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By Jonathan Kramer, on January 7th, 2012  “In the Matter of Rose DeWitt” examines Ms. Rose DeWitt’s contention that she denied due process when the New York State Board of Law Examiners nullified her July 2009 exam based on allegations that she cheated.
The Examiners’ allegations stemmed from Ms. Dewitt’s repeated craning of her neck to study the answers of her neighbor. The exam proctors saw Ms. Dewitt repeatedly look at her neighbor’s papers during two day of the exam.
Afterwards, the Examiners conducted a hearing which resulted in the nullification of Ms. DeWitt exam. She then filed for review of the administrative decision in state court (in Albany). The state court transferred the case to the Appellate Division, Third Department.
The Appellate court declined to toss a life preserver ring to Ms. DeWitt. Instead, the court said that the Examiners provided “expert proof of strong statistical evidence” that Ms. DeWitt copied answers from her neighbor exam taker. The court upheld the Examiners administrative decision.
This pretty much ends any hope of Ms. DeWitt, who is 45 (and who was a practicing attorney in Russia for 14 years) of ever clearing a moral character query in New York or any other state.
Unlike the fictional Ms. Rose DeWitt Bukater who survived her voyage to New York, this Ms. Rose DeWitt did not.
Read “In the Matter of Rose Dewitt” by clicking here.
By Jonathan Kramer, on November 12th, 2011 As the proprietor of this Pass The Bar Exam blog, I spend a bit of time twice each year reviewing the mass of sample answers posted by various reputable bar tutors. Of course, the purpose of posting sample answers is to drive bar candidates to purchase the guidance of the tutor/author, and that’s certainly not a bad thing…especially if the candidate is not ‘getting it’ on her/his own.
Recently, my old friend the the Grand Poobah posted on his blog about the July 2011 California Bar sample answers created by Jason Tolerico, the brains behind One Timers. I took a look at Mr. Tolerico’s sample answers and was very impressed by his presentation style for the sample answers.
Mr. Tolerico’s approach made it clear that every element of the question would be examined in the answer, which many (including myself) believe is a key to getting the maximum number of answer points.
Drop by Mr. Tolerico’s site and take a look at his work, and approach to answering questions.
Recommended.
-Jonathan
By Jonathan Kramer, on November 4th, 2011 It’s just two weeks (nearly to the hour) when you’ll learn whether you passed the July exam. While I wish all of you the best of luck, the odds say that only about half of all of you will pass. Whether you pass, or have to take the test again, remember that the only way to fail the bar exam is to not take it until you pass.
Good luck to ALL of you!
Jonathn
By Jonathan Kramer, on July 30th, 2011 Well, the exam is over…finally…
Hopefully your bar dreams are starting to fade.
You’ve done a good job tearing yourself apart about how dumb you were in answering this question, or that question, or this MBE, or that performance exam.
Get over it. You’ve got until early-November to calm down before you start to ramp . . . → Read More: The Dog Days of Summer … through November
By Jonathan Kramer, on June 20th, 2011 …I know you’re studying has best you can. Between work, family, and studying you’re finding that you have too few hours and too much to do. Stick with it.
You’re part of the great hazing ritual that we have to survive because those who have gone before us had to, too.
It’s worth it.
By Jonathan Kramer, on May 13th, 2011 Less than an hour to go before California notifies the February 2011 Bar candidates of whether they names appear on the PASS list.
Good luck, one and all!
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By Jonathan Kramer, on May 6th, 2011 It’s that time again… It’s been nearly 3 months since California Bar candidates took the February exam. The ‘bar dreams’ haunting so many each night have for the most part faded away to more pleasant nocturnal creations.
But alas, now for many the dreams have been replaced with the waiting. For some, the last week . . . → Read More: California Bar Exam Results in Just One More Week
By Jonathan Kramer, on April 15th, 2011 Is it just me, or would you also be worried to see the following statement from the State Bar of California:
Results from the February 2011 California Bar Examination will be mailed to applicants on Friday, May 13, 201
Really? Really!
By Jonathan Kramer, on March 14th, 2011 This is blah time…waiting for the bar results (especially for those of you in California, who won’t learn the results until mid-May.
Hang in there.
Hopefully your “Bar Dreams” have stopped by now. By the way, did you have/do you still have Bar dreams? If you did, you know what I’m talking about…if you . . . → Read More: Waiting on the Results…Blah
By Jonathan Kramer, on November 21st, 2010 San Francisco, Nov. 19, 2010, 6:00 p.m. – The State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that 54.8 percent of the applicants passed the July 2010 General Bar Examination (GBX). If the 4,690 people who passed the July 2010 exam satisfy other requirements for admission, they will become members of the State . . . → Read More: California Bar Exam Results Released (July 2010 Exam)
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