To get information about bar exam requirements or how to apply for admission to the bar, contact the appropriate jurisdiction below. Most jurisdictions have information available on their own websites.
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ALABAMA
Board of Bar Examiners
Alabama State Bar
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36101
205-269-1515
http://www.alabar.org/admissions
ALASKA
Committee of Law Examiners
Alaska Bar Association
P.O. Box 100279
Anchorage, AK 99510-0279
907-272-7469
www.alaskabar.org
ARIZONA
Committee on Examinations
and Character and Fitness
1501 W. Washington, Suite 104
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1742
602-364-0371
www.azcourts.gov
ARKANSAS
State Board of Law Examiners
Justice Building, Room 2400
625 Marshall
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-374-1855
http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/
CALIFORNIA
State Bar of California
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2000
www.calbar.ca.gov
COLORADO
Supreme Court
Board of Law Examiners
600 17th St., Ste. 520-S
Denver, CO 80202
303-893-8096
www.coloradosupremecourt.com/BLE/ble_home.htm
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Bar Examining Committee
100 Washington St.
Hartford, CT 06106-4411
860-706-5136
www.jud.ct.gov/cbec
DELAWARE
Board of Bar Examiners
of the Delaware Supreme Court
200 W. Ninth St., Suite 300-B
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-577-7038
www.courts.delaware.gov/bbe
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
D.C. Court of Appeals
Room 4200
500 Indiana Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
202-879-2710
www.dcappeals.gov
FLORIDA
Florida Board of Bar Examiners
1891 Eider Court
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1750
850-487-1292
www.floridabarexam.org
GEORGIA
Supreme Court of Georgia
Office of Bar Admissions
P.O. Box 38466
Atlanta, GA 30334-0466
404-656-3490
www.gabaradmissions.org
HAWAII
Supreme Court of Hawai'i
Ali'I'olani Hale
417 S. King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813-2912
808-539-4919
www.state.hi.us.jud
IDAHO
Idaho State Bar
P.O. Box 895
525 West Jefferson
Boise, ID 83701
208-334-4500
www.state.id.us/isb
ILLINOIS
Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
625 S. College St.
Springfield, IL 62704-2521
217-522-5917
www.ilbaradmissions.org
INDIANA
Indiana State Board of Law Examiners
National City Center, South Tower #1070
115 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417
317-232-2552
www.in.gov/judiciary/ble
IOWA
Supreme Court of Iowa
State Capitol Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-5911
www.iowacourtsonline.org
KANSAS
Kansas Board of Law Examiners
Kansas Judicial Center
301 S. West 10th Ave., Rm.374
Topeka, KS 66612-1507
785-296-8410
www.kscourts.org
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners
1510 Newtown Pike, Suite X
Lexington, KY 40511
606-246-2381
www.kyoba.org
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions
601 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-566-1600
www.lascba.org
MAINE
Maine Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 30
Augusta, ME 04332-0030
207-623-2464
www.mainebarexaminers.org
MARYLAND
State Board of Law Examiners
Robert F. Sweeney Dist. Ct. Bldg., Third Floor
251 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-260-1975
www.courts.state.md.us/ble
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners
Suffolk County Courthouse
3 Pemberton Square
7th Floor, Suite 707
Boston, MA 02108
617-482-4466
www.mass.gov/bbe
MICHIGAN
Michigan Board of Law Examiners
200 Washington Square North
P.O. Box 30104
Lansing, MI 48909
517-334-6992
www.courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/BdofLawExaminers
MINNESOTA
Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners
Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Constitution Ave., Suite 110
St. Paul, MN 55155
612-297-1857
www.ble.state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions
P.O. Box 1449
Jackson, MS 39215-1449
601-354-6055
www.mssc.state.ms.us/baradmissions
MISSOURI
Missouri State Board of Law Examiners
P.O. Box 150
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-4144
www.mble.org
MONTANA
State Bar of Montana
P.O. Box 577
Helena, MT 59624
406-442-7660
www.montanabar.org
NEBRASKA
Nebraska State Bar Commission
635 South 14th St.
P.O. Box 81809
Lincoln, NE 68501
402-475-7091
www.nebar.com
NEVADA
State Bar of Nevada
600 E. Charleston
Las Vegas, NV 89104
702-382-2200 or 800-254-2797
www.nvbar.org
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Supreme Court Building
Noble Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2646
www.courts.state.nh.us/nhbar/infobarexam.htm
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 973
Trenton, NJ 08625-0973
609-984-2111
www.njbarexams.org
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico State Board of Bar Examiners
9420 Indian School Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
505-271-9706
www.nmexam.org
NEW YORK
New York State Board of Law Examiners
7 Executive Centre Drive
Albany, NY 12203
518-452-8700
www.nybarexam.org
NORTH CAROLINA
Board of Bar Examiners
of the State of North Carolina
One Exchange Plaza, Suite 700
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-828-4886
www.ncble.org
NORTH DAKOTA
State Bar Board
1st Floor, Judicial Wing
Dept. 180, 600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0530
701-328-4201
www.ndcourts.gov/court/committees/barbd/board.asp
OHIO
Ohio Board of Bar Examiners
State Office Tower
30 E. Broad St., 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3414
614-466-1541
www.supremecourt.ohio.gov
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 53036
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3036
405-416-7075
www.okbbe.com
OREGON
Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners
5200 SW Meadows Road
P.O. Box 1689
Lake Oswego, OR 97035-0889
503-620-0222, Ext. 410
www.osbar.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners
5070A Ritter Road, Suite 300
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-4879
717-795-7270
www.pabarexam.org
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Board of Bar Examiners
Supreme Court, 250 Benefit St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-222-4233
www.courts.state.ri.us
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina State
Board of Law Examiners
P.O. Box 11330
Columbia, SC 29211
803-734-1080
www.sccourts.org/bar/index.cfm
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-4898
www.sdjudicial.com
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Board of Law Examiners
706 Church St., Suite 100
Nashville, TN 37243-0740
615-741-3234
www.state.tn.us/lawexaminers
TEXAS
Texas Board of Law Examiners
P.O. Box 13486
Austin, TX 78711-3486
512-463-1621
www.ble.state.tx.us
UTAH
Utah Law and Justice
Utah State Bar, 645 S. 200 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3834
801-531-9077
www.utahbar.org/admissions
VERMONT
Board of Bar Examiners
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609-0702
802-828-3281
www.vermontjudiciary.org/LC/bbe.aspx
VIRGINIA
Virginia Board of Bar Examiners
Shockoe Center, Suite 225
11 S. 12th St.
Richmond, VA 23219
804-786-7490
www.vbbe.state.va.us
WASHINGTON
Washington State Bar Association
2102 Fourth Ave., Fourth Floor
Seattle, WA 98121-2330
206-727-8210
www.wsba.org
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Board of Law Examiners
Building 1, E-155
1900 Kanawha Blvd., E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0830
304-558-7815
www.state.wv.us/wvsca
WISCONSIN
Board of Bar Examiners
110 East Main St., Suite 715
Madison, WI 53703-3328
608-266-9760
www.wicourts.gov/about/organization/offices/bbe.htm
WYOMING
State Board of Law Examiners of Wyoming
P.O. Box 109
Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109
307-632-9061
www.wyomingbar.org
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