Bar Exam Results 2026: Release Dates by State

California released its July 2026 bar exam results on Friday, October 30, 2026: the State Bar reports that 48.3% of applicants who sat for the two-day General Bar Exam passed (3,838 people), with first-time takers at 64.7% and repeaters at 14.1%, and the public pass list opened November 2. New Jersey released on November 3, 2026, with a 54% overall pass rate and 65% for first-time takers across 1,109 examinees, per NCBE's jurisdiction table. New York's results have been out since October 23, with a 67% overall pass rate (6,688 of 9,936 examinees). NCBE's table, updated November 4, now shows a July 2026 release date or pass rate for 52 jurisdictions, and Mississippi has posted its results on its own site. Still waiting: Palau, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. If you did not pass in California, the timely filing deadline for the February 2027 exam is November 13, 2026.

Status of the late states as of November 6, 2026

When do California bar exam results come out for July 2026?

They came out on Friday, October 30, 2026, through the Applicant Portal, and the public pass list search opened Monday, November 2, at 8:00 a.m. That was about a week earlier than last year: NCBE lists the July 2025 release as November 7, 2025.

Per the State Bar's October 30 announcement, 48.3% of applicants who sat for the two-day General Bar Exam passed (3,838 people), down from 54.8% in July 2025. First-time takers passed at 64.7% (69.7% in July 2025) and repeat takers at 14.1%. Those are the State Bar's adjusted figures; without the adjustment, the overall rate would have been 48.2%. On the one-day Attorneys' Exam, 49.4% passed (216 applicants), and in all 4,054 applicants passed one exam or the other and can move toward licensure once they meet the remaining requirements. NCBE lists California's passing score as 1,390. For comparison, the State Bar reported 30.8% overall on the February 2026 exam.

If you did not pass, the February 2027 application opened for immediate repeaters on October 30 after 4:00 p.m. The timely filing deadline is November 13, a $50 late fee applies from November 14 to December 8, and a $250 late fee applies from December 9 to January 4, 2027. Applicants who missed any session of the July exam follow the first-time deadlines instead: the timely deadline there was November 2, the $50 late fee runs November 3-30, and the $250 late fee runs December 1 to January 4, 2027. The exam is February 23-24, 2027, in person, and the State Bar has scheduled those results for April 30, 2027.

NY bar exam results for July 2026: are they out?

Yes. New York released July 2026 results on Friday, October 23, 2026, to examinee BOLE accounts in the Applicant Services Portal. The public pass list went up on nybarexam.org on October 26, and you can look up names by the first letter of the last name on the Board's July 2026 results page.

Per the Board's October 23 press release, 6,688 of 9,936 examinees passed, a 67% overall pass rate, which the Board describes as a 3% decrease from July 2025. First-time takers from all ABA-approved law schools passed at 84% (5,941 examinees), New York law school first-time takers at 83%, out-of-state ABA first-time takers at 86%, all first-time takers at 76%, foreign-educated examinees at 44%, and repeat takers at 25%. Passing the exam is not admission by itself: the Board certifies a passer to the Appellate Division only once the New York Law Course, New York Law Exam, and MPRE are also complete, followed by character and fitness review. The deadline for July takers to re-apply for the February 2027 exam was 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 31, 2026, and the Board said it would not be extended, so that window has closed.

New Jersey bar exam results: when will July 2026 come out?

New Jersey released July 2026 results on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, per NCBE's jurisdiction table, which lists a 54% overall pass rate, 65% for first-time takers, and 17% for repeaters across 1,109 examinees. The Board does not set a release date in advance (its exam information page had said only that July results were expected in mid-November), and results post to each candidate's User Home Page on njbarexams.org, with the list of successful candidates following 48 to 72 hours later. Last year ran earlier: NCBE lists the July 2025 New Jersey release as October 10, 2025, with a 63% overall pass rate and 75% for first-time takers, so this July's overall rate is nine points lower.

If you did not pass, the re-application deadline falls about 15 days after July results come out, which puts it in mid-to-late November. One Board page says 15 days and another says 15 business days, so go by the exact date in the notice to unsuccessful candidates. The next exam is February 23-24, 2027.

When were Michigan bar exam results released for July 2026?

