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Press Release  Massachusetts Bar Examination Rescheduled

For immediate release:
4/04/2020
  • Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
  • Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners

Media Contact   for Massachusetts Bar Examination Rescheduled

Jennifer Donahue and Erika Gully-Santiago

BOSTON, MAThe Supreme Judicial Court and the Board of Bar Examiners today announce that the July 2020 Massachusetts bar examination has been rescheduled and will be held on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1, 2020 in Boston. 

The Board of Bar Examiners, in consultation with the Supreme Judicial Court, will continue to closely monitor public health and safety guidelines, including prohibitions against large gatherings, related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the event that limitations on large gatherings continue to interfere with the administration of the Massachusetts bar examination on September 30 and October 1, 2020, alternative means for testing of applicants for Massachusetts bar admission will be devised and announced.

The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) is established by G.L. c. 221 §§35 & 36 to evaluate the qualifications of persons seeking admission to the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Media Contact   for Massachusetts Bar Examination Rescheduled

  • Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 

    The Supreme Judicial Court is the Commonwealth's highest appellate court.
  • Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners 

    Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court
    Press Release: March 30, 2020

    The Supreme Judicial Court and the Board of Bar Examiners announce today that, due to the ongoing public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Massachusetts bar examination will not be administered on July 28 and July 29, 2020 as previously scheduled. The bar exam has been postponed until fall, on dates to be determined.

    The Board of Bar Examiners, in consultation with the Supreme Judicial Court, will continue to closely monitor public health and safety guidelines, including prohibitions against large gatherings, related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the event that limitations on large gatherings continue to interfere with a fall administration of the Massachusetts bar examination, alternative means for testing of applicants for Massachusetts bar admission will be devised and announced.

    We thank you for your patience and understanding.

    Sincerely,

    Marilyn J. Wellington, Executive Director
    Robert L. Harris, Chair
    Marie Buckley, Bar Examiner
    Barbara Healy Smith, Bar Examiner
    Carol A. Kelly, Bar Examiner
    Francis J. O'Connor, Bar Examiner

    The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) is established by G.L. c. 221 §§35 & 36 to evaluate the qualifications of persons seeking admission to the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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