Supreme Judicial Court
BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS
Bar Exam Results
February 2008 Exam
Official Result Notification
OFFICIAL RESULT NOTIFICATION: Official result letters are mailed to each applicant. Please open these letters immediately as they contain one of the following pieces of time-sensitive, important information:
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If you passed both the written and character portions of the bar exam, an R.S.V.P. form for the admission ceremony is included in with your result letter |
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If the Board requires that you appear before them, a notice of the scheduled character interview is included in with your result letter |
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If you were unsuccessful, time-sensitive instructions for retaking the exam and obtaining your essays are included in with your result letter |
NB: You may not attend the swearing in ceremony unless you submit a timely response to the Court.
Results from the February 2008 exam were mailed to applicants on May 1, 2008. During June, the names of those who passed the written portions of the bar examination will be publicly posted in every county clerk's office pursuant to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:01, Section 4.
Statistics
A total of 665 applicants sat for the February 2008 bar examination, of whom 403 (60.6%) passed. There were 363 first time takers, of whom 264 (72.7%) passed the exam. The statistics are as follows:
Total Applicants Taking Exam For Number Taking Number Passing Percentage Passing First time 363 264 72.7% Second Time 168 93 55.4% Third Time Takers 47 24 51.1% Fourth Time Takers 29 10 34.5% Fifth Time or more 58 12 20.7% TOTAL ALL EXAMINEES 665 403 60.6%
Exam Passers
The applicants listed below have passed the written portion of the February 2008 bar examination (under Rule 3:01, Section 3), which is one part of the necessary qualifications for admission to the Massachusetts Bar. If no objection is made, they may be recommended to the Supreme Judicial Court for admission:
Last Names Beginning with letters:
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