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 - October 22, 2024
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
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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Feature - December 12, 2023
Under new leadership, the judicial branch of California continued to prioritize access to justice for court users and the public.
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News Release - July 21, 2023
Report says use of risk assessment tools, support services, and reminder systems show promise in reducing rearrests and failures to appear
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News Release - July 17, 2023
Rearrest rates dropped for defendants released through pretrial programs
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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 - December 20, 2021
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to challenge the state’s ability to ensure access to justice for the citizens of California. But like the previous year, California’s Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and the Judicial Council supported the courts as they remained flexible and innovative to ensure the justice system was open and vital services remained accessible to the public.
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News Release - April 27, 2021
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
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
Appointments by the California Supreme Court are expected by the end of the year.
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