Posted on 11/07/2022 6:12:51 PM PST by nickcarraway
Beginning in 2023, law school graduates seeking to practice in Colorado will benefit from a slightly lower minimum passing score on the bar exam.
The Colorado Supreme Court on Friday announced it has adjusted the minimum score from the current 276 down to 270, which will begin with the February 2023 administration of the exam.
Colorado's threshold of 276 is the second-highest passing score of any state that uses the Uniform Bar Examination, just below Alaska's 280, according to data from the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
In contrast, every state that borders Colorado has a minimum score of 270 or lower, with the exception of Arizona, where the threshold is 273.
"The court also recognizes that significant changes to the bar exam are coming in a few years," the state's Judicial Department wrote in its announcement. It elaborated that the NCBE is developing a new, "NextGen" exam with a different format and testing focus.
"The court plans to invite public input on the broader question of how to determine minimum competency of candidates for admission to the Colorado bar," the department added, "and will announce details once the NCBE has defined the timing and content of the proposed NextGen exam."
All for dat diversity
A bow to years of legal Marijuana.
Does that mean any idiot can pass now?
RUSH was right-—the dumbing down of America
A bunch of girl engineers did that.
That’s okay, really. Judges ain’t need to know no law - they just need to care ‘bout the feelins ‘bout folks …
Dumbed down so it will be easier for libtards to pass
Ah, the left-wing standards diode...only lets standards go down, but not up.
If minorities didn’t already know it’s the left that thinks that they are inferior, they should see this for what it is...they don’t think you can hack it.
High standards can be met by any group - when they know that anything less will not work.
Oh, forgot, forget about high standards when you’re a DemocRAT.
Yikes! Dumbing down of America.
Women and minorities will still receive the same 260 bonus points as before. The veterans’ 5 point bonus has been removed.
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