1996 – Steven R. Smith hired as Dean

1998 – First new class of foreign lawyers begins renewed LL.M. program

2000 – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy dedicates the first law library of the 21st century

2001 – Proyecto ACCESO and California Innocence Project launched

2002 – Agreement of Association with UC San Diego signed

2003 – First exoneration by the California Innocence Project

2004 – Community Law Project launched

2007 – MAS degree program in Health Law with UC San Diego launched

2008 – STEPPS program launched for second-year students

2009 – CWSL wins first of three consecutive public service awards from President Obama

2011 – A.I.M. for Law program launched with SDSU