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Summary of Statistics of Bar Exam Applicants Educated Outside the US: 1992-2012 (It’s Not Just About New York and California) Excerpts from National Conference of Bar Examiners, Bar Admission Statistics 1992-2012, http://www.ncbex.org/bar-admissions/bar-examination-and-admission-statistics/ Prepared by Laurel Terry ([email protected]) April 30, 2013 * Year Total Taking Total Passing Pass Rate Percent Taking (excluding NY & CA) Passing (excluding NY & CA) Pass Rate Percent (excluding NY & CA) Number of States in which foreign- educated candidates took a Bar Exam 1992 1080 -- -- 108 19 1993 1164 -- -- 107 16 1994 1269 -- -- 119 17 1995 1390 -- -- 107 18 1996 1539 504 32% 109 37 34% 15 1997 1840 747 41% 136 39 29% 18 1998 2160 843 39% 108 28 26% 17 1999 2385 994 42% 77 12 16% 14 2000 2793 1152 41% 114 47 41% 18 2001 3323 1468 44% 107 46 43% 19 2002 3299 1240 38% 140 47 34% 20 2003 3394 1433 42% 243 126 52% 18 2004 3490 1328 38% 239 96 40% 17 2005 3571 1183 33% 234 64 27% 20 2006 4505 1424 32% 270 86 32% 18 2007 4869 1559 32% 260 70 27% 21 2008 5247 2103 39% 455 134 29% 25 2009 5723 1771 31% 465 124 27% 27 2010 5761 1777 31% 441 118 27% 29 2011 5620 1708 30% 429 139 32% 29 2012 5916 1893 32% 429 147 34% 29 The number of states in which foreign-educated applicants sat for a bar exam grew more than 50% between 1992 and 2012 [1929] In the last ten years (2002-2012), in states other than New York and California, the number of foreign-educated applicants more than tripled [140429]. * This is an Updated and Corrected Version of what was included as Appendix B in the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Report of the Special Committee on International Issues (July 15, 2009) and Item #2 of Laurel Terry’s Supporting Materials for the presentation entitled Globalization Comes to Main Street: U.S. Impact of Global Regulatory Trends at the National Conference of Bar Examiners meeting held April 20, 2012 in Savannah. For the years 1992-1996 and 2003-2005, California reported “0” foreign-educated applicants. Foreign- educated applicants may have been included in California’s “Non-ABA-Approved-Law School” columns.

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Summary of Statistics of Bar Exam Applicants Educated Outside the US: 1992-2012

(It’s Not Just About New York and California)

Excerpts from National Conference of Bar Examiners, Bar Admission Statistics 1992-2012, http://www.ncbex.org/bar-admissions/bar-examination-and-admission-statistics/

Prepared by Laurel Terry ([email protected]) April 30, 2013*

Year Total Taking†

Total Passing

Pass Rate

Percent

Taking (excluding NY & CA)

Passing (excluding NY & CA)

Pass Rate Percent

(excluding NY & CA)

Number of States in

which foreign-educated

candidates took a Bar

Exam 1992 1080 -- -- 108 19 1993 1164 -- -- 107 16 1994 1269 -- -- 119 17 1995 1390 -- -- 107 18 1996 1539 504 32% 109 37 34% 15 1997 1840 747 41% 136 39 29% 18 1998 2160 843 39% 108 28 26% 17 1999 2385 994 42% 77 12 16% 14 2000 2793 1152 41% 114 47 41% 18 2001 3323 1468 44% 107 46 43% 19 2002 3299 1240 38% 140 47 34% 20 2003 3394 1433 42% 243 126 52% 18 2004 3490 1328 38% 239 96 40% 17 2005 3571 1183 33% 234 64 27% 20 2006 4505 1424 32% 270 86 32% 18 2007 4869 1559 32% 260 70 27% 21 2008 5247 2103 39% 455 134 29% 25 2009 5723 1771 31% 465 124 27% 27 2010 5761 1777 31% 441 118 27% 29 2011 5620 1708 30% 429 139 32% 29 2012 5916 1893 32% 429 147 34% 29

The number of states in which foreign-educated applicants sat for a bar exam

grew more than 50% between 1992 and 2012 [19→29]

In the last ten years (2002-2012), in states other than New York and California, the number of foreign-educated applicants more than tripled [140→429].

