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The Bar Exam of the Future Offers Plenty to Be Excited About

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by Angela Morris (Texas Lawyer, January/February 2019 issue) A new era is on the horizon for Texas law graduates taking the bar exam—but many current and prospective law students might not know anything about it. The Texas Supreme Court has approved a recommendation to replace the Texas bar exam with the Uniform Bar Examination, effective in …

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Task Force Recommends Ditching Texas Bar Exam for UBE

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Texas law graduates would no longer face the Texas bar exam, and instead take a test with fewer essay questions that could qualify them for a law license in 29 states, if the Texas Supreme Court accepts a recommendation from one of its task forces. In a report this week, the Task Force on the Texas …

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State’s Disciplinary Rules Now Allow for Subpoena of Lawyers Under Investigation

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The Texas Supreme Court has changed the state’s disciplinary procedural rules to give attorney disciplinary counsel the power to subpoena lawyers who are under investigation, and create new guidelines for imposing sanctions. The Texas Legislature called upon those changes to the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure last year when it passed the State Bar of Texas’ …

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In the Persona of His Toyota, Texas High Court Judge Tweets Away

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Most people already know about judicial Twitter sensation Don Willett, the Texas Supreme Court justice whom the U.S. Senate confirmed in mid-December for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. But here’s a lesser-known voice in the Twittersphere from the Lone Star State’s highest court: Justice Jeffrey Brown’s Camry. That’s right. His …

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New Disciplinary Committee Members Appointed by SCOTX and State Bar

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The new year has brought a new procedure for changing attorney disciplinary rules and the referendum process that gives lawyers the vote on rule changes. The Texas Supreme Court and State Bar of Texas have appointed members to the new Committee on Disciplinary Rules and Referenda, which the Texas Legislature created last year in Senate …

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