Letters,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Dec. 3, 2018
Just lowering ‘cut score’ ignores other factors
I agree with Howard Miller on one point: The bar exam is to test minimum competence to practice law. I disagree with everything else he says.
I agree with Howard Miller on one point: The bar exam is to test minimum competence to practice law. I disagree with everything else he says. ("Bar exam blues," Nov. 21.) Full disclosure: I was graduated from USC Law School and I passed the bar exam (a long time ago); neither my kids nor they spouses have or will go to law school.
Having a minimum standard of competence is fair. As ...
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