bar exam

Sep 25, 2025

Bar exam sees slightly lower pass rate compared to last year | List of bar passers

The results of Missouri’s July bar examination showed a slight decrease in the overall pass rate and a slight increase in the number of first-time test-takers who passed the exam.

Apr 24, 2025

California Bar discloses AI helped develop some questions in problem-plagued exam

The State Bar of California has disclosed that some multiple-choice questions in a problem-plagued bar exam were developed with the aid of artificial intelligence.

Apr 10, 2025

Spring bar exam results show modest improvement as law schools prepare for NextGen exam | List of bar passers

The Missouri Board of Law Examiners released results for the February 2025 bar exam, with an overall pass rate of 52.3 percent, reversing a previous two-year trend.

Sep 12, 2024

Bar results show nearly 80 percent of test takers passed | List of bar passers

Slightly fewer test takers passed the Missouri Bar Exam this year compared to last year, but overall numbers remain on an upswing compared to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 15, 2023

17-year-old passes California bar exam, becomes an attorney

A county prosecutor’s office says one of its law clerks passed the State Bar of California exam at age 17. The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office says that, according to research, Peter Park is the youngest person to pass the exam.

Apr 12, 2023

Less than half pass February bar exam

More than half of those who took the February Missouri bar exam failed the test.

Sep 28, 2022

Seating capped for February bar exam

The Missouri Board of Law Examiners will allow no more than 270 people to take the February 2023 bar exam.

Sep 19, 2022

Bar exam results hit a new low | List of bar passers

July’s bar exam test takers fared a few percentage points worse than last year, which had been the lowest pass rate in the last 15 years.

Jun 29, 2020

July bar-takers raise concerns about in-person exam

Some test-takers say they are growing increasingly anxious about attending the upcoming July bar exam in person in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 28, 2020

Supreme Court sets limits on bar exam during pandemic

The Missouri Supreme Court has enacted pandemic safety precautions for the July bar exam — if it takes place. In an April 28 order, the court said the exam set […]

Apr 9, 2020

Virus vexes bar exam, leaving young future lawyers in limbo

One of Emily Hughes’ first memories after entering law school at the University of Cincinnati in 2017 is an assistant dean scrawling “July 28-29, 2020” across a chalkboard. “Does anyone […]

Sep 23, 2019

Missouri bar-passer rate rebounds slightly | See list of bar-passers

After dropping sharply last year, the pass rate for the Missouri Bar exam has inched back up. Overall, 78 percent of test-takers, or 524, passed the exam held in July, […]