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Virginia stakeholders hope new bar exam brings back test-takers
Virginia will implement the NextGen UBE in 2028 to address declining bar exam participation among law graduates, improving score portability and exam relevance.
July bar exam pass rate nearly 80%
Nearly 80% of candidates passed the July 2025 Virginia Bar Exam, the highest rate since 2008. U.Va. Law led with a 95% pass rate among test takers.
Virginia February bar exam pass rate over 61%
Virginia’s February bar exam saw a 61.11% pass rate, a drop from 2024’s 66%. Top schools had strong showings. The July exam filing deadline is May 12.
Bar pass rate highest since 2011
The success rate for those taking the Virginia bar exam this summer was the highest since 2011, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners reported. Of the 637 who sat for […]
A tale of two tests: Bar pass rate rebounds
2018 was a tale of two bar exams. While February saw Virginia bar exam takers pass at the lowest rate since 2009, July test-takers passed at the highest rate since […]
Law grad sues for extra time on bar exam
A recent law school graduate is suing to get extra time to complete the essay test of the Virginia Bar Exam. The 2016 University of Richmond law grad is asking […]
Panel adjusts mental health questions for bar applicants
Responding quickly to an inquiry from a Virginia lawyer, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners has revised questions asked of bar applicants about mental health treatment and past conditions. The […]
810 pass July 2015 bar exam
A total of 810 applicants passed the July 2015 Virginia bar examination, according to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners. The overall pass rate was 71.05 percent, which is up […]
A little ditty about Jack and Diane
The 2015 Virginia bar exam is in the books. As this column noted last week, 1,143 lawyer wannabes took the exam in Roanoke the week of July 27. Here is […]
Numbers show decline in bar exam applicants
The latest figures from the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners show a 12 percent drop in the number of prospective attorneys taking the February bar exam. The VBBE released the […]
Virginia lowers a barrier for out-of-state lawyers
The Supreme Court of Virginia quietly has opened the door a bit wider for out-of-state attorneys seeking to practice in Virginia without taking the bar examination. In a rule change […]
325 pass February bar exam
Nearly 60 percent of applicants who sat for the February 2014 bar exam have passed, according to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners. Of the 547 applicants, a total of […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Car crash after back surgery causes additional injuries
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with cardiologist over treatment of strokes
- Negligence and Tort- Ice pack use during tattoo removal causes frostbite
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Woman struck by vehicle loses senses of taste, smell
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pedestrian struck by car while in parking lot
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Driver fractures right leg in tractor-trailer collision
Opinion Digests
- Freedom of Information – Exemption 5 protects draft PTAB written decision
- Fraud – Homeowners’ RICO claim is dismissed
- Criminal – Sex-offender convicted of providing false information
- Evidence – Defendants must respond to post-judgment discovery
- Patent and trademark – Several claims found to be ineligible for patent protection
- Criminal – Evidence supports robbery conviction
- Administrative – Internal Communications Among Patent Judges – Withheld Materials
- Criminal – Denial of continuance wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Criminal – Felony eluding conviction violated Double Jeopardy clause
- Criminal – Defendant was wrongly convicted of two counts of hit-and-run
- Criminal – Sexually-violent predator denied conditional release
- Constitutional – Redistricting effort violated Virginia Constitution
