News Release - June 11, 2025
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
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 - December 21, 2023
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday approved two changes to California Rules of Court and rejected two others proposed by the State Bar of California.
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News Release - December 23, 2022
Court also directs State Bar to reopen part of the program to new applicants, with a Dec. 31, 2023 deadline.
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News Release - December 12, 2022
Workgroup also found that appellate courts statewide have reduced case backlogs by nearly 50% over the past five years
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Feature - September 22, 2022
Highlights and key statistics from the 2021–2022 court year.
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News Release - June 15, 2022
The workgroup, chaired by First District Administrative Presiding Justice Jim Humes, will report back to the Chief Justice by early 2023.
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News Release - June 9, 2022
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye today named First District Administrative Presiding Justice Jim Humes as chair of the Appellate Caseflow Workgroup to review Courts of Appeal workflow, policies, procedures, and case management processes to promote transparency, accountability, and efficiency in rendering timely judgments.
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News Release - May 26, 2022
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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Feature - September 30, 2021
Highlights and key statistics from the 2020–2021 court year.
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News Release - January 28, 2021
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 22, 2020
The program will continue until June 1, 2022 unless extended by the court.
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