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The amendments account for developments relevant to the representation of capital inmates before the California Supreme Court, including the passage of Proposition 66, the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016, and the enactment of the California Racial Justice Act of 2020.

The California Supreme Court revived a special tradition on Tuesday, filling its audience for oral argument with 80 students from San Diego high schools.

Court will host its first oral argument outreach session since the pandemic, to include students from high schools serving unhoused youth and those aspiring to be first-generation college graduates.

Tami Fisher named director; Steven Rosenberg to retire after nine years as director

Court also appoints members to Committee of Bar Examiners, which oversees development and administration of the Bar Exam and accredits state law schools.

The Joint Supreme Court/State Bar Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the California Bar Exam will develop recommendations on whether to make changes to the California Bar Exam.

Highlights and key statistics from the 2019-2020 court year.

Lower passing score will not be applied retroactively to previous Bar Exam takers, court writes in letter to State Bar.

Since April, the state Supreme Court rolled a large screen television into its San Francisco courtroom to conduct oral arguments.