Letters,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
California Supreme Court,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Aug. 15, 2017
There is no evidence to support a high cut score
Alarm, confusion and protection of the status quo seem to be the main themes of the recent debate surrounding the California Supreme Court’s order that the State Bar validate the minimum passing score for the California Bar Exam — for the first time.
Mitchel L. Winick
President and Dean
Monterey College of Law
Mitchel is president and dean of a non-profit California accredited law school system that includes Monterey College of Law, San Luis Obispo College of Law, and Kern County College of Law. He was one of eight deans invited by the California Supreme Court to an informal meeting in October 2019 to discuss concerns about the California bar exam. He is former chair of the Committee of Bar Examiners Rules Advisory Committee and a former member of the Law School Council representing the California Accredited Law Schools.
Alarm, confusion and protection of the status quo seem to be the main themes of the recent debate surrounding the California Supreme Court’s order that the State Bar validate the minimum passing score for the California Bar Exam — for the first time. See Judge William F. Fahey’s Aug. 8 column, “The case against a lower bar pass score.” Keep in mind that most other licensing agencies in the state have been validating their exams and passing scores every seven years and...
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