* This is an Updated and Corrected Version of what was included as Appendix B in the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Report of the Special Committee on International Issues (July 15, 2009) and Item #2 of Laurel Terry’s Supporting Materials for the presentation entitled Globalization Comes to Main Street: U.S. Impact of Global Regulatory Trends at the National Conference of Bar Examiners meeting held April 20, 2012 in Savannah. † For the years 1992-1996 and 2003-2005, California reported “0” foreign-educated applicants. Foreign-educated applicants may have been included in California’s “Non-ABA-Approved-Law School” columns.

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2012 Statistics

The Bar Examiner, March 201310

Persons Taking and Passing the 2012 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education

ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law Schoola

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Jurisdiction Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing

Alabama 478 400 84% 256 78 30% 31 13 42% — — —

Alaska 158 106 67% — — — — — — — — —

Arizona 976 731 75% — — — 3 2 67% — — —

Arkansas 367 249 68% — — — — — — — — —

California 9,178b,c 5,578b,c 61% 2,041b,c 395b,c 19% 812 142 17% 5 1 20%

Colorado 1,439 1,107 77% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% — — —

Connecticut 739 569 77% 68 25 37% 3 0 0% — — —

Delaware 223 140 63% — — — — — — — — —

District of Columbia 287 173 60% 16 3 19% 144 51 35% — — —

Florida 4,713 3,343 71% 6 3 50% — — — — — —

Georgia 1,804 1,378 76% 31 1 3% 3 1 33% — — —

Hawaii 294 199 68% — — — — — — — — —

Idaho 215 171 80% — — — — — — — — —

Illinois 3,484 2,853 82% — — — 33 12 36% — — —

Indiana 866 623 72% — — — — — — — — —

Iowa 401 354 88% — — — 1 0 0% — — —

Kansas 393 330 84% — — — — — — — — —

Kentucky 620 472 76% — — — — — — — — —

Louisiana 1,052 630 60% — — — 22 3 14% — — —

Maine 182 125 69% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% — — —

Maryland 2,157 1,524 71% 6 4 67% 14 7 50% — — —

Massachusetts 2,632 2,133 81% 343 154 45% 25 14 56% — — —

Michigan 1,490 859 58% — — — 2 1 50% — — —

Minnesota 969 828 85% — — — — — — — — —

Mississippi 336 241 72% — — — — — — — — —

Missouri 1,056 938 89% — — — 5 1 20% — — —

aSee page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.bCalifornia does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved law schools. This number of applicants (1,011 taking, 555 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California’s “U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam” category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination.cApplicants under California’s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (72 taking, 12 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved category. California’s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school.

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112012 Statistics

Persons Taking and Passing the 2012 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education

ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law Schoola

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Jurisdiction Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing

Montana 219 200 91% — — — — — — — — —

Nebraska 111 81 73% — — — — — — — — —

Nevada 543 348 64% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% — — —

New Hampshire 179 152 85% 24 16 67% 2 1 50% — — —

New Jersey 4,674 3,322 71% — — — — — — — — —

New Mexico 366 306 84% — — — — — — — — —

New York 11,038 8,071 73% 10 1 10% 4,675 1,604 34% 22 4 18%

North Carolina 1,666 1,083 65% — — — — — — — — —

North Dakota 134 104 78% — — — — — — — — —

Ohio 1,599 1,225 77% — — — 7 2 29% — — —

Oklahoma 541 432 80% — — — — — — — — —

Oregon 656 476 73% 1 1 100% 10 3 30% — — —

Pennsylvania 2,737 2,002 73% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% — — —

Rhode Island 253 198 78% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% — — —

South Carolina 756 503 67% — — — — — — — — —

South Dakota 109 90 83% — — — — — — — — —

Tennessee 766 571 75% 211 104 49% 16 1 6% — — —

Texas 3,964 2,987 75% 8 5 63% 15 10 67% — — —

Utah 477 369 77% 1 1 100% — — — — — —

Vermont 126 90 71% — — — 4 2 50% 15 2 13%

Virginia 2,003 1,419 71% — — — 47 9 19% 11 2 18%

Washington 1,305 845 65% 10 5 50% 20 7 35% 13 11 85%

West Virginia 323 233 72% — — — — — — — — —

Wisconsin 268 225 84% 7 6 86% 8 4 50% — — —

Wyoming 151 80 53% — — — — — — — — —

Guam 21 12 57% — — — — — — — — —

N. Mariana Islands 8 8 100% — — — — — — — — —

Palau 3 2 67% 5 0 0% 2 1 50% — — —

Puerto Rico 1,197 442 37% 55 10 18% — — — — — —

Virgin Islands 45 29 64% — — — — — — — — —

TOTALS 72,747 51,959 71% 3,108 814 26% 5,916 1,893 32% 66 20 30%

aSee page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.

