Last week, lawyers who noted that the Arizona bar exam was in full swing may have gotten a prickly feeling on the back of their necks. I know I did. I recalled, in vivid detail, sitting for three days in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, trying to channel my inner Learned Hand.

Congratulations to all of those who navigated their way through the exam. It, and the preparation that precedes it, are defining elements of a lawyer’s career. Well done.

For some insight into last week’s travails, read Ruth Carter’s recap. Ruth is a graduate of the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. And she also was kind enough to point us toward this news story, about a very pregnant Northwestern grad who exited the exam to have her baby—but not before first completing the bar exam.

Focus, people!