“Bar” means “whole body of lawyers ... the legal profession.”
It also means the place where the business of court is done. “Bar” in this sense had become synonymous with “court” by 1330.
In 1559, “bar” literally meant the railing that separated people on the bench from those conducting law on the other side.
After 1600, “bar” was popularly assumed to mean the bar in a courtroom, which was the wooden railing marking off the area around the judge's seat and where a barrister stood to plead his prisoner’s case.
It is to test a candidate's ability to think like a lawyer and prove that they have the “minimum competency” to practice law in that state. It's a competency test. Similar to the NCLEX for nurses.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-9/clause-8/
Attorneys are given the title of Esquire from the BAR, British Accreditation Registry. Thus a foreign title of nobility.
“Bar” means “whole body of lawyers ... the legal profession.” It also means the place where the business of court is done. “Bar” in this sense had become synonymous with “court” by 1330. In 1559, “bar” literally meant the railing that separated people on the bench from those conducting law on the other side. After 1600, “bar” was popularly assumed to mean the bar in a courtroom, which was the wooden railing marking off the area around the judge's seat and where a barrister stood to plead his prisoner’s case.
What is the BAR exam and why must one pass it to be admitted to the BAR?
It is to test a candidate's ability to think like a lawyer and prove that they have the “minimum competency” to practice law in that state. It's a competency test. Similar to the NCLEX for nurses.