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Court grants parts of two State Bar proposals to extend eligibility for Provisional License Program and to impute scores from February Bar exam

Court directs State Bar of California to circulate proposed amendments for 45 days of public comment.

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.

Highlights and key statistics from the 2023–2024 court year

The California Supreme Court will use the Zoom for Government service for counsel who choose to appear remotely beginning Dec. 5 for its oral argument session in Los Angeles.

Highlights and key statistics from the 2022–2023 court year.

The California Supreme Court directed the State Bar Court of California to abolish its informal practice of not requiring attorneys who have been ordered suspended for 90 days or less to inform their clients, the courts, and adverse parties of the suspension.

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered her first State of the Judiciary Address to the California Legislature on March 27, 2023.

Court also directs State Bar to reopen part of the program to new applicants, with a Dec. 31, 2023 deadline.

Court will also offer remote option for counsel, after being fully remote during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highlights and key statistics from the 2021–2022 court year.

Justice Guerrero must now be elected by voters at the Nov. 8 general election. If elected, she would be the first Latina to serve as Chief Justice of California.