Upon graduation, Baxter became a Coro Foundation Fellow in Public Affairs (1962–63), then entered UC Hastings College of the Law, from which he earned his law degree in 1966.
əpˌɑːn ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən, bˈækstɚ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kˈɔːɹoʊ faʊndˈeɪʃən fˈɛloʊ ɪn pˈʌblɪk ɐfˈɛɹz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ðˈɛn ˈɛntɚd jˌuːsˈiː hˈeɪstɪŋz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌvðə lˈɔː, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː ˈɜːnd hɪz lˈɔː dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.