{"id":8349,"date":"2005-12-07T13:55:18","date_gmt":"2005-12-07T20:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/12\/07\/judicial-test.html"},"modified":"2005-12-07T13:55:18","modified_gmt":"2005-12-07T20:55:18","slug":"judicial_test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/12\/07\/judicial_test.html","title":{"rendered":"Judicial test"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bar Exam should be tough. Still, this sort of thing makes you wonder<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Kathleen Sullivan is a noted constitutional scholar who has argued cases before the Supreme Court. Until recently, she was dean of Stanford Law School. In legal circles, she has been talked about as a potential Democratic nominee for the Supreme Court. But Ms. Sullivan recently became the latest prominent victim of California’s notoriously difficult bar exam. Last month, the state sent out the results of its July test to 8,343 aspiring and already-practicing lawyers. More than half failed — including Ms. Sullivan.<\/p>\n

Although she is licensed to practice law in New York and Massachusetts, Ms. Sullivan was taking the California exam for the first time after joining a Los Angeles-based firm as an appellate specialist.<\/p>\n

The California bar exam has created misery for thousands of aspiring and practicing lawyers. Former California Gov. Jerry Brown passed on his second try, while former Gov. Pete Wilson needed four attempts. The recently elected mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, never did pass the bar after failing four times.<\/p>\n

I had the pleasure<\/a> of both hearing Ms Sullivan speak last summer, as well as having a pleasant lunch with her. I’ve had her name in a Google News search since then, which is how I spotted this. I think she has the makings of a fine Justice.<\/p>\n

But, I guess, I won’t be calling on her as a lawyer in California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bar Exam should be tough. Still, this sort of thing makes you wonder: Kathleen Sullivan is a noted constitutional scholar who has argued cases before the Supreme Court. 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