210 New Rule 101: standards for passing the bar examination no. 172; doc. no. 1  

  • PART IV.  ADMISSION TO PRACTICE OF LAW

    [204 PA. CODE CH. 73]

    New Rule 101: Standards for Passing the Bar Examination; No. 172; Doc. No. 1

    [27 Pa.B. 797]

    Order

    Per Curiam:

       And Now, this 4th day of February, 1997, it is hereby Ordered that:

    Annex A

    TITLE 204.  JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

    PART IV.  ADMISSION TO PRACTICE OF LAW

    CHAPTER 73.  STANDARDS FOR PASSING BAR EXAMINATION

    Rule 101.  Standards for passing the bar examination.

       Commencing with the Pennsylvania Bar Examination to be administered in February of 1997, and until further Order of this Court, a successful candidate for admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in addition to the other examination requirements approved by prior Orders of the Court which are not superseded hereby, must:

       1.  attain a scaled score of 130 or higher on the Multistate Bar Examination;

       2.  attain a scaled score of 135 or higher on the essay portion of the bar examination; and

       3.  attain a scaled score of 270 on the combined scores of the Multistate Bar Examination and the essay portion of the bar examination.

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-210. Filed for public inspection February 14, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]

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PA Codes:
204 Pa. Code § 101