Michigan's July 2026 bar exam results were released on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, by mailed letter and a seat-number pass list on the Board of Law Examiners page. NCBE's table lists a 62% overall pass rate for Michigan, 71% for first-time takers and 20% for repeaters, across 778 examinees.

Per the Board's notice, results were mailed by United States Postal Service (no tracking) to the address registered with the Board, and the Board posted a list of passing applicants by seat number on its Board of Law Examiners page on courts.michigan.gov. The passing score is 268. Two details matter if your seat number is missing or your letter says "unofficial":

• The seat-number list is unofficial and includes applicants still awaiting character and fitness clearance, a passing MPRE score, or completion of the Michigan Law Component, but it leaves out anyone whose law school graduation has not yet been certified. Those applicants receive no result at all until the certification reaches the Board.
• Applicants without character and fitness clearance, a passing MPRE, or a completed Michigan Law Component receive unofficial results only.

The Board asks applicants, families, and employers not to call or email for results, and not to schedule an admission ceremony until official results arrive. If your letter has not arrived after 15 business days (November 10, 2026), you can send the Board a written request for a duplicate results packet; email requests are accepted. For comparison, Michigan's July 2025 results came out on October 17, 2025, with a 65% overall pass rate per NCBE, so this July's 62% is three percentage points lower.

Other late jurisdictions

Released: the District of Columbia and Rhode Island both released on October 23, 2026. NCBE lists D.C. at a 75% overall pass rate, 83% for first-time takers, across 2,222 examinees, and Rhode Island at 66% overall, 69% for first-time takers, across 108 examinees. Mississippi has posted its July 2026 results by applicant number on courts.ms.gov; the file is dated September 17, 2026, and NCBE's table does not show a date or pass rate for it yet.

Alaska has posted its July 2026 pass list on the Alaska Bar Association's admissions site, without a posting date: 35 of 60 applicants passed (58%), and 32 of 48 first-time takers passed (67%). NCBE's table shows the same rates but no release date.

Still waiting, per NCBE's table as of November 4: Palau, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Check each board's own site, because NCBE adds a date only after a jurisdiction reports.

What has been released so far (as of November 6, 2026)

NCBE's bar exam pass rates by jurisdiction table (last updated November 4, 2026, 12:47 p.m. CDT) shows a July 2026 release date or pass rate for 52 jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Mississippi has also posted its results, though its row shows no release date or pass rate. The states we track in detail, per the boards' own sites and NCBE's table:

