liljouissance

I know this might not be the most helpful answer, but I'm in the same boat as you. I actually chose my law school to pursue a JD/PhD, got rejected from the PhD program (to start fall 2020, same as law), came to the law school anyway, and had a rough first semester. I got rejected again this year from the PhD program at my university as well. I also applied to other PhD programs, and from what I've gathered, most graduate schools don't necessarily put too much weight into your law school grades. Some professors at schools I applied to gestured toward that as well. Law grades aren't correlative to your future success in philosophy, and the material and pedagogy of law school is substantially different than that of philosophy. I wrote addenda for each program I applied to so I could further explain my decision to attend law school, why I don't think it was the right decision for me, and then I (gently and carefully) explained my subpar performance. I also trumped up the fact that I've been trying to pursue the PhD path for a while (my goal has always been to teach) in the hopes of assuaging fears I might jump from a PhD program. I would think your high master's GPA, your rec letters, and your writing sample are much more important than you law school performance. Grad schools are so secretive about their admissions, though, that it's hard to say for sure. I think really emphasizing the substantial difference between law and grad would help your applications. At least, I'm hoping that's the case, for the best of both of us!