In a March 27 press release, the New York Court of Appeals announced that New York would not be administering the July 2020 bar exam. The press release states that the bar exam in New York would be rescheduled for dates in the fall and that the Board of Law Examiners will announce the rescheduled dates when available.
In This Issue
Winter 2025-2026 (Vol. 94, No. 4)

- Transforming Legal Licensure: The NextGen Uniform Bar Exam
- From Inception to Launch: A NextGen UBE Timeline
- Genesis of the NextGen UBE
- How It All Began: A Shifting Legal Landscape Sparks the NextGen UBE
- A Jurisdiction’s Path to the NextGen UBE
- Exam Security Advantages of Moving from Paper and Pencil to Computer Delivery
- Building a Better Process: The Journey of Grading and Training in the NextGen UBE Era
- Letter from the Chair
- President’s Page
- Facts & Figures
- The Testing Column: Guidance Brief on the Recommended NextGen UBE Passing Score Range
- The NextGen UBE: The Future of Legal Licensure: What the NextGen UBE Signals for the Profession
- FAQs About Bar Admissions: Answering Questions About: Score Portability and the NextGen UBE in 2026
- From the Archives: A Selection of Previous Bar Examiner Articles on the NextGen UBE
- News & Events





