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Juris Doctor (J.D.) State Requirements

William & Mary makes every effort to ensure state licensure or certification is current, however, state requirements may change. If you are planning to pursue professional licensure or certification in any state or territory, it is strongly recommended that you contact the appropriate licensing agency in that state or territory to seek information and guidance regarding licensure or certification requirements before beginning an academic program.

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State by state table of requirement fulfillment information
State Governing Body Contact Meets State Requirements?
Alabama Alabama State Bar Admissions Office admit@alabar.org Yes

Alaska

Alaska Bar Association info@alaskabar.org Yes
Arizona Arizona Judicial Branch attorneyadmissions@courts.az.gov Yes
Arkansas Arkansas Bar Examination Requirements and Information Contact Form Yes
California The State Bar of California Contact Info Yes
Colorado Colorado Supreme Court Admissions Information bleinfo@csc.state.co.us Yes
Connecticut State of Connecticut Judicial Branch - Connecticut Bar Examining Committee BarExam@jud.ct.gov Yes
Delaware Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Court kelly.phillips.parker@delaware.gov Yes
District of Columbia District of Columbia Court of Appeals coa@dcappeals.gov Yes
Florida Florida Board of Bar Examiners (850) 487-1292 Yes
Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia Office of Bar Admissions gabaradmissions@gasupreme.us Yes
Guam Judiciary of Guam Board of Law Examiners bole@guamsupermecourt.com Yes
Hawaii Hawaii State Judiciary Bar baradmissions@courts.hawaii.gov Yes
Idaho Idaho State Bar - Admissions isbwebsite@isb.idaho.gov Yes
Illinois Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar Contact Info Yes
Indiana Indiana Courts Office of Admissions & Continuing Education ble@courts.in.gov Yes
Iowa Iowa Judicial Branch - Examination Registration bar.admissions@iowacourts.gov Yes
Kansas Kansas Judicial - Branch Bar Exam admissions@kscourts.org Yes
Kentucky Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions info@kyoba.org Yes
Louisiana Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions dleeper@lascba.org OR rlorig@lascba.org Yes
Maine Maine Board of Bar Examiners execdir@mainebarexaminers.org Yes
Maryland Maryland State Board of Law Examiners sble@mdcourts.gov Yes
Massachusetts Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners bbeinfo@jud.state.ma.us Yes
Michigan Michigan Board of Law Examiners BLE-Info@courts.mi.gov Yes
Minnesota Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners - Rules for Admissions to the Bar ble@mbcle.state.mn.us Yes
Mississippi Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions wsmith@courts.ms.gov Yes
Missouri Missouri Board of Law Examiners mble@courts.mo.gov Yes
Montana State Bar of Montana - Applying for Admission (406) 447-2210 Yes
Nebraska Nebraska Supreme Court nsc.attyadmissions@nebraska.gov Yes
Nevada State Bar of Nevada - Bar Exam admissions@nvbar.org Yes
New Hampshire New Hampshire Judicial Branch - Bar Admissions sheiber@nhoba.org Yes
New Jersey New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners barexam.mailbox@njcourts.gov Yes
New Mexico New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners info@nmexam.org Yes
New York The New York State Board of Law Examiners - Bar Exam Eligibility (518) 453-5990 Yes
North Carolina Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina info@ncble.org Yes
North Dakota North Dakota State Board of Law Examiners barexaminers@ndcourts.gov Yes
Ohio The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System Bar Examination (614) 387-9340 Yes
Oklahoma Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners admin@okbbe.com Yes
Oregon Oregon State Bar info@osbar.org Yes
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners (717) 231-3350 Yes
Puerto Rico District of Puerto - Requirements for Bar Admission (787) 289-0170 Yes
Rhode Island Rhode Island Judiciary - Admission to the Rhode Island Bar ribarexam@courts.ri.gov Yes
South Carolina South Carolina Office of Bar Admissions (803) 734-1080 Yes
South Dakota South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners info@sdbar.net Yes
Tennessee Tennessee Board of Law Examiners ble.adminstrator@tncourts.gov Yes
Texas Texas Board of Law Examiners information@ble.texas.gov Yes
Utah Utah State Bar admissions@utahbar.org Yes
Vermont Office of Attorney Licensing JUD.AttyLicensing@vermont.gov Yes
Virgin Islands Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands - Office of Bar Admissions baradmissions@vicourts.org Yes
Virginia Virginia Board of Bar Examiners (804) 367-0412 Yes
Washington WSBA Lawyer Bar Exam admissions@wsba.org  Yes
West Virginia West Virginia Judiciary Board of Law Examiners Carol.Smith@courtswv.gov Yes
Wisconsin Admission to the State Bar of Wisconsin bbe@wicourts.gov Yes
Wyoming Wyoming Judicial Branch - Bar Admission cduncil@wyomingbar.org Yes
American Samoa American Samoa Bar Association lomalei@meredithlaw.attorney Yes
Federated States of Micronesia Rules for the State Bar of Chuuk (691) 330-2908 Yes
Rules to Practice Law in the State of Kosrae (691) 370-3185 Yes
The Pohnpei Supreme Court - Rules of Admission (691) 320-2357 Yes
Rules for the State Bar of Yap (691) 350-2159 Yes
Northern Mariana Islands NCBE - Northern Mariana Islands supreme.court@nmijudiciary.com Yes
Republic of the Marshall Islands Republic of the Marshall Islands Rules for Admission to Practice Law marshal.islands.judiciary@gmail.com Yes
Republic of Palau NCBE - Palau vrachebel@palausupremecourt.net  Yes
(Table updated 06/20/2023)
Questions?

[[amking03,Contact Amy King]], Associate Dean of Online and Executive Education at the William & Mary Law School.