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State Bar & Bar Associations

Apr. 10, 2025

Audit of troubled bar exam likely months away, Umberg says

Meanwhile, lawmakers, law professors, and applicants push for faster fixes ahead of the July test.

Audit of troubled bar exam likely months away, Umberg says
Sen. Tom Umberg

Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, said Wednesday he hopes the California State Auditor can quickly complete an audit of the botched February bar exam. But he acknowledged that "quick" is a relative term when speaking about such a massive undertaking--and that at least two or three more exam dates will happen in the meantime.

"I don't expect the auditor to report back before the November bar exam," Umberg told the Daily Journal. "There are short term issue...

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