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Washington DC Bar Exam Information
Washington DC bar exam information including format, subjects, scoring, pass rates, dates, and bar review course options. Comprehensive resources to help pass the Washington DC Bar Exam.
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Washington DC Bar Exam Information
Washington DC bar exam information including format, subjects, scoring, pass rates, dates, and bar review course options. Comprehensive resources to help pass the Washington DC Bar Exam.
AmeriBar’s Washington DC Bar Review Course has helped students pass the bar exam for over 20 years.
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Washington DC Bar Exam Format
Overview
The Washington DC Bar Exam is administered over two days. The examiners have adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”).
Day 1
The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the Washington DC bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Multistate Performance Test (“MPT”) and the Multistate Essay Exam (“MEE”). You will have three hours to answer two MPT questions. You will have three hours to answer the six MEE questions.
Day 2
The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the Washington DC bar exam. The MBE is a multiple-choice test containing 200 questions. The MBE is split into a morning and afternoon session. Each session consists of 100 questions. You have three hours to complete each session.
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Useful Links
- Washington DC Bar Review Course – AmeriBar has been helping students pass the Washington DC bar exam for over 15 years.
- MBEQuestionBank.com – Online question bank with over 2500 simulated MBE questions.
Exam Dates
- July 28-29, 2020 (Rescheduled for September 9-10)
- February 23-24, 2021
- July 27-28, 2021
- February 25-26, 2022
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Washington DC Bar Admissions
Committee on Admissions
D.C. Court of Appeals
430 E Street NW, Room 123
Washington, DC 20001
D.C. Court of Appeals
430 E Street NW, Room 123
Washington, DC 20001
Washington DC MPRE Score Requirement
Washington DC requires bar exam applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”). You must score 75 or higher on the MPRE in order to pass in Washington DC.
Scoring/Grading and Results
In order to pass the Washington DC bar exam, you must score at least 266. This equates to 133, based on the MBE’s 200-point scale. The scores of the exam sections are weighted as follows: MPT 20%, MEE 30%, and MBE 50%. The District of Columbia makes bar exam results available approximately 9 to 10 weeks after the exam.
Reciprocity
Under specific circumstances, the District of Columbia allows an applicant to obtain admission by motion (without examination) by fulfilling every applicable requirement. The District of Columbia permits admission on a transferred UBE score of 266 within 5 years of when the score was attained.
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Regent Law School
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Washington DC Bar Exam Subjects
Washington DC Essay Subjects
- Business Associations
- Conflict of Laws
- Family Law
- Trusts, Wills, and Estates
- UCC Article 2 – Secured Transactions
- All MBE Subjects
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts and Sales
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Evidence
- Property
- Torts
Heidi
Thomas Cooley Law School
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Washington DC Bar Exam Statewide Pass Rates
| Exam Date | First | Repeat | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | 72% | 37% | 67% |
| February 2018 | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| July 2017 | 76% | 33% | 72% |
| February 2017 | 53% | 31% | 46% |
| July 2016 | 71% | 16% | 61% |
| February 2016 | 59% | 29% | 47% |
| July 2015 | 58% | 24% | 44% |
| February 2015 | 53% | 17% | 39% |
| July 2014 | 52% | 11% | 33% |
| February 2014 | 61% | 22% | 46% |
AmeriBar has been helping students pass the Washington DC bar exam for over 17 years.