1962
Regents of the University of California authorize establishment of UC Davis School of Law.
1963
Law School planning committee, which includes Boalt Hall Professor Edward L. Barrett, Jr., begins work.
1964
Professor Edward L. Barrett, Jr. appointed first Dean.
1965
Professor Daniel J. Dykstra, Professor and Librarian Mortimer D. Schwartz, and Dean's Assistant and Registrar Thelma H. Kido recruited.
Library established in temporary building. Librarians Pat Piper and Betty Williams unpack first of 30,000 books.
Law School receives 340 applications for admission to first entering class.
1966
Professors Edgar Bodenheimer, Brigitte M. Bodenheimer, Edward H. Rabin, and Frank B. Baldwin hired.
Founding class enters with 78 students.
1967
Chief Justice of California Roger J. Traynor presides over groundbreaking ceremonies for Law School building.
1968
Law School receives provisional ABA accreditation.
1969
Law School building completed and named for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Library meets ABA and AALS accreditation requirements with 75,000 volumes.
First issue of UC Davis Law Review.
First class of students graduates.
1970
Student body reaches 340. Faculty reaches 20.
Law library reaches 100,000 volumes.
1971
Professor Daniel J. Dykstra named Dean.
1972
Law Students Association (LSA) generates revenue from pinball machines in student lounge.
1973
Order of the Coif established at King Hall.
1974
Professor Pierre R. Loiseaux named Dean.
1975
First Annual Fund drive.
Prison Law Clinic established.
1976
Law students vote to levy a $5 dollar tax for LSA purposes.
School of Law moves from quarter to semester system.
1977
First issue of Environs Environmental Law and Policy Journal.
1978
Controversy surrounds commencement speaker California Supreme Court Justice Stanley Mosk, author of the Bakke decision.
King Hall Legal Foundation formed.
1979
Entering class tops 204 students.
1980
Distinguished Teaching Award established with funding from William and Sally Rutter.
UC Davis Law Review Symposium helps to establish the public trust doctrine in environmental law, influencing the California Supreme Court's historic decision to save Mono Lake.
1981
Bodenheimer Lecture on Family Law established.
Immigration Law Clinic established.
1983
1985
Students win National Moot Court championship in New York.
1986
Barrett Lectureship in Constitutional Law established.
School of Law celebrates with 20 th Anniversary Gala.
1987
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court William J. Brennan, Jr. delivers commencement address.
1990
Anonymous donation of $107,000 received as challenge to establish first Chair.
1991
Professor Ellen R. Jordan named Dean.
1992
Pro Bono Program established.
1993
Civil Rights Clinic established.
1994
Inaugural State Capitol Reception, now an annual event.
1995
First issue of Journal of International Law & Policy.
1996
First issue of Journal of Juvenile Law & Policy.
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno delivers commencement address.
1998
Family Protection and Legal Assistance Clinic established.
2000
King Hall receives Diversity Award from California Minority Counsel Program.
2001
New Master's Degree in International Commercial Law receives approval.
Business Law Journal launched.
King Hall Outreach Program (KHOP) established.
Largest class enters with 214 students.
2004
2005
First class gift.
First King Hall Briefs alumni e-newsletter.
2006
Major gifts totaling just under $3 million received for the King Hall Expansion and Renovation Project.
Law library named Mabie Law Library in recognition of the William and Inez Mabie Family Foundation gift of $1.5 million to the King Hall building campaign.
2007
2008
Professor Kevin R. Johnson named Dean.
2009
California International Law Center at King Hall is founded.
California Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg '84 delivers commencement address.
2010
New expansion wing of King Hall opens.
California Environmental Law & Policy Center is founded.
School of Law joins UCDC program.
Central Valley Foundation/James B. McClatchy Lecture on the First Amendment established.
2011
Center for Science & Innovation Studies is founded.
Chief Justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye '84 delivers commencement address.
2012
King Hall hosts special sitting of the California Supreme Court.
School of Law completes the most successful fundraising year in its history, garnering $4.3 million in private support during the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
2013
Renovation of original wing of King Hall is completed.
Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies is officially launched, honoring the late Professor Keith Aoki.
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivers commencement address.
2014
University of California launches Undocumented Legal Services Center, based at King Hall.
2015
Class of 2018 enrolls – the School of Law's 50 th class.
California State Assembly honors 50 th anniversary of the School of Law with legislative resolution.