Test takers seeking to practice law in California experienced chaos this week as the State Bar of California fumbled the rollout of its new attorney licensing test, leaving many unable to complete their bar exams and some filing a proposed federal class action lawsuit.

Technical glitches, proctoring chaos and system failures derailed California’s newly launched bar exam on Tuesday, forcing the State Bar to offer make-up tests for affected examinees on March 3 and 4.

The Supreme Court of California needs to intervene to help bar exam takers following the chaotic rollout of the state's new test this week, several California law school deans said on Thursday.

The new exam was promoted by the State Bar of California as a cost-cutting measure that would offer test takers the choice of remote testing. Instead, the new system bogged down f