The latest Florida bar exam results are in
A little more than half of those who took the Florida bar exam for the first time this February passed and can become attorneys, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced Tuesday.
Out of a total of 678 first-time test takers, 371 passed, or 54.7%. That’s down from a first-time passage rate of 61.6% for the previous February, records show. And only three schools – Florida International University College of Law, University of Florida College of Law and Florida State University College of Law – had more than half of their students pass.
In Florida as in most states, the bar exam is given twice a year, in February and July. More law school graduates typically take the summer exam than the wi...