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 October 5th and 6th, 2020. If no objection is made, they may be recommended to the Supreme Judicial Court for admission.
Massachusetts statistics for the bar exam are included below.
The Board of Bar Examiners will post the names of examinees who passed and the statistics for the October 2020 Massachusetts bar exam on December 10, 2020.
October 2020 Statistics: A total of 1323 examinees sat for the October 2020 bar examination, of whom 1015 (76.7%) passed. There were 1092 first time takers, of whom 929 (85.1%) passed the exam. The statistics are as follows:
|
Examinees Taking Exam in Massachusetts |
Number Taking |
Number Passing |
Percentage Passing |
|
First time |
1092 |
929 |
85.1% |
|
Second Time |
57 |
29 |
50.9% |
|
Third Time |
76 |
37 |
48.7% |
|
Fourth Time or more |
98 |
20 |
20.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ALL EXAMINEES |
1323 |
1015 |
76.7% |
A summary of October 2020 statistics by Law School found in the link below.