The Clarence Chan Scholarship, established by the San Joaquin County Bar Foundation and the SJCBA Honorable Frank Kim Asian/Pacific Islanders Section, supports students pursuing a legal career. Applicants are required to submit a one-page, double-spaced essay detailing their motivation for entering the legal field and their plans to contribute to the San Joaquin County community, particularly in relation to the Asian/Pacific Islander community. This scholarship is open to high school, college, and law students. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, community involvement, and the quality of their essay responses.
Sponsored by San Joaquin County Bar Foundation and the SJCBA Criminal Law Section
The Vittoria Bossi Scholarship was created to honor Vittoria Bossi, an SJCBA member and long-time attorney in San Joaquin County who passed away on March 17, 2021. She was a graduate of San Francisco State University and Hastings College of Law (1991). Her friends and colleagues remember her as a tough attorney with a soft heart.
The Honorable Judge Franklin Stephenson Scholarship was established to honor the memory of San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Franklin Stephenson. Judge Stephenson was an integral member of the San Joaquin County community. He was a Little League Coach, an avid sports fan, a Professor of Law at Humphrey Law School, and a local Superior Court Judge. The scholarship is aimed to further his efforts and to help students fulfill their goals of becoming productive members of the local legal community.
All woman-identified law school students who: 1) have successfully completed the first year of law school, and 2) intend to practice law in San Joaquin County, can apply for the San Joaquin County Bar Association’s (SJCBA) Women Lawyers Section Scholarship.
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The Clarence Chan Scholarship, established by the San Joaquin County Bar Foundation and the SJCBA Honorable Frank Kim Asian/Pacific Islanders Section, supports students pursuing a legal career. Applicants are required to submit a one-page, double-spaced essay detailing their motivation for entering the legal field and their plans to contribute to the San Joaquin County community, particularly in relation to the Asian/Pacific Islander community. This scholarship is open to high school, college, and law students. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, community involvement, and the quality of their essay responses.
Sponsored by San Joaquin County Bar Foundation and the SJCBA Criminal Law Section
The Vittoria Bossi Scholarship was created to honor Vittoria Bossi, an SJCBA member and long-time attorney in San Joaquin County who passed away on March 17, 2021. She was a graduate of San Francisco State University and Hastings College of Law (1991). Her friends and colleagues remember her as a tough attorney with a soft heart.
The Honorable Judge Franklin Stephenson Scholarship was established to honor the memory of San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Franklin Stephenson. Judge Stephenson was an integral member of the San Joaquin County community. He was a Little League Coach, an avid sports fan, a Professor of Law at Humphrey Law School, and a local Superior Court Judge. The scholarship is aimed to further his efforts and to help students fulfill their goals of becoming productive members of the local legal community.
All woman-identified law school students who: 1) have successfully completed the first year of law school, and 2) intend to practice law in San Joaquin County, can apply for the San Joaquin County Bar Association’s (SJCBA) Women Lawyers Section Scholarship.
Click the button below to explore scholarship details, including requirements, eligibility, and timelines.