Tyler Warren

“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility — I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavour will light our country and all who serve it — and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”

—John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

Assistant Director of Student and Academic Services Tyler Warren has known struggle his entire life. A local of Galt, California and the Greater Sacramento Area, he was raised by his mother in small town America. In 2009, his biological father, a Marine veteran of the Persian Gulf War, was deported to Thailand during the Obama Administration after serving a felony prison sentence. In 2014, his stepfather took his own life after struggling with both drug and alcohol addiction, and a contentious divorce proceeding that shook his family to its core. To compensate for the lack of a strong father figure in the home, he was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America, regularly volunteered time tutoring others in after school programs, and played little league baseball.

Despite a turbulent upbringing, Director Warren graduated from Liberty Ranch High School and continued his education at the University of San Diego. While there, he served as the student body’s elected Speaker of Senate for two consecutive terms and frequently worked to better his leadership and management skills. In May 2019, he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and returned home to the Sacramento area. Shortly thereafter, the COVID–19 pandemic shut down society, the economy, and many opportunities for young college graduates across America. Undeterred, Director Warren began his legal education at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in fall 2020. He is a first-generation college and law school graduate. 

During his legal education, Director Warren earned several certificates of concentration and was a competitor on McGeorge’s nationally ranked Mock Trial Competition team. While pursuing McGeorge’s nationally respected concentration in Capital Lawyering and Public Policy, he had the opportunity to be a clinical student in the Legislative and Public Policy Clinic. Wanting to settle for nothing less, Director Warren attempted to lobby the California State Legislature for landmark CEQA reform that would allow for faster, cost-efficient development of low-income affordable housing in wholly urbanized zones. In 2023, he received his Juris Doctor from McGeorge with distinction and continued to serve as a competition coach on the Mock Trial Team after graduation.

After passing the July 2023 California Bar Exam, Director Warren had the privilege of serving as a sworn Deputy District Attorney in Stanislaus County. While there, he had the opportunity to manage a caseload of approximately 700 active misdemeanor cases that included everything from drug and petty theft charges to sexual batteries and vehicular manslaughter. A few months into the job, he quickly earned a reassignment to a felony caseload of approximately 300 active felony cases. Several of those cases included both violent and serious “strike” felonies, “nickel” priors and great bodily injury (GBI) enhancements.

Trying to eliminate his commute from Sacramento to Modesto, Director Warren took a job at a Sacramento insurance defense firm specializing in medical malpractice and elder abuse litigation. In this experience, he had the opportunity to engage in rigorous law and motion practice in both state and federal court. He progressively grew unhappy, however, and realized his true passion had always been leadership, education and institutional reform. 

In the summer of 2025, Director Warren returned to McGeorge so that he could advise, educate and prepare future generations of lawyer leaders. His goals are simple: 1) advocate for institutional changes to the legal profession by developing lawyer leaders who will stand up for what is right no matter the cost; and 2) encourage future generations of lawyers to fight with mind, matter and soul for both our shared democratic and American values. He believes wholeheartedly in the American Dream, democracy, liberalism and equality before the law.