US EditionCalifornian passes state bar exam at age 17 and is sworn in as an attorney
- Peter Park, a law clerk at the Tulare County District Attorney's Office, passed the California bar exam at age 17, making him the youngest person to do so.
- Park began high school at age 13 and simultaneously started a four-year law program, eventually becoming a law clerk in August and getting sworn in as an attorney in late November.
- The State Bar could not confirm Park's status as the youngest, but praised his achievement.
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California Teen Becomes Youngest to Pass State Bar Exam at 17
A law clerk in the Tulare County District Attorney’s office has become the youngest person to pass the California bar exam at the age of 17, the DA’s office announced Dec. 6. Peter Park—who turned 18 last month after taking the exam in July—was sworn in on Dec. 5 as one of the state’s youngest practicing attorneys, the DA’s said. “It was not easy, but it was worth it. It required discipline and strategy to pass the Bar, and I made it in the end,…
A teenager who passed California's notoriously tricky bar exam at just 17 is now a practicing attorney
Tulare County District Attorney's OfficePeter Park was just 17 when he passed the California state bar exam.It made him the youngest person to pass the notoriously difficult test.Park, now 18, was sworn in as a practicing attorney on Tuesday.An 18-year-old from California who passed the state's bar exam when he was only 17 is now working as a practicing attorney.The Tulare County District Attorney's office announced the teen's record-breaking ac…
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