‘The bar exam is not supposed to be a barrier…’
The Delaware Supreme Court literally lowered the bar this week by changing the grade needed to become a certified lawyer in The First State as part of its attempt to increase racial diversity among lawyers and judges. Yet, those responsible for the change insist that it has not lowered standards.
Of course, certain barriers are put in place to keep unqualified people from doing very important jobs. Nonetheless, Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. said via a news release, “the bar exam is not supposed to be a barrier to entering the profession but is supposed to be a test of an applicant’s ability to successfully practice law in Delaware, and I believe these reforms will help better reflect that purpose.”
Despite lowering the standards, Seitz added “this is not a lowering of the standards but a modernization of the process to better reflect how other states handle admission to the bar.”
Delaware has one of the strictest bar exams in the country, and Seitz insists that will remain.
“The chief justice said these reforms will keep Delaware competitive in attracting top legal talent to the state and keep Delawareans interested in the law from going elsewhere,” the news release claimed.
DISGUSTING1
All jobs should be the same based on ability, and test scores not color that is fair. Woke will rewrite the constitution, all laws, all statues, education they will never be satisfied.
As a retired attorney, I can assure you that these changes won’t cause an appreciable lowering of attorney standards. It has been the case for a very long time that plenty of dummies manage to gain admission the the bar and practice law. I was and still am shocked by the weak intellect of many lawyers. And, if the truth were told, the public would be shocked at how they were being failed and charged too much for thoughtless and impotent legal services.