(continued)

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2011 Statistics

The Bar Examiner, March 201210

Persons Taking and Passing the 2011 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education

ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law Schoola

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Jurisdiction Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing

Alabama 465 386 83% 196 60 31% 65 28 43% — — —

Alaska 116 68 59% — — — 2 2 100% — — —

Arizona 879 613 70% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% — — —

Arkansas 370 264 71% — — — — — — — — —

California 8,874b,c 5,423b,c 61% 2,210b,c 377b,c 17% 764 127 17% 5 2 40%

Colorado 1,421 1,123 79% 2 0 0% 6 1 17% — — —

Connecticut 714 548 77% 100 36 36% 8 0 0% — — —

Delaware 211 141 67% — — — — — — — — —

District of Columbia 304 175 58% 20 2 10% 94 24 26% — — —

Florida 4,577 3,291 72% 1 0 0% — — — — — —

Georgia 1,561 1,206 77% 36 3 8% 4 2 50% — — —

Hawaii 284 214 75% 1 1 100% — — — — — —

Idaho 183 144 79% — — — — — — — — —

Illinois 3,337 2,808 84% — — — 37 9 24% — — —

Indiana 799 595 74% — — — — — — — — —

Iowa 405 340 84% — — — 1 0 0% — — —

Kansas 383 330 86% — — — — — — — — —

Kentucky 692 553 80% — — — — — — — — —

Louisiana 1,103 738 67% — — — 29 7 24% — — —

Maine 214 146 68% 5 3 60% — — — — — —

Maryland 2,044 1,507 74% 4 4 100% 15 9 60% — — —

Massachusetts 2,378 1,986 84% 313 159 51% 23 17 74% — — —

Michigan 1,346 1,026 76% — — — 4 0 0% — — —

Minnesota 888 782 88% — — — — — — — — —

Mississippi 343 248 72% — — — — — — — — —

Missouri 977 878 90% — — — 10 3 30% — — —

aSee page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.bCalifornia does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved law schools. This number of applicants (910 taking, 548 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California’s “U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam” category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination.cApplicants under California’s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (57 taking, 6 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved category. California’s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school.

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112011 Statistics

Persons Taking and Passing the 2011 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education

ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law Schoola

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Jurisdiction Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing

Montana 192 173 90% — — — — — — — — —

Nebraska 134 104 78% — — — — — — — — —

Nevada 537 349 65% — — — 5 2 40% — — —

New Hampshire 179 142 79% 17 12 71% 1 0 0% — — —

New Jersey 4,639 3,582 77% — — — — — — — — —

New Mexico 360 295 82% 1 1 100% — — — — — —

New York 10,611 8,163 77% 5 0 0% 4,427 1,442 33% 20 2 10%

North Carolina 1,493 1,047 70% — — — — — — — — —

North Dakota 90 75 83% — — — — — — — — —

Ohio 1,560 1,231 79% — — — 13 5 38% — — —

Oklahoma 496 414 83% — — — — — — — — —

Oregon 784 539 69% 5 4 80% 8 1 13% — — —

Pennsylvania 2,798 2,165 77% — — — 4 1 25% — — —

Rhode Island 266 191 72% 11 3 27% 4 1 25% — — —

South Carolina 707 514 73% — — — — — — — — —

South Dakota 84 79 94% — — — — — — — — —

Tennessee 831 625 75% 198 100 51% 17 0 0% — — —

Texas 3,862 3,106 80% 6 4 67% 22 10 45% — — —

Utah 490 411 84% — — — 1 1 100% — — —

Vermont 104 73 70% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 6 2 33%

Virginia 1,975 1,458 74% — — — 38 7 18% 9 0 0%

Washington 1,338 893 67% — — — 7 2 29% 15 6 40%

West Virginia 291 216 74% — — — — — — — — —

Wisconsin 310 262 85% 3 3 100% 9 6 67% 1 0 0%

Wyoming 160 99 62% — — — — — — — — —

Guam 21 14 67% — — — — — — — — —

N. Mariana Islands 6 5 83% — — — — — — — — —

Palau 4 1 25% — — — — — — — — —

Puerto Rico 1,145 524 46% 99 29 29% — — — — — —

Virgin Islands 47 23 49% — — — — — — — — —

TOTALS 70,382 52,306 74% 3,236 804 25% 5,620 1,708 30% 56 12 21%

aSee page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.

