While the overall bar exam pass rate improved slightly year-over-year, the percentage of repeat test-takers who passed fell to just 12.4%.

July 10 (Reuters) - The State Bar of California pursued too many changes at once, setting the stage for the problem-plagued February attorney licensing exam, the agency’s former executive director said. Many of the February exam’s problems stemmed from ...

The State Bar Court oversees attorney discipline, and the California Supreme Court imposes recommended actions. The State Bar’s OCTC investigates and prosecutes these matters to protect the public.

The State Bar of California filed several disciplinary charges, including partaking in a "scheme to defraud," against a San Luis Obispo real estate attorney who was business partners with the man convicted of bribing late Supervisor Adam Hill.