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The bar exam in 1903 had only 13 examinees, while the 2008 bar examination is the 107th (given per Article 8, Section 5, 1987 Constitution). The first Roll of Attorneys were listed in 1945 after the 1944 bar exam.
The first bar examination in what is now the United States was administered in oral form in the Delaware Colony in 1783. [5] From the late 18th to the late 19th centuries, bar examinations were generally oral and administered after a period of study under a lawyer or judge (a practice called "reading the law").
Bar ratings are not exactly comparable from year-to-year as the difficulty of the exams varies through the years. Two bar examinations took place in 1946, first in August to cover the absence of the examination the previous year and in November for the present year. There was a tie in first place in two occasions – in 1944 and in 1999.
Florida offers its bar exam, as do most states, twice a year, in February and July. A greater number of test takers sit for the summer administration.
The Birmingham School of Law ranks significantly below Alabama's three ABA-accredited law schools in bar examination performance. The school had a 12.5% pass rate for first-time takers on the July 2023 examination compared to 82.20% for ABA schools. The school had a 8.57% pass rate for repeat takers on the July 2023 examination. [3]
The school had a 12% (2 out of 17) pass rate for repeat takers of the July 2023 California Bar Examination, [3] while 18% (2 out of 11) of repeat takers passed the February 2023 examination. [13] The school did not have 11 or more first-time takers for either the February or the July 2023 California Bar Examinations.
In 2023, the overall bar examination passage rate for the law school’s first-time examination takers was 83.33%. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the ABA defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 94.83% for the class of 2021. [4]
From 2023 the exam will become more stringent and training will be lengthened. [27] In Singapore, the legal profession is a fused profession, granting the professional qualification of an 'Advocate and Solicitor' to any successful candidate of the Bar Examinations and its practical requirements.