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State Bar & Bar Associations

Aug. 24, 2020

State Bar gears up for a large number of test-takers who need a lower score to pass

A resolution introduced in the Legislature last week calls upon the state Supreme Court to retroactively apply the newly-lowered cut score of 1,390 to exam takers for the past five years.

Gearing up for its first online bar exam, the Committee of State Bar Examiners voted Friday to add extra graders to prepare for what could be an especially large number of applicants taking the October test.

Meanwhile, a resolution introduced in the Legislature last week calls upon the state Supreme Court to retroactively apply the newly-lowered cut score of 1,390 to exam takers for the past five years. The resolution criticizes the...

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