Supreme Judicial Court
BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS
Bar Exam Results
February 2009 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 2009 exam were mailed to applicants on April 28, 2009. 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 582 applicants sat for the February 2009 bar examination, of whom 316 (54.3%) passed. There were 354 first time takers, of whom 245 (69.2%) passed the exam. The statistics are as follows:
Total Applicants
Taking Exam For Number Taking Number Passing Percentage Passing First time 354
245
69.2% Second Time 112
50
44.6% Third Time Takers 49
13
26.5% Fourth Time Takers 27
5
18.5% Fifth Time or more 40
3
7.5% TOTAL ALL EXAMINEES 582
316
54.3%
Exam Passers
The applicants listed below have passed the written portion of the February 2009 bar examination (under Rule 3:01), 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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