Letters,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
California Supreme Court,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Aug. 15, 2017
Lower cut score is a step backward
Even at the existing passing grade, there are practicing attorneys in California who aren’t very smart or ethical, who don’t seem to know the law to the extent to which they should, and who don’t write particularly well.
The California bar exam passing grade should not be lowered. The bar exam screens for minimal competence. Even at the existing passing grade, there are practicing attorneys in California who aren’t very smart or ethical, who don’t seem to know the law to the extent to which they should, and who don’t write particularly well.
The low pass rate on the California bar exam seems to be a function of (a) people going to law school who shou...
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