Insulting? California lowering bar exam standards in order to pass more minority lawyers7 Comments
A rather insulting headline:
The article in the LA Times states the California Supreme Court agreed to lower the passing score for the exam, a victory for law school deans who have long hoped the change would raise the number of Black and Latino people practicing law.
UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin, a longtime supporter of lowering the passing score said, “There is absolutely no evidence that shows having a higher score makes for better lawyers. There is significant evidence that it reduces the diversity of the bar.”
And of course: “Whether the exam is culturally biased has been a question for law journals over the years, and critics have written that it fails to measure the real abilities required to be good lawyers.”
Read the whole article here.
When one seeks an attorney they may base their decision on if the person is a member of the “diversity” team. Or they may seek one through recommendations, legal expertise/area of practice and their “win” record. But that’s just my white-privileged opinion.
DCG
The Dumbing down of America Continues.
ReplyDeleteOak Park River Forest High School is always lowering educational and discipline standards. (@_@)
ReplyDeleteThere is an over supply of them now. Especially in Illinois.
ReplyDeleteHey anybody remember the Alan Bakke case, where he filed a reverse discrimination lawsuit after being denied administion to medical school. Can you imagine going for open heart surgery and having an affirmative action admitted hooking your aorta up to a femur because they got into school not based on ability, intelligence and merit, but rather because of some political correctness.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia is the only state that I know of that doesn't require attending law school in order to take the bar exam. If law schools are pushing for lowering bae exam passing scores they would seem to be shooting themselves in the foot. One of the Kardashians is currently studying for the exam, under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
ReplyDeleteFlorida too
DeleteIT IS NOT dumbing down it IS, GONE STUPID!
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