Note that both FDR and JFK failed their bar exams on the first try, yet went on to become very

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Note that both FDR and JFK failed their bar exams on the first try, yet went on to become very

Author: TyroneIrish (20430 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 12:05 pm on Sep 18, 2024

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successful and revered Presidents, so you're right that passing the bar exam on the first attempt isn't the 'be all and end all'...nonetheless, the consensus opinion of those in the legal field is that CA's exam is the toughest in the nation.

Replies to: "Note that both FDR and JFK failed their bar exams on the first try, yet went on to become very"

DJT is a convicted Felon...a Rapist, a Fraud and Indicted for Insurrection as well as refusing to - TyroneIrish - 8:59pm 9/17/24 (41) [View All]
- People like low cost of living and gas prices. Majority don’t care about climate change and - MuskyTommy - 7:12am 9/18/24
  - DJT's top issue is preventing "Criminals and Rapists" from flooding the U.S....yet that's EXACTLY - TyroneIrish - 11:59am 9/18/24
    - Thanks for the laugh. Wrong as usual. That’s why the orange man gave the knockout punch to Joe - MuskyTommy - 2:22pm 9/18/24
      - What's wrong about him being a Convicted Felon, Rapist, Fraud and Indicted Insurrectionist?...i.e. - TyroneIrish - 3:35pm 9/18/24
- All true! If he wins maybe Dems should reconsider their policy positions. - Curly1918 - 3:56am 9/18/24
- He is not a convicted felon. [NT] - Cole - 9:40pm 9/17/24
  - Apparently no judgment has been entered. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:11am 9/18/24
    - You get it. A judge has to enter it. Meanwhile, what I think will happen is that - Cole - 3:39am 9/18/24
    - Curious, did you go to law school Ned? [NT] - FinnMcCool - 12:16am 9/18/24
  - Untrue, Cole. Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of fraud in his NY criminal trial. [NT] - ND521 - 11:48pm 9/17/24
    - You don’t understand what you’re talking about. [NT] - Cole - 5:29am 9/18/24
  - Um, Yes he is a convicted felon. 34 X’s [NT] - jimbasil - 11:13pm 9/17/24
  - Talk about low IQ...DJT is awaiting sentencing on 34 Felony counts, Cole ;-)... - TyroneIrish - 10:49pm 9/17/24
    - It’s Cole. Never right and always vocal about it. [NT] - Frank L - 10:59pm 9/17/24
      - At least he seems comfortable in his role as an 'Annoyance' ;-) [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:12pm 9/17/24
        He is and is relying on the technicality that judgment hasn’t been entered yet on the convictions - Frank L - 7:17pm 9/18/24
- Sure. The alternative is a low-I.Q. buffoon communist. - jakers - 9:38pm 9/17/24
  - I've got evidence to back up each of Trump's failings...what proof have you got for your claims? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 10:45pm 9/17/24
  - Her voters are lower IQ than she. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 9:42pm 9/17/24
    - KH passed the toughest Bar Exam in the Country, then went on to be a very successful Prosecutor and [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:11pm 9/17/24
      - HA! After she flunked it like the moron she is. Then went on to put marijuana users in prison. [NT] - jakers - 10:56am 9/18/24
        A condition of employment in a big law firm, or in public service (e.g. DA's office) is to pass the - TyroneIrish - 11:46am 9/18/24
        She's a moron who failed the exam. A below average individual. Unsurprising. [NT] - jakers - 12:08pm 9/18/24
        Not true...read my posts. Also, take note that FDR and JFK failed their bar exams on the 1st try... - TyroneIrish - 12:15pm 9/18/24
        No one reads your posts. You've lost every debate you've ever had on this board. [NT] - jakers - 5:22pm 9/18/24
        Are you then calling FDR and JFK 'Morons'...and by inference, poor Presidents? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 6:23pm 9/18/24
        Are you seriously comparing this stupid woman to them? [NT] - jakers - 11:03pm 9/18/24
      - It’s not the hardest bar exam. Anyone can sit for the bar in CA. And the bar exam does not measure - irish93 - 12:07am 9/18/24
        Note that both FDR and JFK failed their bar exams on the first try, yet went on to become very - TyroneIrish - 12:05pm 9/18/24
        JFK wasn’t a lawyer. He never took a bar exam. [NT] - Frank L - 4:59pm 9/18/24
        Thanks...I missed the "Jr."...but FDR is not a bad reference for conveying the message that a [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:08pm 9/18/24
        Agree, in fact I posted that below. When she took that test, it was hard. But the crazy low pass - Frank L - 7:53pm 9/18/24
        
        The attachment is correct. JFK Jr did flunk the bar in the 80’s. But not JFK the president. [NT] - Frank L - 7:19pm 9/18/24
        
        That is not the consensus. But knowing nothing never stopped you before [NT] - irish93 - 12:28pm 9/18/24
        Show us a report, commentary or any publication that ranks another state's bar exam - TyroneIrish - 1:41pm 9/18/24
        Talk to your family attorney. The CA bar is not the most difficult. The pass rate is low because one - irish93 - 3:42pm 9/18/24
        The bottom line is that Kamala Harris passed the CA bar exam on her 2nd try, 6 mos later and has [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:00pm 9/18/24
        Plenty of people from decent law schools fail that bar once. It’s one of the harder ones, or at - Frank L - 7:22pm 9/18/24
        
        Or you can go to an unaccredited school. [NT] - Frank L - 5:00pm 9/18/24
        
        He lies and lies and lies. All he knows. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 12:46am 9/18/24
        Here's another article citing CA's bar exam as the toughest in the nation... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 12:10pm 9/18/24