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Aug. 15, 2017
Lawyer quality concerns do not have anything to do with the cut score
In his article, “The case against a lower bar pass score,” nowhere does Judge William F. Fahey demonstrate a correlation between bad grammar, poor speaking ability, missed court filings and the appropriate bar exam “cut score” chosen to determine which law school graduates are sufficiently competent to practice law.
William Wesley Patton
Professor Emeritus
Whittier Law School
Email: bpatton@law.whittier.edu
UCLA Law School
William is also assistant clinical professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and a lecturer in law at USC Gould School of Law.
In his article, “The case against a lower bar pass score,” Judge William F. Fahey relies on his courtroom experiences to support his opposition to lowering the California Bar Exam passing score. He indicates that a small percentage of attorneys appearing before him have not provided competent representation because they either did not read or understand applicable laws and procedures, do not spell well and lack a polished oratory style. Other attorneys don’t file pape...
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