Pennsylvania Bar Examination Results

July 2009

Select the link containing the first letter of your last name.

The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners today announced the results of the bar examination given on July 28th and 29th, 2009. 1998 applicants took the examination of which 1625 passed. Links to the names of the successful applicants are above (note: names displayed are names specified by applicant as the name they wish to appear on their certificates).

The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners congratulates all applicants who were successful on the July 2009 Pennsylvania Bar Examination.

Press Release and Successful Applicants Documents:

  1. Official Press Release (PDF Format)
  2. Detailed Results Information
  3. Statistics
  4. Questions and Analysis along with Model Sample Answers

Notice to Applicants

This is not an official notification. Official notification is contained in the result packet which was mailed to applicants on Thursday, October 8th, 2009. Packets mailed to successful applicants include instructions for applying for admission to become a member of the bar of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

If your character and fitness determination is not complete and/or you have not met the requirements listed below, your name will still appear on the list of successful applicants.

Although a name may appear on the listing, it does not necessarily mean that the applicant is now eligible for admission to practice law. Only those applicants who have satisfied all requirements for admission to practice law in Pennsylvania are issued a certificate recommending admission to the bar of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

In addition to being a successful applicant of the July 2009 Pennsylvania Bar Examination, successful applicants must also have:

  1. Taken and achieved a scaled score of 75 or higher on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE); and
  2. Satisfied the character and fitness requirements.

Although many of the applicants whose names appear on the list have met all of the admission requirements, not all have done so. Therefore, some of the listed individuals are not presently eligible for admission to practice law. As such individuals satisfy the admissions requirements, they will be issued a certificate recommending their admission to the bar of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Those whose names appear on the list must wait until they receive official written notification of their eligibility, and have complied with the admission procedures required by the Supreme Court, before engaging in the practice of law in Pennsylvania.