Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2023

In Re: Standards for Passing the Pennsylvania Bar Examination and Amendment of Bar Admission Rule 206

In Re: Standards for Passing the Pennsylvania Bar Examination and Amendment of Bar Admission Rule 206
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided December 27, 2023 · Per Curiam

In Re: Standards for Passing the Pennsylvania Bar Examination and Amendment of Bar Admission Rule 206

Opinion

Rule 206. Admission by Bar Examination Score Transfer Applicants may apply for admission to the bar of the courts of this Commonwealth using a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) score earned in another jurisdiction provided that the applicant meets the requirements below.

(a) Score Requirements.

1. The UBE score must meet or exceed that established by the Court as the minimum passing score for applicants sitting for the bar exam at the time of the UBE that resulted in the score the applicant [files an] seeks to transfer [application for admission under this rule]; and 2. No more than 30 months have passed from the first day of the UBE that resulted in the score the applicant seeks to transfer.

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