Petition for reconsideration of the "Portfolio Exam"
Petition for reconsideration of the "Portfolio Exam"
The Issue
This petition is to request a reconsideration of the California Supreme Court’s ruling offering an alternative pathway to Licensure -- a Portfolio exam in lieu of the Bar exam as it exists today.
Since 2019, the California state bar has shown us that they cannot and will not adapt to current times and because of their inability to administer an equitable exam or write appropriate questions that mirror the practiceof law. The state bar has already invested in the Blue-RibbonCommission and Portfolio Bar Exam, however California Supreme Court rejected the option. A timed test doesn’t show our ability or competence to practice law.
See links below:
https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Special-Admissions/Provisionally-Licensed-Lawyers
https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/sites/default/files/newsroom/2020-10/Admin%20Order%202020-10-21.pdf
The goal is to submit this petition with whatever signatures to the state bar on March 13, since the Committee of Bar Examiners will discuss remediation options at its March 14 meeting. If you would like to join the meeting: “Update, Discussion, and Potential Action Related to the February 2025 California Bar Examination Administration, Including General Overview of Psychometric Analysis and Past Practice.”
Date: Thursday, March 14 Time: 9:00 AM PST
Meeting Info & Agenda: https://calbar.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1016
Join via Zoom: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/82980439248
If you want to ask a question or make a statement, fill out this form (and don’t forget to raise your hand on Zoom): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-NWa-cIBs5ZV3rIWzzEPj6bDuA1NLsIRm78N_N2ZkpnAk_A/viewform
Thank you for your support.
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The Issue
This petition is to request a reconsideration of the California Supreme Court’s ruling offering an alternative pathway to Licensure -- a Portfolio exam in lieu of the Bar exam as it exists today.
Since 2019, the California state bar has shown us that they cannot and will not adapt to current times and because of their inability to administer an equitable exam or write appropriate questions that mirror the practiceof law. The state bar has already invested in the Blue-RibbonCommission and Portfolio Bar Exam, however California Supreme Court rejected the option. A timed test doesn’t show our ability or competence to practice law.
See links below:
https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Special-Admissions/Provisionally-Licensed-Lawyers
https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/sites/default/files/newsroom/2020-10/Admin%20Order%202020-10-21.pdf
The goal is to submit this petition with whatever signatures to the state bar on March 13, since the Committee of Bar Examiners will discuss remediation options at its March 14 meeting. If you would like to join the meeting: “Update, Discussion, and Potential Action Related to the February 2025 California Bar Examination Administration, Including General Overview of Psychometric Analysis and Past Practice.”
Date: Thursday, March 14 Time: 9:00 AM PST
Meeting Info & Agenda: https://calbar.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1016
Join via Zoom: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/82980439248
If you want to ask a question or make a statement, fill out this form (and don’t forget to raise your hand on Zoom): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-NWa-cIBs5ZV3rIWzzEPj6bDuA1NLsIRm78N_N2ZkpnAk_A/viewform
Thank you for your support.
154
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Petition created on March 6, 2025