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The DC Bar Exam is a is a two-day exam -- Tuesday and Wednesday -- with the essays and performance questions on Tuesday and the multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam on Wednesday.

First Day (Tuesday) morning session:
* Three hours
* Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions

First Day (Tuesday) afternoon session:
* Three hours
* The exam will have six essays and will test nine subjects, three of which are MBE topics

Second Day (Wednesday) morning session:
* Three hours
* Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
* 100 Multiple-Choice questions.

Second Day (Wednesday) afternoon session:
* Three hours
* Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
* 100 Multiple-Choice questions.

Grading of the DC Bar Exam:
MBE: 1/3
Written Portion: 2/3

Scoring is:
50% written half (25% MPT, 25% essays) 133 scaled required
50% MBE - 133 scaled required
266 combined score required to pass

DC generally releases the results of the bar exam in mid-October.

*MPRE -- You must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, and have received a scaled score of at least 75 on the MPRE. DC requires that you pass the MPRE either the year before, or the year during, the year in which you take and pass the DC Bar Exam

Admission on Motion: If you took the MBE in another jurisdiction within the prior 25 months, received a scaled score of at least 133, were then admitted to that jurisdiction's bar, you can waive in to the D.C. bar without taking the bar exam. If you scored at least 133 but were not admitted to that jurisdiction, you must take only the essay portion of the D.C. bar exam. You must then achieve a score of at least 133 on the essay portion. OR To be admitted on motion to the D.C. Bar, you must be admitted to the bar of another jurisdiction and be a member in good standing for five years immediately preceding your D.C. application.

For further information, contact:
Committee on Admissions District of Columbia Court of Appeals
500 Indiana Avenue, N.W. Room 4200
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: 202-879-2710