At its July 16, 2026, meeting, the Board of Trustees heard a presentation from Admissions Chief Donna Hershkowitz highlighting the California Supreme Court’s order approving the State Bar’s recommendation to move to the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ NextGen Uniform Bar Examination (NextGen UBE) beginning in July 2028 and to prepare the addition of a California component for July 2029.
The State Bar announced today that, beginning with the July 2028 California Bar Exam, the State Bar will administer the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (NextGen UBE), produced by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE).
The State Bar of California entered into a settlement agreement with ProctorU, Inc., dba Meazure Learning (Meazure Learning), resolving its lawsuit against the vendor it contracted with to administer the remote and in-person administration of the February 2025 California Bar Exam, the State Bar Office of General Counsel announced today.
At its May 14–15, 2026, meeting, the Board of Trustees concurred with and approved the Committee of Bar Examiners’ (CBE) recommendation that the California Supreme Court adopt the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ (NCBE) NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (NextGen UBE) for administration beginning in July 2028.
The State Bar of California reported Friday that 30.8 percent of exam takers passed the February 2026 General Bar Examination (GBX). In addition, the State Bar also announced that 57.0 percent of those who completed the one-day Attorneys’ Examination passed.
The Committee of Bar Examiners approved a bar exam options risk-benefit analysis and recommended that the California Supreme Court adopt the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ NextGen Uniform Bar Exam for administration beginning in July 2028.
The State Bar of California filed an amended complaint Wednesday against ProctorU, dba Meazure Learning (Meazure Learning), the vendor it contracted with to facilitate the remote and in-person administration of the February 2025 California Bar Exam, the Office of General Counsel announced today.
At its joint meeting on Friday, January 23, 2026, the Board of Trustees and the Committee of Bar Examiners voted to explore a plan that could have the State Bar, beginning in 2028, administer the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ NextGen Uniform Bar Examination, without a California-specific component.
The Board of Trustees (Board) and the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) held a rare joint meeting Thursday to consider and make recommendations to the proposed amendments from the California Supreme Court relating to Admissions and California bar exam oversight following a 45-day public comment period. The Board and CBE also discussed Admissions and Provisional Licensure Program (PLP) fees, and planning for future bar exams.
