Ohio Bar Exam
- July 2024 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- February 2024 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- July 2023 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- February 2023 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- July 2022 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- February 2022 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- July 2021 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- February 2021 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- October 2020 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- February 2020 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- July 2019 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- February 2019 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- July 2018 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- February 2018 Bar Examination Results (complete list)
- July 2024
- February 2024
- July 2023
- February 2023
- July 2022
- February 2022
- July 2021
- February 2021
- October 2020
- February 2020
- July 2019
- February 2019
- July 2018
- February 2018
- July 2017
- February 2017
- July 2016
- February 2016
- July 2015
- February 2015
- July 2014
- February 2014
- July 2013
- February 2013
- July 2012
- February 2012
- July 2011
- February 2011
- July 2010
- February 2010
- July 2009
- February 2009
- July 2008
- February 2008
- July 2007
- February 2007
- July 2006
- February 2006
- July 2005
- February 2005
- July 2004
- February 2004
- July 2003
- February 2003
- July 2002
- February 2002
- July 2001
- February 2001
- July 2000
- February 2000
The Ohio Supreme Court adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) and beginning with the February 2021 exam, Ohio will administer its first UBE. These essay questions were written by the Ohio Board of Bar Examiners and were used on the Ohio Bar Examination. These essay questions are simply a guide and should not be substituted for a MEE. Further, the answers associated with the essay questions and the MPT items were graded by the Ohio Board of Bar Examiners and illustrates what the Board considered above average performance on the written portion of the examination.
- July 2024
- February 2024
- July 2023
- February 2023
- July 2022
- February 2022
- July 2021
- February 2021
- October 2020
- February 2020
- July 2019
- February 2019
- July 2018
- February 2018
- July 2017
- February 2017
- July 2016
- February 2016
- July 2015
- February 2015
- July 2014
- February 2014
- July 2013
- February 2013
- July 2012
- February 2012
- July 2011
- February 2011
- July 2010
- February 2010
- July 2009
- February 2009
- July 2008
- February 2008
- July 2007
- February 2007
- July 2006
- February 2006
- July 2005
- February 2005
- July 2004
- February 2004
- July 2003
- February 2003
- July 2002
- February 2002
- July 2001
- February 2001
- July 2000
- February 2000
- July 1999
- February 1999
- July 1998
- July 1997
The July 2025 bar exam will be held in three locations: Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. More information, including testing site assignment and Frequently Asked Questions, will be forthcoming.
The February 2025 bar examination was administered Feb. 25-26, 2025 at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All persons who wish to sit for the Uniform Bar Examination in Ohio must:
- First, file an Application to Register as a Candidate “Registration Application”
- Then, submit an Application to take the Bar Examination “Bar Application”
For the July 2025 bar examination, the deadline to submit a Registration Application is January 15, 2025. The timely deadline to submit a Bar Application is April 1, 2025 and the late deadline is May 12, 2025. No applications for the July 2025 exam will be accepted after May 12, 2025.
The Office of Bar Admissions will begin accepting Bar Applications for the February 2026 exam after May 12, 2025.
Before you are qualified to sit for an exam, you must satisfy all of the pre-exam conditions required in Gov. Bar R. I (e.g., receive final character and fitness approval, file certifications that you received a J.D. and had instruction on substance abuse). Qualified applicants will receive confirmation of their eligibility to sit, along with their exam instructions, approximately two weeks before the exam on the Bar Admissions Portal.
Resources
- Admissions Fee Schedule
- Applicants with Disabilities
- Board of Bar Examiners
- NCBE Statement on SCOTUS Decisions on the Bar Exam
- Ohio Law Component
- Rules of the Ohio Board of Bar Examiners
- Uniform Bar Examination
The following bar examinations were administered using remote technology:
- July 2021 (View the Supreme Court Order)
- February 2021 (View the Supreme Court Order)
- October 2020 (View the Supreme Court Order)
Contact Information
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Director:
Michel Jendretzky, Esq.