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Teenage siblings break records passing the California bar exam Sophia Park has become the youngest person to pass the California bar exam at 17 years, 8 months old.
Created by the state legislature in 1927, the State Bar is a public corporation within the judicial branch of government, serving as an arm of the California Supreme Court. All State Bar members are officers of the court.
Sophia Park is the youngest person to pass the California bar exam, ing to the Tulare County DA's Office. At 17 years and 8 months, she took the title from her brother. The Park siblings both work in the Tulare County DA's office.
But Sophia's accomplishment goes beyond that. At 17 years and 8 months old, she is believed to be the youngest person to pass the state's bar exam, besting the previous record-holder: her older brother, Peter, who passed the exam in November 2023, when he was 17 years and 11 months old.
The State Bar is led by a Board of Trustees and managed by staff who have served the legal profession and the state in various leadership roles.
Has anyone passed the bar exam in California without completing law school? Yes. California is one of four U.S. states that will allow you to sit for a bar exam without a law degree. In the past five years, 12 people have passed the California bar exam without completing law school.
The directory maintained by the state bar or its disciplinary board is sometimes called the "Roster of Attorneys" or the "Roll of Attorneys." Six (6) states do not publish a searchable database online. In those jurisdictions, you must call or email the state bar to confirm a lawyer's bar license status or bar number.
The California bar exam has 2000 possible points. You need 1440 points to pass the California bar exam.
The mailing address for the State Bar of California is: 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
If you have any questions or require further assistance with registering in the Applicant Portal, please email admissions@calbar.ca.