司法科学博士（JSD）是伯克利·法（Berkeley Law）最高级的法律学位，为毕业生提供了在世界任何地方的教学和法律奖学金领域的卓越成就的准备。我们的JSD计划强调独立研究和写作，从而使论文的质量得以发表，这对候选人的研究领域做出了重大贡献。一年级学生参加JSD法律奖学金研讨会，旨在让学生了解美国法律理论中的典型论点和中心话题，它还为学生提供了一个论坛，以就自己的发展研究获得指导和反馈。除了这个最初的必修课程之外，学生仅接受教师指导批准的有限课程。
The Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) is Berkeley Law's most advanced law degree, preparing its graduates to excel in careers in teaching and legal scholarship anywhere in the world. Our J.S.D. program emphasizes independent research and writing leading to the completion of a dissertation of publishable quality, representing a significant contribution to a candidate's field of study.First-year students take a J.S.D. legal scholarship seminar designed to expose students to canonical arguments and central topics in American legal theory, and which also serves as a forum for students to receive guidance and feedback on their own developing research. Beyond this initial required seminar, students take only a limited amount of coursework as approved by their faculty advisor.<br><br>The J.S.D. program is three years in length and students are expected to maintain full-time registration for the duration of the program. Upon completing the required seminar and passing an oral qualifying examination, students advance to J.S.D. candidacy. J.S.D. candidates receive a waiver of the nonresident tuition fee (if applicable) for the subsequent two years of the program.