By Cheryl Miller | January 12, 2021
Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, hasn't signaled when he will leave office. That hasn't stopped the public lobbying for his replacement.
By Cheryl Miller | January 11, 2021
The number of successful test-takers is the second-highest on record, falling just short of the all-time high of 5,330 in 2008. The state bar on Jan. 10 made public the list of those who passed the exam.
By Cheryl Miller | January 8, 2021
The numbers reflect a sharp increase in the pass rate from July 2019, when a slim majority of applicants passed California's exam.
By Marsha Cohen | January 6, 2021
The impacts of rising education costs have disproportionately hit aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged families (those hit hardest also by the pandemic), and many of these graduates are people of color whose presence is sorely needed in our profession. A broadly-offered fee waiver at this time would be, frankly, a brilliant public relations move by the Bar, and it surely would be gratefully received, says Marsha Cohen, a professor at the University of California, Hastings College of Law.
By Cheryl Miller | December 17, 2020
With Leah Wilson being asked to take on new duties, including assisting interim executive director Donna Hershkowitz, bar counsel recommended trustees approve a new waiver of the no-hire policy.
By Cheryl Miller | December 2, 2020
Melanie Shelby of Sacramento, managing director of business consulting firm Gray, Greer, Shelby & Vaughn, and Mark Toney of Oakland, executive director of The Utility Reform Network, will serve four-year terms.
By Cheryl Miller | November 23, 2020
"If the claim proceeds to litigation, the state bar is confident that the true facts will come to light," the bar said in response to the claim lodged by Fredericka McGee. She contends bar leaders unlawfully backed out of an agreement that would have made her executive director.
By Cheryl Miller | November 20, 2020
The Provisional Licensure Working Group adopted two sets of supervised practice requirements.
By Cheryl Miller | November 19, 2020
The two-day exam, set for Feb. 23 and 24 will be the second test offered with the new passing score of 1390.
By Cheryl Miller | November 9, 2020
"He is a hard-working, ethical jurist who is also compassionate, caring and approaches his work and many achievements with humility," San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Rubin said.
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