Thank you for signing on in support of the the Unlock the Bar petition to the New York Office of Court Administration. Towards our goal of a democratized and accessible legal system, we are advocating that the OCA make the following changes:

(1) Open the OCA evaluation of City Bar's letter for public comment and cure the violations that
the City Bar letter exposes;
(2) Release data related to Character and Fitness;
(3) Establish a working group to evaluate the necessity of Character and Fitness;
(4) Hold a public hearing with Character and Fitness Committees;
(5) Guarantee space to system-impacted and marginalized individuals on Character and Fitness Committees;
(6) Abolish Question 26; and
(7) Urge law schools to remove Character & Fitness Questions from Law School Applications.

To view the full petition, click here: tinyurl.com/UTBPetition

To learn more about Unlock the Bar, please visit unlockthebar.org or contact us at unlockthebar@gmail.com.

*****Please note, the petition sign-ons are public. If you do not wish to have your name public, feel free to sign with an alias or as anonymous.******