Feb 2024 Bar Exam Results Released
State Bar Publishes Reports Outlining Fee Increase Needs
State Bar Court Recommends John Eastman's Disbarment
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 State Bar of California today released a report from an external investigation into former Deputy Executive Director Robert (Bob) Hawley’s “ghostwriting” of reports in connection with the Rule 2201 Program during the 2010 to 2015 period. Part of the State Bar Rules of Procedure, the Rule 2201 Program refers attorney discipline cases to outside Special Deputy Trial Counsel (SDTC) when the Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) has conflicts.
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.