Board Approves Record Expungement Plan for Nondisbarment Attorney Discipline
State Bar Publishes Reports Outlining Fee Increase Needs
State Bar Court Recommends John Eastman's Disbarment
At its meeting on May 16, the State Bar of California’s Board of Trustees approved a plan to automatically expunge nondisbarment attorney discipline records after eight years, assuming no further discipline has since occurred.
The State Bar announced today that 1,337 applicants (33.9 percent) passed the February 2024 General Bar Exam, and 197 applicants (52.7 percent) passed the Attorneys’ Exam. If those who passed satisfy all other requirements for admission, they will be eligible to be licensed by the State Bar to practice law in California.
The 2023 Report Card on the Diversity of California’s Legal Profession provides insights into the demographic changes among California's attorneys since 2019, highlighting trends in racial/ethnic and gender representation. The 2023 report introduces new analyses on Latino and Asian subgroups, examines the diversity and reasons behind attorneys transitioning to inactive status over the past decade, and features the State Bar's new DEI Leadership Seal Program.