State Bar & Bar Associations,
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Jul. 20, 2020
A ‘diploma privilege’?
Last year, when I read that California’s law school deans were pushing to have the bar exam pass score lowered, I bit my tongue and kept my mouth shut.
Myron Moskovitz
Legal Director
Moskovitz Appellate Team
90 Crocker Ave
Piedmont , CA 94611-3823
Phone: (510) 384-0354
Email: myronmoskovitz@gmail.com
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal
Myron Moskovitz is author of Strategies On Appeal (CEB, 2021; digital: ceb.com; print: https://store.ceb.com/strategies-on-appeal-2) and Winning An Appeal (5th ed., Carolina Academic Press). He is Director of Moskovitz Appellate Team, a group of former appellate judges and appellate research attorneys who handle and consult on appeals and writs. See MoskovitzAppellateTeam.com. The Daily Journal designated Moskovitz Appellate Team as one of California's top boutique law firms. Myron can be contacted at myronmoskovitz@gmail.com or (510) 384-0354. Prior "Moskovitz On Appeal" columns can be found at http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog.
Last year, when I read that California's law school deans were pushing to have the bar exam pass score lowered, I bit my tongue and kept my mouth shut. Now that ship has sailed since the California Supreme Court decided last Thursday to permanently lower the cut score from 1440 to 1390. The court also pushed the exam to October so aspiring lawyers can take the test remotely, and will allow them to obtain temporary provisional licenses to prac...
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