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Q&A with Jessica Yates | Top attorney regulator discusses disability accommodations for bar exam

Apr 14, 2025

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Michael Karlik

The Colorado Supreme Court enacted a new set of rules in March governing how those seeking to enter the legal profession may seek disability-related accommodations on the bar exam and licensed legal paraprofessional exam. The rules received criticism from some attorneys and lawmakers, who noted the material that applicants must provide to exam administrators about their…
Colorado Supreme Court’s rules for disability accommodations on bar exam face criticism

Mar 27, 2025

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Michael Karlik

The Colorado Supreme Court last week adopted new rules for applicants to receive disability-based accommodations when taking the standardized test to become an attorney or legal paraprofessional, but advocates for revamping the process remain concerned about the hurdles for doing so. Last year, the General Assembly enacted a law to address concerns that professional licensing examinations were failing to…
Colorado justices hear pleas to fix accommodations process for disabled bar applicants

Dec 16, 2024

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Michael Karlik

Members of the Colorado Supreme Court heard from law students with disabilities last week that the process for pursuing accommodations on the bar exam is expensive, time-consuming and unfriendly — and a proposed rule change is only the first step to fixing the problem. “If this court chooses not to address these inequities, it effectively endorses…
Colorado justices wary of disallowing lawyer from practicing due to honesty, candor issues

Apr 10, 2024

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Michael Karlik

Members of the state Supreme Court seemed hesitant on Tuesday to block a recent law school graduate with a long history of political activism in Colorado from practicing law, despite findings that he obstructed attorney regulators from learning about child neglect and domestic violence allegations. Matthew Tobin Arnold was in his mid-fifties when he graduated…
Colorado justices wary of disallowing lawyer from practicing due to honesty, candor issues

Apr 10, 2024

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Michael Karlik

Members of the state Supreme Court seemed hesitant on Tuesday to block a recent law school graduate with a long history of political activism in Colorado from practicing law, despite findings that he obstructed attorney regulators from learning about child neglect and domestic violence allegations. Matthew Tobin Arnold was in his mid-fifties when he graduated…
Colorado justices wary of disallowing lawyer from practicing due to honesty, candor issues

Apr 10, 2024

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Michael Karlik

Members of the state Supreme Court seemed hesitant on Tuesday to block a recent law school graduate with a long history of political activism in Colorado from practicing law, despite findings that he obstructed attorney regulators from learning about child neglect and domestic violence allegations. Matthew Tobin Arnold was in his mid-fifties when he graduated…
State Supreme Court reduces passing score for bar exam

Nov 4, 2022

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Michael Karlik

Beginning in 2023, law school graduates seeking to practice in Colorado will benefit from a slightly lower minimum passing score on the bar exam. The Colorado Supreme Court on Friday announced it has adjusted the minimum score from the current 276 down to 270, which will begin with the February 2023 administration of the exam.…

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Q&A with Jessica Yates | Top attorney regulator discusses disability accommodations for bar exam

Colorado Supreme Court’s rules for disability accommodations on bar exam face criticism

Colorado justices hear pleas to fix accommodations process for disabled bar applicants

Colorado justices wary of disallowing lawyer from practicing due to honesty, candor issues

Colorado justices wary of disallowing lawyer from practicing due to honesty, candor issues

Colorado justices wary of disallowing lawyer from practicing due to honesty, candor issues

State Supreme Court reduces passing score for bar exam