The State - News from Dec. 3, 1985
Less than half the law students who took the July bar examination passed, the State Bar of California reported. Of 7,668 applicants who took the three-day test, 45.4% passed, up slightly from the 41.8% pass rate for the July, 1984, exam. The new lawyers will bring the total of actively practicing attorneys in California to about 90,000.
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