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State Bar asks Supreme Court to postpone or cancel July bar exam

April 17, 2020

Saying “it is not feasible to administer an in person examination” in July, the State Bar trustees on Wednesday recommended that the Supreme Court postpone the bar exam, now scheduled for July 28 and 29, to September 9 and 10.  The trustees also said the delayed exam should be administered “online, in person, or both as needed to address social distancing needs in place at that time.”  Canceling the exam altogether is the trustees’ proposed action if a September exam is not possible.

Regulating the admission of applicants to the Bar is one of the Supreme Court’s many non-case-related tasks.

See also Henrik Nilsson’s report in the Daily Journal.

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Report to Supreme Court about disclosure of bar exam topics notes State Bar chafing at court oversight

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