Former Adult Film Star Passes The Bar Exam – Above the Law

What
do
porn
stars
and
lawyers
have
in
common?
They
both
get
paid
by
the
hour
to
screw
someone.
Crass?
Sure.
But
in
light
of
a
famous
retired
adult
film
star
recently
passing
the
Texas
bar
exam,
maybe
it’s
a
little
too
on
the
nose.

Asia
Carrera,
a
former
pornography
actress
who
graduated
from
St.
Mary’s
Law
in
2024,
just
cleared
one
of
the
most
notoriously
miserable
hurdles
in
the
legal
profession.
Carrera
—
whose
real
name
is
Jessica
Steinhauser
—
previously
missed
passing
by
just
two
points,
but
was
able
to
turn
it
around
during
the
February
2026
exam.
For
what
it’s
worth,
according
to

TMZ,
she
has
no
desire
to
work
as
a
lawyer,
she
“just
wanted
to
prove
she
could
pass
the
bar.”

Here’s
the
celebratory
post
she
made
on
Facebook
after
finding
out
the
good
news:

Of
course
the
jokes
write
themselves,
but
the
comparison
between
lawyers
and
porn
stars
completely
holds
up.
Both
professions
are
built
on
performance,
stamina,
and
the
ability
to
deliver
under
pressure
while
someone
else
critiques
your
work.
Both
involve
long
hours,
exacting
clients,
and
a
surprising
amount
of
very
specific
positioning.

Still,
credit
where
it’s
due:
passing
the
bar
is
no
joke,
no
matter
your
background.
If
nothing
else,
Carrera’s
pivot
is
a
reminder
that
the
most
“nontraditional”
candidates
might
just
be
the
ones
best
equipped
to
handle
a
profession
that
already
demands
a
little
bit
of
everything.

Retired
Porn
Star
Asia
Carrera
Passes
Texas
Bar
to
Become
Attorney
[TMZ]

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