District of Columbia
The information provided on this page is drawn from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements. Links are provided to specific charts in the Guide; each chart is followed by jurisdiction-specific supplemental remarks. Please consult both the chart and its remarks for complete information. (Information last updated Apr 28, 2023.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: July 2016
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 266
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: March 2016
- Minimum Score: 266
- Maximum Score Age: 5 years
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
- UBE Score Services
District of Columbia Bar Exam Components
- The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE): Yes
- The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE): Yes
- The Multistate Performance Test (MPT): Yes
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam: No
MPRE Requirements
- MPRE Required: Yes
- MPRE Minimum Passing Score: 75
- MPRE Score Time Parameters: See Chart 6
- MPRE Score Services
Character and Fitness Investigations
NCBE provides character and fitness services for the following applicant types in District of Columbia:
- First Bar Admission (Examinee)
- Attorney
- Foreign-Educated/Foreign-Licensed
- Admission by Transferred UBE Score
Bar Admission Agency
Committee on Admissions
D.C. Court of Appeals
430 E St. NW, Rm. 123
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 879-2710
Fax: (202) 879-2794
Email: coa@dcappeals.gov
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