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Residential Professor of Law and Democratic Policy
Caitlin Robinett Jachimowicz is the Associate Dean for Law Enrollment, Strategy, and Operations at Santa Clara Law. Dean Jachimowicz oversees the Admissions, Financial Aid, Building Operations, HR, and Finance offices at the law school. Previously, she was the Director of the Center for Social Justice and Public Service as well as the Director of the Public Interest JD program at Santa Clara Law. She serves as the Residential Professor of Law and Democratic Policy, and as an advisor for students.
Dean Jachimowicz spent over 12 years in public service as the elected Treasurer for the city of Morgan Hill, a Morgan Hill City Councilmember, and Santa Clara County Commissioner. Passionate about giving back to her community, Caitlin sits on the board of the Edward Boss Prado Foundation, a non-profit in Morgan Hill, CA; and has served on the Advisory Board for the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy. Dean Jachimowicz worked as a law clerk for the Panetta Institute of Public Policy and was a Congressional Aide for Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren before practicing criminal defense and civil litigation for over ten years.
A proud Bronco, Dean Jachimowicz is a graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law where she received a certificate in Public Interest and Social Justice. She also served as the Student Bar Association President, Editor-in-Chief of The Advocate, and held leadership positions with various organizations and community service groups throughout law school.
In 2020, Dean Jachimowicz was named one of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” and received the recognition of Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce’s Woman of the Year.
She is married to fellow SCU Law alum, Josh Jachimowicz (’11), and they have two young children.
B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Seattle University
Higher Education Teaching Certificate, The Harvard University Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, HarvardX
- Election Law
- Public Policy
- Government
- Interviewing and Counseling
- Criminal Law
Jachimowicz, Caitlin Robinett. "A Holistic Look at Counselling as a Lawyer in the United States,” In A Holistic Analysis of Law, Connecting Theory and Practice: Universal Solutions to Global Problems, edited by Charalampos Stamelos. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023.