More than half of California test-takers passed the July bar exam, despite wide-reaching technical glitches.
The 53% pass rate for the July test was down 8% from the previous summer edition, the state bar announced Friday.
The bar said 31% of those who took the exam experienced problems. The 1,298 applicants who were affected by technical issues and didn’t pass will be able to request that their July 2021 exam fees be applied to the February 2022 or July 2022 exam, or fully refunded.
While a scoring adjustment was made, bar Board of Trustees Chair Ruben Duran said, “it was ...
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