State Bar Act of 1927
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The State Bar Act of 1927 is the California statute that created a unified, mandatory state bar, fundamentally restructuring the regulation and governance of the legal profession in California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Bar Act of 1927 canonical | 1 |
| State Bar Act of California | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California statute
ⓘ
legal profession regulatory statute ⓘ state bar enabling act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
lawyers in California
ⓘ
legal profession in California ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creates | State Bar of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | California State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
integrated bar structure in California
ⓘ
mandatory bar membership for California attorneys ⓘ |
| governs |
membership requirements for California attorneys
ⓘ
powers and duties of the State Bar of California ⓘ structure of the State Bar of California ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
centralized attorney discipline under the State Bar of California
ⓘ
made bar membership mandatory for practicing law in California ⓘ unified previously fragmented regulation of lawyers in California ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | State Bar of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
constitutional law (state) ⓘ professional responsibility ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| partOf | California Business and Professions Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a unified mandatory state bar in California
ⓘ
to establish governance of the State Bar of California ⓘ to restructure regulation of the legal profession in California ⓘ |
| regulates |
admission to the practice of law in California
ⓘ
discipline of attorneys in California ⓘ governance of the State Bar of California ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
California Business and Professions Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ State Bar of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
attorney discipline
ⓘ
bar governance ⓘ legal profession regulation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State Bar of California
this entity surface form:
State Bar Act of California