July 2019
Essay 1: Civil Procedure
Address timing, the 25-interrogatory limit, specific objections, and the proper document request.
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2019 California Bar Exam
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Ten original essay responses and two performance-test examples, covering July and February. Read the actual questions, numbered pointers, and issue outlines directly in your browser.
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This is an original, ungraded instructional response. It is not an official State Bar selected answer, a scored student submission, or a claim of attorney review. Use it to compare reasoning and organization after attempting the question. Alternative reasoned analyses may be possible.
July’s PT example is an objective evidence memorandum in State v. Martin. February’s is a brief supporting bond forfeiture in People v. Raymond. Each follows its own task instructions.
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July 2019
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July 2019
Essay 2: Constitutional Law & Remedies
Separate an existing credible threat supporting jurisdiction from an emergency requiring a TRO.
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Essay 3: Criminal Law & Procedure
Analyze ordinary overhearing separately from technologically amplified surveillance.
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Essay 4: Professional Responsibility
A supervisor can resolve a genuinely debatable ethics question, not authorize a clear violation.
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Essay 5: Contracts & Remedies
Apply the UCC writing requirement separately against each party to be charged.
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Performance Test: State v. Martin
Write an objective appraisal, first addressing substantive use and then impeachment.
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February 2019
Essay 1: Wills, Trusts & Community Property
Trace acquisition while domiciled elsewhere before applying California quasi-community-property rights at death.
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Essay 2: Torts
Separate domestic-animal knowledge requirements from strict liability for a wild chimpanzee.
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Essay 3: Real Property
Separate failure to deliver possession from later interference and habitability defects.
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Essay 4: Evidence & Civil Procedure
Separate notice uses of statements from hearsay offered for truth.
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Essay 5: Professional Responsibility
Differentiate permissible supervised support work from prohibited practice by a disbarred lawyer.
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Performance Test: People v. Raymond
Write for the People and support forfeiture while answering both grounds for exoneration.
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