(continued)

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10 The Bar Examiner, March 2011

2010 Statistics

a

Outside the USA

Jurisdiction% % % %

Alabama 389 81% 212 73 5 3 60% — — —

137 97 71% 1 1 100% — — — — — —

821 603 73% 3 2 67% 2 50% — — —

356 233 65% — — — — — — — — —

California 8,692b,c b,c 60% 2,337b,c b,c 18% 13% 7 2 29%

Colorado 1,305 972 2 1 50% 8 50% — — —

Connecticut 730 559 77% 90 29 32% 8 0 0% — — —

Delaware 213 66% — — — — — — — — —

District of Columbia 366 173 19 2 11% 76 18% — — —

Florida 3,011 69% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% — — —

Georgia 1,631 77% 5 11% 5 2 — — —

Hawaii 170 69% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% — — —

180 78% — — — — — — — — —

2,952 — — — 17% — — —

635 75% — — — — — — — — —

327 87% — — — 2 50% — — —

Kansas 363 — — — — — — — — —

629 77% — — — — — — — — —

1,067 665 62% — — — 6 15% — — —

Maine 197 172 87% 3 3 100% — — — — — —

Maryland 1,957 1,391 71% 5 2 12 8 67% — — —

Massachusetts 2,060 85% 328 53% 22 11 50% — — —

Michigan 1,216 972 80% 1 1 100% 6 1 17% — — —

Minnesota 985 852 86% — — — — — — — — —

260 76% — — — — — — — — —

Missouri 997 863 87% — — — 10 3 30% — — —

Montana 186 166 89% — — — — — — — — —

117 81% — — — — — — — — —

aSee page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.bCalifornia does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved law schools. This number of applicants (962 taking, 539 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California’s “U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam” category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination.cApplicants under California’s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (66 taking, 9 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved category. California’s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school.

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2010 Statistics 11

a

Outside the USA

Jurisdiction% % % %

626 372 59% 1 0 0% 7 1 — — —

170 137 81% 16 13 81% 2 1 50% — — —

New Jersey 3,292 76% — — — — — — — — —

New Mexico 279 81% — — — — — — — — —

10,970 77% 5 1 20% 1,565 17 2 12%

North Carolina 991 68% — — — — — — — — —

73 78% — — — — — — — — —

Ohio 1,595 1,256 79% — — — 10 2 20% — — —

82% — — — — — — — — —

Oregon 515 68% 3 1 33% 9 2 22% — — —

2,632 1,956 — — — 2 1 50% — — —

202 77% 8 0 0% — — — — — —

South Carolina 665 73% — — — — — — — — —

87 82 — — — — — — — — —

Tennessee 772 608 79% 150 89 59% 123 35 28% — — —

Texas 3,856 76% 9 7 78% 15 5 33% — — —

Utah 375 83% — — — 1 25% — — —

Vermont 97 77 79% — — — 1 1 100% 10

Virginia 2,037 71% — — — 35 8 23% 6 2 33%

Washington 1,372 991 72% — — — — — — 19 0 0%

West Virginia 301 196 65% — — — — — — — — —

Wisconsin 297 270 91% 1 1 100% 5 1 20% — — —

Wyoming 100 71% — — — — — — — — —

Guam 15 12 80% — — — — — — — — —

8 5 63% — — — — — — — — —

5 80% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% — — —

1,000 150 33 22% — — — — — —

59 71% — — — — — — — — —

69,710 51,252 3,395 861 25% 5,761 1,777 31% 59 10 17%

aSee page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.

continued

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10 The Bar Examiner, February 2010

2009 Statistics

ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law Schoolc

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Jurisdiction Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing

