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
Customer service email: attorneyadmissions@courts.az.gov

 

  • View PRESS RELEASE including names of successful February 2012 bar examinees here .

    Adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam changed the post-grade process.
    Please review Arizona Supreme Court Rule 35(c)4 for direction.

     

       
    Change in Arizona Testing To Recognize Uniform Bar Examination

    The Arizona Supreme Court has adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) beginning in July, 2012.   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. 
     

     

    Please note the exam withdrawal deadline: If you wish to withdraw from the February 2012 examination and receive a partial refund, written, signed withdrawal must be received by/postmarked by November 30, 2011.  
     

    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.

    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

    Viola Romero-Wright

    Cary Sandman

    Laura J. Zeman-Mullen

    Frederick C. Berry, Jr.

    Susan E. Anderson

    Milton W. Hathaway, Jr.

    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

     

    		 Michael A. Little, Ed. D

    Committee on Examinations Members

    Jim Drake, Jr., Chair

     Raymond K. Ramella

    Jeff T. Bergin

    Jeffrey A. Weinstein

    Roric Massey

    Lisa S. Wahlin

    Deborah L. Williams

    Mary M. Grier

    Jacqueline Jeffery

    Kelly LoCascio

    David W. Lunn

    Richard L. Strohm

     

    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. 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.
    • 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.