Who We Are

Leadership

The State Bar is led by a Board of Trustees and managed by staff who have served the legal profession and the state in various leadership roles.

• Read about the State Bar's Board of Trustees
• Meetings of the Board of Trustees
• View a Board of Trustees meeting webcast
• View the staff leadership of the State Bar
• See an organizational chart

Admissions

Through the Committee of Bar Examiners, the State Bar sets admissions and educational rules that govern licensing standards, examinations and law school policies.

Committees and Commissions

The State Bar has committees and commissions doing the important work of developing policies and procedures, including the California Commission on Access to Justice, the Council on Access and Fairness and the Committee of Bar Examiners.

• See a list of State Bar committees and commissions

Government Affairs

The State Bar advocates and advances policies, budgetary items and legislative priorities while ensuring positive and effective relations with the Legislature and the governor's office.

• Read about the bar's government affairs activities

Data and Demographics

The community of licensed attorneys is as varied as the state itself. Read our collection of surveys, articles and data about how the demographics of California-licensed attorneys is shifting. 

• Find data and demographics about California's attorneys
• Fact Sheet: Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession

Voluntary Bar Associations

The State Bar is a mandatory bar. This means you must be licensed in California to practice law as an attorney. But there are more than 270 local, specialty, minority and women voluntary bar associations in California. Together we have created a dynamic partnership that spans from local bars to other state and national bar organizations.

• Search for a bar association in your area