State Bar & Bar Associations
May 22, 2018
February bar exam pass rate is record low
The 27.3 percent pass rate came on the second two-day exam.
The 27.3 percent pass rate on the February 2018 California bar exam was the worst result on record and came just two years after a 32-year low on the July test.
The historically poor performance also came on the second administration of a two-day, rather than three-day, test.
While the first shortened exam produced an improved success rate last summer, the bar reported Friday evening that just 1,282...
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