On Thursday, April 8th, the Board of Bar Examiners of the State of New Mexico released results of the February 2010 bar exam to students. The list of passing students is arranged alphabetically by last name at the Board of Bar Examiners website. Please note there are two pass lists: the first one is for candidates who passed the written and MBE portions of the bar exam and successfully took the MPRE portion, and the second list names those who passed, but have yet to successfully complete the MPRE. Congratulations to all the successful 2010 candidates! The overall pass rate was 81%. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Monday, April 26, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. at the James A. Little Theater, NM School for the Deaf, Santa Fe, NM for applicants who completed all requirements for admission.
In the interest of being thorough, here is a link to New Mexico’s results. These were posted in early September, and we missed the updated. Sorry for missing the announcement. We’ll develop a system to better track these with the next bar cycle.
Arizona may soon be joining New Mexico, South Dakota, and Washington as jurisdictions that test Indian Law on their bar exams. The State Bar of Arizona petitioned the state Supreme Court just last month to add Indian Law to the exam. The Court decided to hold off on its decision pending a study on a uniform bar exam. The only objection to the addition was voiced by the Committee on Examinations, which stated that Indian Law, due to its complexity, would unnecessarily burden test takers. Instead of requiring bar exam candidates to learn Indian Law, the Committee suggested that the material be integrated into required law school classes. At present, Indian Law classes are offered as electives only at Arizona’s law schools.
More than one quarter of Arizona’s square mileage is comprised of tribal lands. Twenty-two tribes currently reside there.
For a range of opinions on the petition’s merits, see this article in the Arizona Daily Sun.
On Thursday, April 8th, the Board of Bar Examiners of the State of New Mexico released results of the February 2010 bar exam to students. The list of passing students is arranged alphabetically by last name at the Board of Bar Examiners website. Please note there are two pass lists: the first one is for candidates who passed the written and MBE portions of the bar exam and successfully took the MPRE portion, and the second list names those who passed, but have yet to successfully complete the MPRE. Congratulations to all the successful 2010 candidates! The overall pass rate was 81%. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Monday, April 26, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. at the James A. Little Theater, NM School for the Deaf, Santa Fe, NM for applicants who completed all requirements for admission.
