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May 15, 2019

At hearing on diversity, lawyers push for lowering the bar exam score

During a hearing on how to increase diversity in the legal profession in California, one idea came up over and over: lowering the score needed to pass the bar exam.

At hearing on diversity, lawyers push for lowering the bar exam score
Orange County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth G. Macias

SACRAMENTO -- During a hearing on how to increase diversity in the legal profession in California, one idea came up over and over: lowering the score needed to pass the bar exam.

California's cut score of 1440 is the second highest in the country, after Delaware. This has a real world impact on who becomes a lawyer, Monterey College of Law Dean Mitch Winick told the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

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