Alabama 450 379 84% 244 75 31% 5 1 20% — — —

Alaska 111 66 59% 2 0 0% — — — — — —

Arizona 829 604 73% 3 2 67% 4 1 25% — — —

Arkansas 338 227 67% — — — — — — — — —

California 8,732a,b 5,280a,b 60% 2,330a,b 382a,b 16% 732 114 16% 9 3 33%

Colorado 1,295 966 75% — — — 6 1 17% — — —

Connecticut 1,066 845 79% 91 33 36% 15 2 13% — — —

Delaware 225 141 63% — — — — — — — — —

District of Columbia 456 249 55% 21 2 10% 78 22 28% — — —

Florida 4,077 2,780 68% 4 2 50% 1 0 0% — — —

Georgia 1,565 1,213 78% 24 2 8% 4 2 50% — — —

Hawaii 231 178 77% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% — — —

Idaho 193 157 81% — — — — — — — — —

Illinois 3,641 3,066 84% — — — 32 7 22% — — —

Indiana 804 602 75% — — — — — — — — —

Iowa 329 290 88% — — — — — — — — —

Kansas 430 351 82% — — — — — — — — —

Kentucky 622 477 77% 1 1 100% — — — — — —

Louisiana 1,013 723 71% — — — 51 8 16% — — —

Maine 199 153 77% — — — — — — — — —

Maryland 1,836 1,268 69% 1 1 100% 18 8 44% — — —

Massachusetts 2,356 1,990 84% 363 165 45% 21 10 48% — — —

Michigan 1,256 1,021 81% 1 1 100% 6 2 33% — — —

Minnesota 1,043 888 85% — — — — — — — — —

Mississippi 345 268 78% — — — — — — — — —

Missouri 1,079 942 87% — — — 6 1 17% — — —

Montana 188 163 87% — — — — — — — — —

Nebraska 139 109 78% — — — — — — — — —

aCalifornia does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved law schools. This number of applicants (924 taking, 477 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California’s “U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam” category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination.bApplicants under California’s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (24 taking, 2 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved categories. California’s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school.

Persons Taking and Passing the 2009 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education

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ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law Schoolc

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Jurisdiction Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing

Nevada 643 391 61% 1 0 0% 6 1 17% — — —

New Hampshire 164 141 86% 18 12 67% 2 1 50% — — —

New Jersey 3,942 3,037 77% — — — — — — — — —

New Mexico 354 298 84% — — — — — — — — —

New York 10,544 8,250 78% 5 2 40% 4,526 1,533 34% 17 2 12%

North Carolina 1,541 1,032 67% — — — — — — — — —

North Dakota 79 63 80% — — — — — — — — —

Ohio 1,551 1,189 77% — — — 13 5 38% — — —

Oklahoma 483 387 80% — — — — — — — — —

Oregon 853 592 69% 2 2 100% 3 0 0% — — —

Pennsylvania 2,553 1,941 76% — — — 2 2 100% — — —

Rhode Island 275 207 75% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% — — —

South Carolina 703 506 72% — — — — — — — — —

South Dakota 100 83 83% — — — — — — — — —

Tennessee 778 593 76% 186 111 60% 113 31 27% — — —

Texas 3,874 3,039 78% 7 3 43% 28 10 36% — — —

Utah 485 401 83% — — — 1 0 0% — — —

Vermont 74 53 72% — — — — — — 16 2 13%

Virginia 1,943 1,366 70% — — — 45 8 18% 8 1 13%

Washington 1,352 914 68% 29 18 62% — — — 8 3 38%

West Virginia 261 191 73% — — — — — — — — —

Wisconsin 274 245 89% 3 3 100% 1 0 0% — — —

Wyoming 150 113 75% — — — — — — — — —

Guam 21 11 52% — — — — — — — — —

N. Mariana Islands 3 3 100% — — — — — — — — —

Palau 6 1 17% — — — — — — — — —

Puerto Rico 982 429 44% 166 42 25% — — — — — —

Virgin Islands 51 33 65% — — — — — — — — —

TOTALS 68,887 50,905 74% 3,509 861 25% 5,723 1,771 31% 58 11 19%

cSee page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.

