A few months ago, it looked like the Supreme Court might make it easier to pass the California bar exam. Today, the court said it will not do so “at this time,” even while acknowledging that California’s passing score is the second highest in the country.
The court is not closing the door to future action, however, saying it “will consider any appropriate recommendation to revisit the pass score in the next review cycle, or sooner if the court so directs.” Additionally, the court encourages the State Bar and California law schools to examine “whether potential improvements in law school admission, education, and graduation standards and in State Bar testing for licensure, combined with effective regulatory oversight of legal education, could raise bar exam pass rates.”
