Claim: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris failed the California bar exam on her first attempt, soon after she graduated law school in 1989. Rating: About this rating True Context Harris eventually succeeded in the bar exam and was admitted to the California bar in 1990, a year after she graduated law school. Harris did fail the California bar exam on her first attempt but she later passed and was admitted to the California bar in 1990, just a year after she graduated. The bar exam is a qualifying written exam administered by a jurisdiction for lawyers to practice law in that particular state. According to a 2016 New York Times profile of Harris about her Senate campaign, she did fail the bar exam on her first try.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 26, 2024 19:12 UTC