State Bar & Bar Associations
May 6, 2025
Bar exam takers demand reforms, despite high passage rate
February bar exam takers criticized the State Bar despite a 60-year high pass rate, demanding reforms like provisional licensure and transparency at a heated Committee of Bar Examiners meeting.
February bar exam-takers lambasted the Committee of Bar Examiners at its meeting Monday afternoon, despite the State Bar announcing the exam had the highest pass rate in 60 years. The speakers included both those who had passed the bar in results announced earlier in the day and those who did not.
Dozens of people articulated their criticisms for two hours during the public comment period at the beginning of the meeting. Many wanted longer lasting reforms. Suggestions included pr...
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