Persons Taking and Passing the 2009 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued)

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10 The Bar Examiner, May 2009

2008 Statistics

ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law School

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Jurisdiction Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing Taking Passing%

Passing

Alabama 435 373 86% 260 95 37% 8 4 50% — — —

Alaska 96 67 70% — — — — — — — — —

Arizona 1,066 816 77% 5 1 20% 2 0 0% — — —

Arkansas 348 252 72% — — — — — — — — —

California 9,161a 5,913a 65% 2,393a,b 488a,b 20% 586 112 19% 9 2 22%

Colorado 1,376 1,003 73% 2 2 100% 8 3 38% — — —

Connecticut 1,089 884 81% 64 28 44% 24 5 21% 1 1 100%

Delaware 253 185 73% — — — — — — — — —

District of Columbia 477 291 61% 19 0 0% 74 27 36% — — —

Florida 4,175 2,953 71% 6 2 33% — — — — — —

Georgia 1,760 1,427 81% 46 2 4% 2 1 50% — — —

Hawaii 253 193 76% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% — — —

Idaho 202 145 72% — — — — — — — — —

Illinois 3,804 3,233 85% — — — 18 6 33% — — —

Indiana 745 583 78% — — — — — — — — —

Iowa 315 269 85% — — — — — — — — —

Kansas 413 356 86% — — — — — — — — —

Kentucky 656 502 77% — — — — — — — — —

Louisiana 1,027 663 65% — — — 54 5 9% — — —

Maine 188 162 86% 1 1 100% — — — — — —

Maryland 1,890 1,418 75% 12 6 50% — — — — — —

Massachusetts 2,366 2,049 87% 394 167 42% 23 16 70% — — —

Michigan 1,303 936 72% — — — 5 2 40% — — —

Minnesota 1,003 869 87% — — — — — — — — —

Mississippi 365 298 82% — — — — — — — — —

Missouri 1,043 919 88% — — — 32 12 38% — — —

Montana 163 149 91% — — — — — — — — —

Nebraska 140 117 84% — — — — — — — — —

aCalifornia does not recognize attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved law schools. This num-ber of applicants (1,021 taking, 612 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California’s “U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam” category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination.bCalifornia’s non-ABA-approved law school applicants include 67 applicants taking and 8 applicants passing who did not earn J.D. degrees. These applicants were admitted under California’s four-year qualification rule, which allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school.

Persons Taking and Passing the 2008 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education

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Nevada 740 475 64% — — — 9 4 44% — — —

New Hampshire 171 150 88% 16 14 88% — — — — — —

New Jersey 4,076 3,124 77% — — — — — — — — —

New Mexico 396 337 85% — — — — — — — — —

New York 10,355 8,267 80% 6 1 17% 4,386 1,857 42% 18 3 17%

North Carolina 1,496 1,063 71% — — — — — — — — —

North Dakota 79 61 77% — — — — — — — — —

Ohio 1,617 1,291 80% — — — 21 8 38% — — —

Oklahoma 451 402 89% — — — — — — — — —

Oregon 828 590 71% 6 3 50% 4 0 0% — — —

Pennsylvania 2,563 1,977 77% — — — — — — — — —

Rhode Island 279 212 76% 5 1 20% 3 1 33% — — —

South Carolina 677 510 75% — — — — — — — — —

South Dakota 97 85 88% — — — — — — — — —

Tennessee 754 634 84% 176 109 62% 67 16 24% — — —

Texas 3,785 2,951 78% 13 11 85% 26 9 35% — — —

Utah 492 410 83% — — — 1 0 0% — — —

Vermont 81 57 70% — — — — — — 11 3 27%

Virginia 1,912 1,446 76% — — — 68 12 18% 15 3 20%

Washington 1,412 1,030 73% 26 16 62% — — — 8 3 38%

West Virginia 300 201 67% — — — — — — — — —

Wisconsin 306 272 89% 3 3 100% — — — — — —

Wyoming 154 98 64% — — — — — — — — —

Guam 12 9 75% — — — — — — — — —

N. Mariana Islands 12 10 83% — — — — — — — — —

Palau 2 1 50% — — — 1 1 100% — — —

Puerto Rico 955 454 48% 184 49 27% 2 0 0% — — —

Virgin Islands 58 44 76% — — — 1 1 100% — — —

TOTALS 70,172 53,186 76% 3,638 999 27% 5,427 2,103 39% 62 15 24%

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