• West Virginia released August 28, 2026. The Board of Law Examiners posted an unofficial pass/fail list by seat number on courtswv.gov and mailed official score notices; NCBE lists a 62% overall pass rate.
• Arkansas released August 31, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. The pass list is on arcourts.gov; NCBE lists a 65% overall pass rate.
• Wisconsin released September 1, 2026, a day ahead of the Board's tentative September 2 date. This was Wisconsin's first Uniform Bar Examination, and NCBE lists a 53% overall pass rate against a 260 passing score.
• North Carolina released September 2, 2026, in line with the Board's five-week policy. Results were posted to applicants' secure portal accounts; NCBE lists a 76% overall pass rate.
• Oklahoma released September 10, 2026. NCBE added Oklahoma to its table that day with a 73% overall pass rate against a 260 passing score, and the Board of Bar Examiners posted a September 10 "Admission Ready" notice on okbbe.com for applicants who have completed every other requirement, with the oath ceremony set for October 8, 2026. The Board's July 2026 statistics page shows 335 examinees and 246 passing.
• Colorado released to examinees on September 17, 2026. NCBE lists a 70% overall pass rate and 79% for first-time takers. The Office of Attorney Regulation scheduled answer packets for unsuccessful examinees on October 1 and the swearing-in ceremony on October 19.
• Georgia released September 18, 2026, the date the Board had planned, per its September 18 news post on gabaradmissions.org. NCBE lists a 64% overall pass rate and 75% for first-time takers.
• Florida released September 18, 2026, the Board's scheduled date. NCBE lists a 64% overall pass rate and 75% for first-time takers.
• Illinois released October 1, 2026. NCBE lists a 71% overall pass rate, 80% for first-time takers, and 2,259 examinees.
• Minnesota released October 2, 2026, as announced. NCBE lists a 77% overall pass rate, 84% for first-time takers, and 650 examinees.
• Missouri released October 2, 2026, as announced on mble.org. NCBE lists a 77% overall pass rate, 85% for first-time takers, and 653 examinees; the enrollment ceremony was set for October 16.
• Texas released October 6, 2026, and posted statistics on October 19. See the Texas section below.
• Washington released October 9, 2026, for both the July exam and the September 1-2 make-up exam, and the new-admittee process starts the same day. WSBA's October 9 statistics release reports 208 of 280 candidates passing, a 74.29% overall pass rate, 85.87% for first-time takers, and 52.08% for repeaters, with an average NextGen UBE score of 642 against a 610 passing score.
• Virginia released October 9, 2026, the date the Board had announced. The Board's statistics page on barexam.virginia.gov lists a 72.48% overall pass rate and 78.50% for first-time takers for July 2026; NCBE lists 558 examinees.
• Pennsylvania released October 9, 2026, in line with the Board's "mid-October" guidance. The Board's press release reports 1,473 applicants tested and 1,077 passing, a 73.12% overall pass rate; its statistics report gives an 80.60% pass rate for first-attempt takers.
• Maryland posted official results to applicants' eBar My Status pages on October 9, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., for the July 2026 NextGen UBE in Maryland. NCBE lists a 69% overall pass rate, 85% for first-time takers, and 811 examinees.
• Connecticut released October 9, 2026. NCBE lists a 63% overall pass rate, 71% for first-time takers, and 436 examinees.
• Massachusetts released October 9, 2026, per NCBE's current table. NCBE lists a 73% overall pass rate, 81% for first-time takers, and 1,541 examinees.
• South Carolina released October 14, 2026. NCBE lists a 78% overall pass rate, 82% for first-time takers, and 435 examinees.
• Ohio released October 16, 2026. Per Court News Ohio, 720 of 1,011 examinees passed (71%), and 676 of 828 first-time takers passed (82%). The pass list is on supremecourt.ohio.gov, and new attorneys will be sworn in on Monday, November 16, at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, with ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Oregon notified applicants through their ILG admissions pages on October 14-15 and posted the pass list and overall pass rate on October 16, 2026, as the Oregon State Bar had scheduled. On its first NextGen bar exam, 344 of 429 applicants passed, an 80.2% pass rate: 90% for first-time takers (304 of 338) and 44% for repeaters (40 of 91), against a 615 passing score.
• Michigan released October 20, 2026. NCBE lists a 62% overall pass rate, 71% for first-time takers, and 778 examinees. See the Michigan section above.
• New York released October 23, 2026, with a 67% overall pass rate per the Board's press release, and posted its public pass list on October 26. See the New York section above.
• The District of Columbia released October 23, 2026. NCBE lists a 75% overall pass rate, 83% for first-time takers, and 2,222 examinees.
• Rhode Island released October 23, 2026. The Board of Bar Examiners' pass list gives a 66% pass rate; NCBE lists 69% for first-time takers and 108 examinees.
• California released October 30, 2026. Per the State Bar, 48.3% of General Bar Exam takers passed (3,838 people), 64.7% of first-time takers, and 14.1% of repeaters. See the California section above.
• New Jersey released November 3, 2026, per NCBE, which lists a 54% overall pass rate, 65% for first-time takers, and 1,109 examinees. See the New Jersey section above.

Texas bar exam results: July 2026

Texas released the July 2026 pass list and delivered individual result letters on October 6, 2026, and posted its July 2026 examination statistics on October 19, 2026. Per the Board of Law Examiners' statistics report on ble.texas.gov, 2,259 of 3,232 examinees passed, a 69.89% overall pass rate. First-time takers passed at 79.21% (2,134 of 2,694) and repeaters at 23.23% (125 of 538). Graduates of the ten Texas law schools taking the exam for the first time passed at 86.35%. Thirty further examinees sat under courtesy seating to earn a UBE score for another jurisdiction and are not counted in those rates. The pass list is at ble.texas.gov/pass-list and is also posted on the Texas Supreme Court and State Bar of Texas sites. The New Lawyers Induction Ceremony was set for October 26, 2026, at Bass Concert Hall in Austin.

