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News Release - June 11, 2025

California Supreme Court Approves Additional Bar Exam Remedies

Court grants parts of two State Bar proposals to extend eligibility for Provisional License Program and to impute scores from February Bar exam
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News Release - March 4, 2025

California Supreme Court Issues Statement on February Bar Exam

The California Supreme Court has issued a statement on the "troubling reports of technical failures, delays, and other irregularities" in last week's administration of the California Bar Examination.
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News Release - October 22, 2024

California Supreme Court Approves Incentives to Test Drive New Bar Exam Questions

Court approves, in part, the State Bar’s proposal to give applicants, who meet a minimum threshold of performance, a scoring adjustment for taking a test with experimental multiple-choice questions.
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News Release - August 22, 2024

Supreme Court Names Appointments to State Bar Board of Trustees and Committee of Bar Examiners

The Supreme Court of California on Wednesday made two reappointments to the State Bar Board of Trustees and four appointments to the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners.
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News Release - May 26, 2022

California Supreme Court Extends Provisional Licensing Program

Court extends program through December 31, 2022 for both participant cohorts: 2020 law school graduates and those with qualifying prior Bar Exam scores.
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News Release - April 27, 2021

California Supreme Court Names Members of Blue Ribbon Bar Exam Commission

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.
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News Release - January 28, 2021

California Supreme Court Expands Law License Pathway for Prior Examinees

Thousands more law school graduates with qualifying prior bar exam scores will be able to work as fully licensed attorneys after completing supervised practice hours.
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News Release - October 26, 2020

California Supreme Court Approves Charter for Bar Exam Commission

Appointments by the California Supreme Court are expected by the end of the year.
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News Release - October 22, 2020

California Supreme Court Approves Provisional Licensing Program for 2020 Law School Graduates

The program will continue until June 1, 2022 unless extended by the court.
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News Release - August 10, 2020

California Supreme Court Issues Order Finalizing Lower Passing Score for Future Bar Exam Takers

Lower passing score will not be applied retroactively to previous Bar Exam takers, court writes in letter to State Bar.
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News Release - July 16, 2020

California Supreme Court Lowers Bar Exam Passing Score

The California Supreme Court on Thursday announced it will permanently lower the passing score for the California Bar Exam and released plans for an October test administered online.
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News Release - April 27, 2020

California Supreme Court Orders Bar Exam Delayed, Administered Online

The California Supreme Court ordered the July California Bar Exam be postponed to Sept. 9-10, and directed the State Bar to make every effort to administer the test online with remote or electronic proctoring.
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