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Government

Mar. 4, 2017

Lawmakers urge lowering of passing score on bar exam

Democratic members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee want the state Supreme Court to reduce the bar passing threshold while the topic is studied further.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Democratic members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee are urging the state Supreme Court to temporarily reduce the score required to pass the California bar exam while the issue is studied further in the coming months.

A Thursday letter from the eight lawmakers to California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye came just two days after the chief directed the State Bar to conduct a "thorough and ...

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