The table below covers the largest jurisdictions and most others, in order of release. It leaves out Arkansas and West Virginia (listed above) and Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, which are in NCBE's table. Where a board has not announced a date, the row gives last year's date as a comparison and the site to watch, because no board guarantees a date until it posts one.

July 2026 bar exam results by state

Jurisdiction	July 2026 release	Status	Where results appear
Wisconsin	Released September 1, 2026	Released; 53% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Email notice, then the electronic application account (wicourts.gov)
North Carolina	Released September 2, 2026	Released; 76% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Applicant secure portal (ncble.org)
South Dakota	Released September 4, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 73% overall pass rate, 82% first-time, 71 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Oklahoma	Released September 10, 2026	Released; 73% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Results statistics and admission notices on okbbe.com
Maine	Released September 11, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 64% overall pass rate, 68% first-time, 143 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Utah	Released September 11, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 89% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Wyoming	Released September 11, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 69% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Vermont	Released September 15, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 63% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Arizona	Released September 16, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 64% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Indiana	Released September 16, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 65% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Mississippi	Results file dated September 17, 2026	Released; no date or pass rate in NCBE's table yet	List by applicant number on courts.ms.gov
Colorado	Released September 17, 2026 (to examinees)	Released; 70% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Examinee notification first, then the public pass list (coloradolegalregulation.com)
Florida	Released September 18, 2026	Released; 64% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Applicant portal; Supreme Court of Florida posts results for 30 days
Georgia	Released September 18, 2026	Released; 64% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Email, then results on your homepage; full pass list on gabaradmissions.org
Hawaii	Released September 18, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 73% overall pass rate per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
New Hampshire	Released September 25, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; no pass rate in NCBE's table	Pass list on courts.nh.gov
Alabama	Released September 25, 2026	Released; 52% overall pass rate, 77% first-time, 548 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Kentucky	Released September 30, 2026	Released; 76% overall pass rate, 83% first-time, 332 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Illinois	Released October 1, 2026	Released; 71% overall pass rate, 80% first-time, 2,259 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	ilbaradmissions.org
Delaware	Released October 1, 2026	Released; 66% overall pass rate, 201 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Louisiana	Released October 2, 2026	Released; 70% overall pass rate, 78% first-time, 520 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Minnesota	Released October 2, 2026	Released; 77% overall pass rate, 84% first-time, 650 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners, ble.mn.gov
Missouri	Released October 2, 2026	Released; 77% overall pass rate, 85% first-time, 653 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Applicant user homepage, then the Announcements section on mble.org
Nevada	Released October 2, 2026	Released; 50% overall pass rate, 56% first-time, 305 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Idaho	Released October 6, 2026	Released; 80% overall pass rate, 87% first-time, 177 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Tennessee	Released October 6, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 72% overall pass rate, 80% first-time, 719 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	State board site
Texas	Released October 6, 2026; statistics posted October 19	Released; 2,259 of 3,232 passed, 69.89% overall, 79.21% first-time, per the Board's October 19 statistics report	Secure link emailed to your ATLAS account; pass list at ble.texas.gov/pass-list, also on the Texas Supreme Court and State Bar of Texas sites
Virginia	Released October 9, 2026	Released on the announced date; 72.48% overall pass rate, 78.50% first-time, per the Board's statistics page	Applicant portal notification; passing names posted on barexam.virginia.gov
Washington	Released October 9, 2026, for both the July exam and the September 1-2 make-up exam	Released; 208 of 280 passed, 74.29% overall, 85.87% first-time, per WSBA's October 9 statistics release. Network problems at the Yakima test site led WSBA to cancel the July exam; a make-up exam was held September 1-2 at UW Tacoma, and applicants who could not complete the July exam and had no prior bar exam failures were offered a waiver of the exam requirement by court order	Applicant user home page; new-admittee process also starts October 9
Pennsylvania	Released October 9, 2026	Released; 1,473 tested, 1,077 passed, 73.12% overall pass rate, 80.60% first-attempt, per the Board's press release and statistics report	Press-release pass list on pabarexam.org, then detailed results in the Online Bar Application account
Maryland	Released October 9, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.	Released; 69% overall pass rate, 85% first-time, 811 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	eBar My Status page (official results are not mailed); unofficial seat-number list on the Maryland Judiciary site (courts.state.md.us)
Connecticut	Released October 9, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 63% overall pass rate, 71% first-time, 436 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Connecticut Bar Examining Committee site
Massachusetts	Released October 9, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 73% overall pass rate, 81% first-time, 1,541 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Board of Bar Examiners results page on mass.gov
South Carolina	Released October 14, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 78% overall pass rate, 82% first-time, 435 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	South Carolina bar admissions site
Ohio	Released October 16, 2026	Released; 720 of 1,011 passed (71%), 676 of 828 first-time takers (82%), per Court News Ohio; Bar Admissions ceremony November 16 at the Palace Theatre in Columbus	Pass list on supremecourt.ohio.gov; result letter and score report in your Bar Admissions Portal account
Oregon	Released October 16, 2026 (applicants notified October 14-15)	Released; 344 of 429 passed, 80.2% overall, 90% first-time, 44% repeat, per the Oregon State Bar	Secure ILG admissions page, then the pass list on osbar.org
Michigan	Released October 20, 2026	Released; letters mailed and passers posted by seat number October 20; 62% overall pass rate, 71% first-time, 778 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Mailed letter (USPS, no tracking); passing seat numbers on the Board of Law Examiners page on courts.michigan.gov
New York	Released October 23, 2026	Released; 6,688 of 9,936 passed, 67% overall, 84% for first-time ABA graduates, per the Board's October 23 press release; February 2027 re-application deadline October 31	Candidate BOLE account in the Applicant Services Portal; public pass list live on nybarexam.org since October 26
District of Columbia	Released October 23, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 75% overall pass rate, 83% first-time, 2,222 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	D.C. Court of Appeals admissions site
Rhode Island	Released October 23, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 66% overall pass rate, 69% first-time, 108 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	Pass list on courts.ri.gov
California	Released October 30, 2026	Released; 48.3% overall (3,838 passed), 64.7% first-time, 14.1% repeat, per the State Bar's October 30 announcement	Applicant Portal; public pass list search opened November 2 at 8:00 a.m.
New Jersey	Released November 3, 2026 (per NCBE)	Released; 54% overall pass rate, 65% first-time, 1,109 examinees per NCBE's jurisdiction table	User Home Page on njbarexams.org; list of successful candidates 48 to 72 hours later
Alaska	No date posted	Released; 35 of 60 passed (58%), 67% first-time, per the Alaska Bar's July 2026 pass list	Alaska Bar Association admissions site

