This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

State Bar & Bar Associations

May 6, 2024

California Bar exam results show slight increase in pass rate

The State Bar points out that the results mirror those from other big states.

Less than 34% of takers passed the February Bar exam, a slight increase from the 32.5% that passed the February 2023 exam, the State Bar said.

But in a nod to the criticism it has received over the the low passage rates, the State Bar pointed out in its announcement that the results mirror the trends of bar exams in other big states. New York rose to 42% from 40, Florida went from 39% last year to 41% this year and Pennsylvania rose from 44% in 2023 to 48% this year.

In C...

To continue reading, please subscribe.

Already a subscriber?

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)