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.
At its June 5, 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees approved funding to enter into a contract with the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) to conduct an independent, privileged review of scoring for applicants who failed the February 2025 Bar Exam. The review will also assess whether test takers who did not pass but had been granted testing accommodations (TA) received those accommodations.
At its May 22–23 meeting, the State Bar of California Board of Trustees discussed guiding principles for future decisions around the content and administration of the bar exam, ultimately approving a resolution affirming those principles and asking the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) to do the same.
At its May 9 meeting, the State Bar Board of Trustees recommended expanding the Provisional Licensure Program (PLP) to applicants who withdrew or were unsuccessful in the February 2025 Bar Exam. Other approved remedies include a proposed path to licensure for attorneys barred in other states, expedited special admissions, and a fee waiver extension. The Board also asked the Committee of Bar Examiners to consider additional adjustments based on applicant feedback. Exam results showed increased pass rates across all groups. The Board also took action on leadership succession and issued a statement defending the right to legal counsel in response to recent federal actions.
