The California State Capitol Assembly and Senate floors, the Third District Court of Appeal, and Sacramento’s Tsakopoulos Library Galleria served as centers of learning for approximately 300 high school students as part of the California Legal Pathways Collaborative’s (CLPC) Legislative Day held on...

Maridel De Los Reyes When Maridel De Los Reyes was growing up, she wanted to be a doctor. “That was until sixth grade,” she reflects and smiles. “My middle school had a program where students from underserved areas visited law firms. I had never met a lawyer before. They were so eloquent and...

Attention Journalists: Elected officials, legal leaders, and students, welcome the opportunity to be interviewed.             SACRAMENTO, CA  (February 10, 2026) – Nearly 300 students will unite at the California State Capitol to meet...

There are certain professions considered callings. Teachers and lawyers are among them. Teachers view their profession not simply as a job to help students learn, but as a mission to instill the value of an education and to make a difference in a child’s life. Lawyers advocate for justice,...

Originally published by Pasadena Now. Pasadena High School has become the first campus in the San Gabriel Valley to partner with the California Legal Pathways Collaborative, according to the organization. The collaboration establishes CLPC’s first-ever law academy partnership in the region and...

Meet some incredible students. This fall, for the first time ever, California Lawyers Foundation (CLF) awarded over $50,000 in scholarships to high school, undergraduate, and law school students. More than 100 students applied from schools across our state, far exceeding all expectations. The...

PASADENA, CA (December 16, 2025) – California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC) has joined with Pasadena High School to establish its first-ever law academy partnership in the San Gabriel Valley. CLPC is the educational component of California Lawyers Foundation (CLF), the charitable arm of...

Leadership – Access – Diversity.  These are things which drive the California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC). What began as six innovative law academies first established in 2010, today has exploded to 25 programs across the state, with the organization’s newest partnership project...

The Honorable Judy Johnson, a leader for the California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC), and California Lawyers Foundation’s (CLF) Deputy Director, Janett Cabanero, have been honored by the Minority Bar Coalition (MBC) of the San Francisco Bay Area with its prestigious 2025 Unity Awards. Judge...

They are affectionately known as, “the Law Ladies,” but make no mistake. They are powerbrokers, advocates, and thinkers who have shared their mission over decades to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the judicial system and provide an educational pathway for students interested in the...