School ranked USD Law 22nd in the nation for faculty scholarly reputation. Leiter rated USD Law as "Also Strong" in Criminal Law & Procedure, Jurisprudence/Legal Philosophy, Law & Religion, and Legal Ethics. Six faculty members are members of the American Law Institute, a legal research organization. Notable guest professors On numerous occasions, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia judged the final round of intramural moot court competitions on campus prior to his death in 2016. Along with this, he was a guest lecturer of Constitutional Law classes as well as classes on Oral Advocacy. Media appearances Faculty member Junichi P. Semitsu appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and faculty member Frank Partnoy appeared on an episode of The Daily Show discussing his book The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals. Students In 2007, the 75th percentile of Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores was 164 and the 25th percentile of LSAT scores was 161 for admitted full-time students. Bar passage rates 71% of USD Law graduates who took the California Bar in July 2018 for the first time, passed, compared to 54.1% for all first time applicants who completed the July 2018 California Bar Examination. Based on a 2001–2007 6 year average, 76.3% of USD Law graduates passed the California State Bar. Post-graduation employment Based on a 2001–2007 6 year average, 90.6% of USD Law graduates were employed in some capacity 9 months after graduation. Advocacy programs Appellate Moot Court The law school's Appellate Moot Court team is composed of two boards, the Executive Board and the Associate Board. The Appellate Moot Court Board hosts two intramural competitions each year, the Alumni Torts Moot Court Tournament and the Constitutional law focused Paul A. McLennon Sr., Honors Moot Court Competition. Both competitions are open to all students after completion of their first year. Additionally, the Board hosts the National Criminal Procedure Competition each fall open to national moot court teams from law schools across the country. National Trial Team (Mock Trial) USD Law's National Trial Team trains students for regional and national trial competitions, competing in five major tournaments each year. Transactional Law Team (TLT) The Transactional Law Team competes in the National Transactional Law Meet. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (VICAM) USD Law's Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (VICAM) team competes in the area of international commercial law and arbitration, also