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 26th and 27th, 2019. 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 is pleased to announce the February 2019 bar exam pass list. The names are posted on the Massachusetts Bar Exam Pass List.
The February 2019 bar exam statistics by Massachusetts law school will be found in the link below and the overall statistics will be posted on April 29, 2019.
A total of 498 examinees sat for the February 2019 bar examination, of whom 231(46.4%) passed. There were 177 first time takers, of whom 120 (67.8%) passed the exam. The statistics are as follows:
|
Examinees Taking Exam For |
Number Taking |
Number Passing |
Percentage Passing |
|
First time |
177 |
120 |
67.8% |
|
Second Time |
197 |
93 |
47.2% |
|
Third Time |
48 |
8 |
16.7% |
|
Fourth Time |
22 |
4 |
18.2% |
|
Fifth Time or more |
54 |
6 |
11.1% |
|
TOTAL ALL EXAMINEES |
498 |
231 |
46.4% |
A summary of statistics by Law School can be downloaded from the link below.