Jul. 1, 2025
Push for federal attorneys' licensing stalls amid State Bar controversy
A legislative push to create an expedited licensing path for former federal attorneys has been shelved for the year, even as multiple reform efforts continue in response to a troubled bar exam and mounting criticism of the California State Bar's governance.
Amid ongoing controversy at the California Bar, several reform bills are advancing--but a proposal to fast-track licensing for departing federal attorneys is not among them.
Following the widely derided February bar exam, disgruntled test takers have urged the bar to ease licensing requirements. Yet Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, has pulled a bill that would have directed the bar to create an expedited licensure program for attorneys who have worked for ...
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