What Will California's Bar Exam Entail?

The first CaliBarre essay topics for July 2020 are here! For those of you that want to see some words come out of your computer screen, then sit back and let them flow from your keyboard. As the spring semester is getting to its end, this is the time when you can expect to see several CaliBarre professors compile a list of their top predictions for California Bar essay topics for July. We'll reveal the predictions as soon as we've got them and will update you with more information about the topic each week.

In January, we mentioned that word got out that the institution of Law in California was going to be offering courses related to public interest law. The 'Berkeley Law School' has announced this summer that they will be offering an MA program in law which includes courses dealing with civil rights and foreign law. But the opportunity was open only to accredited law students, so it was more like an internship, and the classes were free. Now they have been admitting the general public.

It will be interesting to see if California has better judicial freedom or worse judicial restraint. Would it be better to get more judges from outside California to ensure judicial diversity? Or would it be better to get more judges who come from inside California?

It is likely that judges in California will have a lot more latitude with their rulings. Just because they're from San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Orange County doesn't mean they have to follow the same rulings as other judges. Judges can appoint attorneys who will represent them before the California Supreme Court.

If California is going to create a third branch of government, it is a good bet that it will not allow judicial appeals from federal courts. It might allow the President to appoint judges from outside California, but that probably won't happen. This is because the people in California love federalism, but they hate the idea of a three-branch federal judiciary.

Whether or not one agrees with the foreign policy decisions made by the California Supreme Court, the fact remains that it is a precedent that goes a long way toward cementing California as the most liberal state in the nation. As a result, the California Bar Exam will be all over the map in terms of gender, race, and nationality. For those that wish to follow the trends in more than one category, it is possible to study up on the ways these changes impact American society.

So don't let California's future disappear in June as I did when I had it. Write your Bar Essay topics for July right now.

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