California Scraps In-Person July Bar Exams on Pandemic Concerns

California will hold its two-day bar exam remotely in late July, becoming the most recent state to change test-taking procedures as the coronavirus pandemic stretches on.

The California Supreme Court decision Friday follows the lead of high courts in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Kentucky for the July 27-28 tests. Pennsylvania is holding a three-day test, from July 26-28.

“The circumstances surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in California continue to severely limit the State Bar’s ability to administer the General Bar Examination in the traditional mass, in-person format,” California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye wrote in an order.

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