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States from South Dakota through Wyoming

South Dakota
Contact Information:

Board of Bar Examiners
(605) 773-4898
www.state.sd.us/state/judicial/sdbbe/
board_of_bar_examin.htm

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: April 1, 2004
Location: Pierre

Results: Does not release results to the public.

Fees: $300
Format: Two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002
All Takers 90% 92% 94% 93%
First Time Takers 94% 95% 92% 93%


Tennessee
Contact Information:

Board of Law Examiners
(615) 741-3234
www.state.tn.us/lawexaminers

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 28-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: April 15, 2004
Location: Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville

February 2004 Results: http://www.tba.org/barpass.html

Fees: $500
Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Summer 2002 Winter 2003
All Takers 69% 77% 70% 69%
First Time Takers 81% 81% 76% 74%


Texas
Contact Information:

Texas Board of Law Examiners
(512) 463-1621
www.ble.state.tx.us

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: January 30, 2004
Location: Austin, Dallas or Fort Worth, Houston or Pasadena, Lubbock, San Antonio, Waco

February 2004 Results: http://www.law.com/jsp/tx/specials.jsp?p=admittees1117

Fees: $300
Format: Twelve essay questions, a Procedure/Evidence exam, one Multistate Performance Test (MPT) question, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002
All Takers 60.53% 79.5% 55% 73.5%
First Time Takers 70.46% 85.5% 68.3% n/a


Utah
Contact Information:

Utah State Bar
(801) 531-9077
www.utahbar.org

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: March 1, 2004 (up to 30 days later with late fee)
Location: Salt Lake City

February 2004 Results:http://www.utahbar.org/

Fees: $450 - $625
Format: Eight essay questions, four Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Summer 2002 Winter 2003
All Takers 79% 94% 86% 77%
First Time Takers 87% 97% 88% n/a


Vermont
Contact Information:

Board of Bar Examiners
(802) 828-3281
http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 28-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: June 15, 2004
Location: Burlington

February 2004 Results: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/

Fees: $250
Format: Six essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002
All Takers 60% 60% 69% 67%
First Time Takers 67% n/a n/a 68%


Virginia
Contact Information:

Virginia Board of Bar Examiners
(804) 786-7490
www.vsb.org

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 10, 2004
Location: Roanoke

February 2004 Results: http://www.vbbe.state.va.us/results.html

Fees: $275
Format: Nine essay questions, twenty short answer questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Summer 2002
All Takers 69% 58% 71% 70%
First Time Takers 74% n/a 75% 77%


Washington
Contact Information:

Washington State Bar Association
(206) 443-9722
(800) 945-9722
www.wsba.org

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 28-30, 2004
Filing Deadline: 90 days prior to exam
Location: Bellevue

February 2004 Results:http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/licensing/barexam.htm

Fees: $375-$650
Format: Twenty-four essay questions

Pass Rates: Winter 2002 Summer 2002 Winter 2003 Summer 2003
All Takers 78% 79% 80% 68.4%
First Time Takers 79% 83% 81% n/a


Washington, D.C.
Contact Information:

Committee on Admission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
(202) 879-2710
http://www.dcbar.org

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 21, or June 5 with late fee
Location: Washington, D.C.

Fees: $182
Format: Two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)


February 2004 Results: http://www.dcbar.org/

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Winter 2003
All Takers 55.6% 74% 70% 50.2%
First Time Takers 52.7% 61% 56% 65.8%


West Virginia
Contact Information:

Board of Law Examiners
(304) 558-7815
www.state.wv.us/wvsca

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 1, 2004
Location: Charleston

February 2004 Results: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/Bd%20of%20Law/Feb04.htm

Fees: $375 - $500
Format: Two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002
All Takers 55% 72% 51% 71%
First Time Takers n/a 72% 30% 75%


Wisconsin
Contact Information:

Board of Bar Examiners
(608) 266-9760
http://www.wicourts.gov/about/organization/offices/bbe.htm

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline:May 1, 2004
Location: Middleton

Results: not available online.

Fees: $450
Format: Eight essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002
All Takers 72% 77% 60% 83%
First Time Takers 78% 79% 66% 84%


Wyoming
Contact Information:

State Board of Law Examiners
(307) 632-9061
www.wyomingbar.org

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 28-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: April 15, 2004
Location: Laramie

Results: not available online.

Fees: $400
Format: Ten essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002
All Takers 82% 82% 72% 64%
First Time Takers 80% 82% 50% 68%


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