Certification & Licensing

Attorney Admissions

 

Committee on Examinations, Committee on Character and Fitness
Supreme Court of Arizona
Administrative Office of the Courts
1501 W. Washington, Suite 104, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3222
(602) 452-3971
                         

 The Attorney Admissions team is happy to answer questions with our Customer Service box:  attorneyadmissions@courts.az.gov 
If a major issue remains unresolved after speaking with our staff, please call
Mark Wilson at 602-452-3362

  Results of the Feb 2013 exam are posted here.

 Information for Unsuccessful Examinees is posted here.


Change in Arizona Testing To Recognize Uniform Bar Examination

The Arizona Supreme Court has adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE).   Applicants passing a UBE are allowed to transfer a passing score earned in Arizona to other UBE jurisdictions without testing, subject to the rules of that state.   UBE rules vary from state to state; please contact specific jurisdictions if you wish to seek admission based on UBE.   Additional information about the Uniform Bar Examination, including a list of UBE jurisdictions, may be found at www.ncbex.org

There are three paths for admission to the practice of law in the state of Arizona; admission by examination or admission by motion. 

 

 

The Admissions Unit of the Certification and Licensing Division oversees the requirements to practice law in Arizona. The staff supports two Supreme Court committees, the Committee on Examinations and Committee on Character and Fitness. The Supreme Court acts on the basis of recommendations that it receives from these two committees. Applicants are admitted to practice law in Arizona by order of the Supreme Court of Arizona. Rules for admission of applicants are set forth in Rules 33 through 38 of the Supreme Court of Arizona.

All candidates, whether by exam or admission on motion, must pass a detailed background investigation. No individual shall practice law in Arizona without having complied with Supreme Court Rules. Final authority for recommendation of admission to the practice of law rests with the Committee on Character and Fitness. Candidates for admission by examination must complete all test requirements in Arizona. No portion of the bar examination may be waived for exam applicants regardless of admission elsewhere or previously earned Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) score. A separate Character Report is required of examination applicants, and may be submitted concurrent with or after application for examination.


Committee on Character & Fitness Members

John Joseph Tuchi, Chair

Raymond K. Woo

Cary Sandman

Laura J. Zeman-Mullen

Frederick C. Berry, Jr.

Susan E. Anderson

Michael A. Little, Ed.D

Stephen L. Weiss

Lisa J. Counters

Edward F. Novak

Yvonne E. Tagart

Gabriel D. Fernandez

Ray Hanna

Wanda F Moore

Florence Y. Brooks

Bennie R. Click

Gloria C. Wyatt  

Melvin E. Hall, PhD

 

Anica P. Parker

 

Committee on Examinations Members

Jim Drake, Jr., Chair

Jeff T. Bergin

Lisa S. Wahlin

Jeffrey A. Weinstein

Roric Massey

Jacqueline Jeffery

Deborah L. Williams

Mary M. Grier

Richard L. Strohm

Kelly LoCascio

David W. Lunn

Rod Galarza