Education
Feb. 3, 2017
Law school deans petition California Supreme Court for easier exam
The deans say the higher cut score is to blame for sagging bar exam passage rates.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A coalition of California's American Bar Association-accredited law schools petitioned the state Supreme Court to adjust the State Bar's scoring methods Wednesday, arguing that the state has the nation's lowest bar passage rate because of its stricter scoring methods.
The passage rate for those taking the July 2016 California bar exam fell to 62 percent for first-time ...
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