not qualify in any event in some jurisdictions. If Lincoln graduates are allowed to take the bar examination in other states they must follow the rules of those jurisdictions that may include years in practice, additional education, and other requirements.[3]

Admissions

According to Lincoln Law School's California Information Report for 2017, 73.2% of applicants were accepted with the average enrollee having a 143 LSAT score and 2.94 undergraduate GPA.[4]

Bar passage rate

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.[1]

Notable alumni

  • Eugene Balonon (Class of 1984), judge, Sacramento County Superior Court
  • Bruce Nestande (deceased), California state politician
  • Leonard Padilla (Class of 1980), media personality, bail bondsman, and bounty hunter
  • Laurie Earl (Class of 1988), first LGBTQ+ judge on the California Third District Court of Appeal[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "General Statistics Report: October 2020 California Bar Examination" (PDF). California Bar Association. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Accreditation". Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Comprehensive Guide to Bar Exam Requirements- NCBEX".
  4. ↑ "Lincoln Law School of Sacramento §6061.7(a) Information Report" (PDF). lincolnlaw.edu. Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "2012 Alumnus of the Year - Lincoln Law School". lincolnlaw.edu. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Newsom taps out judge for appellate bench". ebar.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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