REUTERS — New York should stop asking aspiring lawyers about their juvenile criminal records during the character and fitness review required for licensing, the New York State Bar Association said Monday. Forcing law students to disclose information about sealed criminal records, juvenile delinquency, dismissed cases and non-pending arrests that didn’t lead to a conviction — which is covered in Question 26 of the New York bar application — is illegal and impedes efforts to improve diversity within the legal profession, according to a state bar report approved by its House of Delegates on Saturday. It will be up to the New York Administrative Board of the Courts, which has the final say on lawyer licensing matters, to adopt any changes. The New York City Bar Association has also advocatedamending the disclosure requirement.