Maryland Court of Appeals seeks comment on State Board of Law Examiners’ update regarding remote bar examination

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Court of Appeals (Court) seeks comment on the State Board of Law Examiners’ update released today regarding the October 2020 Remote Bar Examination. The update was requested by the Court of Appeals in response to the Emergency Petition for Temporary Suspension of UBE Requirement and Order Granting Emergency Diploma Privilege Plus that was filed for the Court’s consideration. The update concludes that the State Board of Law Examiners should administer the October 2020 remote bar examination using the materials supplied by the National Conference of Bar Examiners using the software provided by ExamSoft.

The Maryland Court of Appeals will be accepting comments to the State Board of Law Examiners’ update by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2020. All comments should be directed to the Maryland Court of Appeals Clerk’s Office by this deadline and can be provided by email at
[email protected] or delivered to the Court of Appeals at 361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Md., 21401.

The October 2020 Remote Bar Examination Update is available on  the Maryland Judiciary’s website, mdcourts.gov, located at the following link: here.

For more information, visit the State Board of Law Examiners website, https://mdcourts.gov/ble. 

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