The Delaware Supreme Court lowered the passing score on the state's bar exam amid other changes in an attempt to increase the racial diversity of the state's lawyers.
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. pushed back against any assertion that the exam changes reflect a"lowering of standards," according to Reuters.
"Delaware is the only state to hold the bar exam just once a year," Seitz said."This can frustrate applicants because if they fail to pass the exam, which may be required for them to keep or land a job in Delaware, they have to wait a full year before they can try again." "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," he added.Chuck Durante, who serves as president of the Delaware State Bar Association, praised the changes, according to WHYY.
"These changes are designed to remove certain unnecessary impediments to applications to the Delaware bar, to rip some barbed wire from the welcome mat, some traditional barriers that had developed into something quite artificial," he said.Historic courthouse in New Castle, Delaware."White people generally who have their antennae up, who understand what is happening in society, have learned the meaning of microaggression.
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