Georgia’s Bar Examination Results by Law School for February 2009

Georgia has posted the bar exam results by percentage and by law school. There was a total of 380 takers, of which 215 takers passed, which is a 56.5% pass rate.

227 first time takers took the bar, of which 167 takers passed, which is a 73.5% pass rate.

153 repeaters took the bar, of which 48 takers passed, which is a 31.3% pass rate.

By Georgia law schools, here are the results:

School................ All Takers............First Time Takers..........AVE. MBE

....................#Took/#Pass/%Pass.......#Took/#Pass/%Pass

Mercer Law School.....6 of 3 = 50%............0 of 0 = 0%...........134.6

Emory University.....12 of 8 = 66.6%..........6 of 3 = 50%..........131.7

Univ. of Georgia.....10 of 7 = 70%............5 of 4 = 80%............137.9

Georgia State .......31 of 25 = 80.6%.........25 of 22 = 88%........145.7

John Marshall........27 of 14 = 51.8%..........9 of 7 = 77.7%.......131.5

TOTALS...............86 of 57 = 66.2%.........45 of 36 = 80%........137.6

It is interesting that some schools have such low February first time takers. I wonder if the schools actively discourage either December graduates or, even, February takers.