History of Release Date for DC Bar Exam Results (Feb 2005 - Feb 2017)

I've been thinking about doing this for a while so here it is.

The dates on the "pass" memo for the DC bar for the last three handfuls of years.  These were collected from pass memos, blog posts or comments on this blog so count on a +/- of a day or two depending on when people reported (for those that I didn't actually see the memo):

Bar
Exam Date          Memo Date
Feb '21                 ?

July '20 (Oct!)     12/11/20* Note: this exam was on Oct. 5-6, 2020, not July.

Feb '20                 5/29/20*

July '19                10/30/19*

Feb '19                 5/23/19*

July '18                11/9/18*

Feb '18                 5/16/18*  

July '17                10/26/17*
Feb '17                 5/12/17*
July '16                11/1/16*
Feb '16                 5/5/16
July '15                10/15/15*
Feb '15                 5/1/15*
July '14                10/17/14*
Feb '14                 5/8/14*
July '13                10/24/13*
Feb. '13                5/1/13*
July '12                10/31/12*
Feb '12                4/25/12*
July '11               10/27/11*
Feb. '11               4/27/11*
July '10               10/18/10*
Feb. '10               4/30/10
July '09               10/23/09
Feb. '09               5/11/09
July '08               10/17/08*
Feb. '08               4/24/08*
July '07               10/4/07*
Feb. '07               4/25/07*
July '06               10/6/06
Feb. '06               5/16/06
July '05               11/4/05
Feb. '05               4/29/05

* Indicates I have a saved copy of the results memo

February 2012 DC Bar Exam Results

As my time with the DC bar exam grows more distant, my interest fades...hence the infrequent posts.

The February 2012 DC bar exam included the following subjects:

MPT: Two letters (one objective and one persuasive)

MEE:
Contracts
Corporations
Evidence
Federal Civ Pro
Partnership
Wills

MBE: As usual, watch for the conversion chart on the California bar site (the only state that provides a correlation between raw and scaled scores).

DC posted (online) the bar results yesterday, 5/1/2012 (letters went out a few days earlier): 110 successful applicants out of 237. 66% pass rate for first-time takers and overall pass rate of 48%

Congrats to those that vaulted high enough to clear the bar. To those that didn't make it this time...go through the stages (disbelief, sadness, rage, dedication, application, joy) to reach your goal next time.

July 2011 DC Bar Exam Results

The July 2011 DC bar exam results were released just before Halloween (October 27, 2011).

96 passed out of 208 that took the exam in July. That translates to a 46% overall pass rate (64% pass rate for first-time takers).

I had a post writen the day after the results were released but got some strange error that caused me to lose it and I was too lazy to recreate it that day. Oh well!

The highlights for the July exam that I did not post after the exam:

Essay topics for July 2011 DC bar exam:

MPT(2) - Two memos (objective and persuasive)

MEE:
Criminal law
Con law
Property
Civ pro
Family law
Commercial paper

MBE: Conversion table for raw to scaled scores is not yet posted by the California bar examiners. Watch for it here in the coming weeks.

Congrats to those that passed. Enjoy the glory. For those that didn't make it, dig out of the pit of despair and regroup. Evaluate what you think went wrong and set a plan for the next go.

February 2011 DC Bar Exam Results

The pass list for the February 2011 bar exam is now available online. 100 successful applicants out of 210 test takers (72% pass rate for first-time takers and overall pass rate of 48%).

http://www.dcappeals.gov/dccourts/docs/SuccessfulList_2011-02.pdf

Congrats to all those that passed. As usual, to those that fell short...keep your chin up and stick with it.

Februay 2011 DC Bar Exam

I had no predictions ahead of time. I did have a few requests.

The subjects tested on the February 2011 DC Bar Exam were:

MPT Questions:
Memo (objective)
Memo (objective) and closing argument (persuasive)

MEE Questions:
Evidence
Contracts
Family Law
Wills
Corporations
Civ Pro

Sounds like there were some interesting MBE questions. Glad I don't have to deal with those beasts ever again!

Hopefully everyone is basking in the afterglow of the doneness. It is a great feeling.

July 2010 DC Bar Exam Results

I saw the pass list for the July 2010 DC Bar exam is now posted. 60% of the first-time takers passed (97 passers). Overall pass rate was 41%.

For those that passed, enjoy a cold one (or ten)! For anyone that missed it, be it your first miss or something higher, stick with it. I'm damn glad I have all my bar exams behind me (2). That was plenty of exam stress for the rest of my life.

Finally, fall weather has arrived to DC. The record heat this summer was crazy and I'm glad it is behind us. Bring on the fall colors!

July 2010 DC Bar Exam- Day 1

I just saw a comment on another blog that the essay topics for the July 2010 DC Bar Exam were

partnership
wills/estates
con law
contracts & commercial paper
civ pro
family law

Additional details from the comments:
Partnerships (formation, assignment of PS interest, PS property)
Contracts (sales, warranties)/Commercial Paper (HDC rights against indorsers)
Wills (validity, revocation/modification, estate division)
Con Law (First Amendment - all flavors)
Family Law (premarital agreement, marital property, alimony)
Fed Civ Pro (PJ, SMJ, Fed Question Jurisdiction)

MPTs: Argument portion of a mtn to court; memo to partner


Congrats to all that survived the first day. MBE hell is in full swing right now so hopefully those practice questions, flash cards and outlines are kicking in. Once you are done, enjoy a cold one and kick back!