Before reporting to the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the character, acquirements and qualifications of the petitioners , the Board of Bar Examiners must give public notice of those persons that have passed the law examination held on February 28th and March 1, 2018. If no objection is made, they may be recommended to the Supreme Judicial Court for admission. The list of February 2018 bar exam applicants that passed the written bar exam are posted here.
Massachusetts statistics for the bar exam are included below.
The February 2018 bar exam statistics by Massachusetts law school can be found in the link below. The overall statistics are as follows:
A total of 426 examinees sat for the February 2018 bar examination, of whom 154 (36.2%) passed. There were 145 first time takers, of whom 77 (53.1%) passed the exam. The statistics are as follows:
|
Total Examinees Taking Exam For |
Number Taking |
Number Passing |
Percentage Passing |
|
First time |
145 |
77 |
53.1% |
|
Second Time |
137 |
54 |
39.4% |
|
Third Time |
35 |
8 |
22.9% |
|
Fourth Time |
36 |
5 |
13.9% |
|
Fifth Time or more |
73 |
10 |
13.7% |
|
TOTAL ALL EXAMINEES |
426 |
154 |
36.2% |