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State Bar & Bar Associations

Jul. 29, 2009

Quadriplegic Allowed to Take State Bar Exam

The California Supreme Court allowed a quadriplegic Monday to take the State Bar exam although she had been disqualified due to a bureaucratic snafu.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Thanks to the California Supreme Court, a disabled law school student will be able to take the Bar exam today despite an administrative glitch.

Late Monday afternoon, just hours before the start of the 9 a.m. test, the California Supreme Court granted Sara Granda, who is quadriplegic, permission to take the exam. Granda had filed a petition with the court asking it to override the State B...

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