Admission Requirements and Lawyer Bar Exam Results
Applicants who passed the February 2023 bar exam must complete all of the requirements through the online admissions site. See the New Admittee Process Instructions for more information.
After an applicant has met all the requirements for admission, the applicant will be recommended to the Washington Supreme Court for admission to the practice of law in Washington. Upon receipt of the Admission Order from the Court, the WSBA will assign the new member a license number and send the member by mail a Bar card and a certificate from the Court. Applicants are not permitted to practice as a lawyer until the Court signs the Admission Order.
Applicants who have passed the Washington UBE have 40 months from the date of the examination to complete the New Admittee Process and be licensed as a lawyer. Admission by Motion and Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) Transfer applicants have one year from the date of the application submission to become licensed in Washington.
- Review the 2023 February Lawyer Bar Exam Statistics
- Review the 2022 July Lawyer Bar Exam Statistics
- Review the 2022 February Lawyer Bar Exam Statistics
- Review the 2021 July Lawyer Bar Exam Statistics
- Review the 2021 February Lawyer Bar Exam Statistics
- Review the 2020 September Lawyer Bar Exam Statistics
- Review the 2020 July Lawyer Bar Exam Statistics
- Review the 2019 July Lawyer Bar Exam Statistics
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic:
APR 5(f) — On October 27, 2022, the Washington Supreme Court issued order No. 25700-B-697 which waives the requirements that the oath be taken in open court and authorizes judges to administer the oath remotely by available technologies, including videoconferencing or teleconferencing. If the judge conducting the swearing-in- agrees to conduct this type of process, please email the judge a signed copy of the oath form for his/her signature. Once all parties have signed the oath form, it is your responsibility to upload a copy of the completed oath to your user home page. Please keep a copy for your records.
Lawyer Bar Exam Pass List
Of the 264 candidates who took the February 2023 Lawyer Bar Exam, 124 candidates passed the exam. Read the complete exam statistics
The February 2023 Bar Exam passing candidates include:
Aaron, Vanessa Grigsby
Abdulle, Asha A
Aston, Jesse Robert
Baron, Andrew John Dowhanik
Benayad, Nohayla
Bennett, Adam
Berquam, Brenna J
Bomar, Sofia Isabella Inez DeSimone
Bowanko, Rachel
Bowland, Sara Elizabeth
Brady, May
Brinda, Haley Sue
Brockway, Alexander Walston
Budig, Taylor
Bultz, Rafael
Bumbarger, Madison Paige
Chastain, Sienna Marie
Chaudhry, Nasrin Maariyah
Coates, Elisa Jean
Collins, Tyler Ray
Crosby, Janina
Cuevas-Fernandez, Josue
Cumming, Jaime Nicole
Cymerman, Katrina Ann
Davey, Amanda Michelle
Denny, Grant Ronald
DiDomizio-Ray, Stephanie Wright
DiRie, Christopher Nicholaus
Dittoe, Jonathan
Driano, Vincent Michael
Eagle, Chancelor
Erickson, Lucie
Ermac, Ardie
Fernandez, Maritza
Fletcher, Mason D
Focht, Payton Brooke
Fogle, Bobbi
Fossedal, Thomas Augustine
Franco, Ahbra
Franklin, Lindsey Elizabeth
Gaffney, Naoise
Gagliardi, Paige Victoria
Gallagher, Audrey Theresa
Garrison, Tamara
Ghosh, Ishita
Giadrosich, Christopher James
Gonzalez, Erik
Grundmeier, Chloe R
Hampton, Bailey Caroline
Hargreaves, Haley
Hines, Alicia Nicole
Hino, Yuko
Hiziroglu, Ayse Buke
Hoech, Alexis Emma
Hoge, Michelle Hannah Hughes
Houghton, Rebekah Ann
Hughes, Caitlin A
Hunt, Rachel Jae
Jin, Xiaowei
KC, Upama
Kernan, James Dalgleish
Khaki, Shafina
Kirchner, Sarah Jo Elizabeth
Knight, Savannah Humiston
Kong, Yuhwa
Lankenau, Lauren Marie
Leite Domingos, Gloria
Lindgren, Kayla
Liu, Chang
Luo, Winston H
Macy, Logan Gene
Manus, Maya Alexandra
Mark, Kaitlyn Kawehilani
Marsik, Christopher M
Miller, Justine Elizabeth
Montoya, Harley Alejandro
Moore, Katherine Anne
Nelson, Laura Ann
Newhouse, James Braxton
Newton, Daniel Emory
Nikfard, Devon Raymond
O'Connor McCready, Ashley Elaine
Parkin, Courtney Jayne
Peake, Laura Elizabeth
Porter, Miles Sebastian Strauss
Post, William Nathanial
Powers, Dylan James
Propst, Sarah Yeilding
Quinteros, Penny Rene
Richards, Natasha Marie
Rogers, Paul Gregory
Rommelmann, Matthew Douglas
Root, Amanda Ross
Ruiz Tovar, Monica Tatiana
Rund, David Matthew
Russell, Brian Timothy
Saito, Miki Jade
Samuelson, Marisa June
Saracevic, Farrah Jasmine
Sasaki, Jon Kantaro
Scott, Janelle
Shea, Chloe P.
Sleeman, Jaye
Smith, Kassidy Jean
Spasov, Zhelyan Krasimirov
Stojanowska, Natalia
Strahan, Justine Michaela
Swapp, Lauren Diane
Tang, Junfen
Tonelli, Harley
Traver, Nicholas Alexander
Turral, John
Ulrick, Gwendolyn Alley
Utter, Molly
Veloz, Leslie
Vickerman, Analese
Walsh, Elisabeth Marie
Waschke, Athena
Weber, Lauren Anne
Whitehead, Abigail
Williams, Allan
Wilson, Jerica
Wu, Yiting
Yuen, Ka Man
Please Note : All applicants are subject to a character and fitness review prior to being admitted to practice law in Washington. Factors considered by Admissions staff and Bar Counsel when determining whether an applicant should be referred to the Character and Fitness Board are set forth in Washington Supreme Court Admission and Practice Rules (APR) 20-24.2(a).
Any discrepancy or conflict between the information provided here and the rules and regulations set by the Washington Supreme Court, or the Bylaws and policies of the Washington State Bar Association, is unintentional and will be resolved in favor of strict compliance with the rules, regulations, Bylaws and policies.