As a lawyer who took and passed the California bar exam on the first attempt, I think that this move by the California Supreme Court was absolutely necessary. I have seen too many of my qualified peers fail this exam for no reason. These individuals end up passing on their second and third attempts and all that this exam did is cost them more time and money that they could have been using to become better lawyers. I'm happy to see that there is some accountability on the state bar examiners to make sure the test is graded fairly.