Joseph R. Giannini v. Manuel L. Real A. Wallace Tashima

HUG, Circuit Judge:

This case presents two issues: (1) whether the California Bar Examination and its grading process are constitutional; and (2) whether the Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, which require attorneys seeking admission to those courts to be members in good standing of the California State Bar, are constitutional. The district court held both the bar examination and the local rules to be constitutional. We affirm.

I. Procedural Background

Joseph R. Giannini, a California resident, is an attorney who…