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The State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that 43 percent of the applicants passed the July 2016 General Bar Examination (GBX).
The following can be attributed to Elizabeth Parker, executive director of the State Bar of California:
A Kern County prosecutor who falsified a confession, leading a court to drop all charges against an accused child molester, faces a one-year suspension of his law license for his misconduct.
Members of the public and attorneys are invited to comment on the State Bar of California’s disciplinary procedures, attorney competency and admissions procedures at two hearings next month.
Today a judge ruled in favor of the State Bar’s protection of bar applicants’ privacy from requests for personal information.
The State Bar Board of Trustees has adopted a proposed new ethics rule regarding the special duties of prosecutors in criminal cases, specifically addressing their responsibility to disclose evidence to the defense.
Today the State Bar of California submitted a request to the California Supreme Court asking the court to grant the authority to collect fees.
The upcoming State Bar Annual Meeting in San Diego will feature prominent speakers, numerous educational opportunities for attorneys to increase their professional competency and awards ceremonies to recognize the best of the legal profession.
A San Jose attorney is facing disbarment for harming clients from the local Southeast Asian community who spoke limited English.
As a result of the Legislature not passing a fee bill, the executive director of the State Bar of California announced today that a request to the California Supreme Court asking for the court’s interim authority to assess fees for 2017 will be submitted.