Thursday, September 14, 2017

In re California Bar Exam

So, maybe you have opinion about what the Supreme Court should do regarding the Bar Exam: Lower the passing score? Keep it the same? Abolish it? Well, the Supreme Court has issued an order in In re California Bar Exam inviting you to comment, which reads as follows:

          On September 13, 2017, the court received the Final Report on the 2017 California Bar Exam Standard Setting Study of the State Bar of California. Any person or entity wishing to comment on the State Bar's Final Report may submit an amicus curiae letter (referencing docket number S244281 In re California Bar Exam) to the Office of the Clerk, Supreme Court of California, 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. The commenter must also send a copy of the amicus curiae letter to Vanessa Holton, General Counsel, The State Bar of California, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The letters to the court and the copies to the State Bar must be postmarked on or before October 2, 2017, or be hand-delivered to the designated addresses by October 2, 2017.
See in the ABA Journal California bar brief pokes holes in some arguments for a lower bar exam cut score.

And see in the DJ One Bar Exam is Enough, arguing that that "The California Supreme Court should join the vast majority of other state supreme courts that have adopted reciprocal admission on motion for experienced attorneys from other states."
And also in the DJ Pass score should be a valid minimum standard, about how "The California Accredited Law Schools have filed a letter brief with the California Supreme Court supporting lowering the minimum passing score for the California bar exam from 1440 to 1390."