Two cautions. "Announced" dates can still move; Wisconsin released a day before its tentative date. And historical patterns are only patterns: New Jersey's site said mid-November and it released on November 3, while its July 2025 results came on October 10.

How results are actually released

Almost every board follows the same sequence.

1. Your portal updates first. New York posted to your BOLE account, California to the Applicant Portal, Ohio to your Bar Admissions account, Virginia under the Admission Documents tab. Texas emails a secure link tied to your ATLAS account. Michigan is the outlier among the large states and still mails a paper letter, posting results by seat number online the same day the letters go out.
2. The public pass list follows. New York posted its July 2026 list on October 26, the Monday after candidate results; California opened its public search on November 2, the Monday after portal release; Georgia and Ohio post the list at a stated hour on release day. Pass lists show names of passers only, so an absent name is not the same as a fail: applicants with pending character and fitness, MPRE, or law school certification issues are often withheld from the list even if they passed.
3. Score reports and statistics come last. Component breakdowns sit in the portal with your result; jurisdiction-wide pass rates usually follow in a press release within a week.

No board gives results by phone, and Virginia and Michigan explicitly ask examinees, families, and employers not to call. Make sure the address and email on file are current now.

UBE score transfers after results

If you sat the Uniform Bar Examination, your score is portable to the other UBE jurisdictions. A few rules matter for anyone planning to transfer:

• Your score only exists once your testing jurisdiction releases it. NCBE will not place a score on a transcript until the testing jurisdiction has announced results and authorized release. You cannot pre-order a transfer to get an early look.
• Transcripts cost $30 each through NCBE Score Services, payable online, and requests are ordinarily processed the next business day after payment. Refunds are not given for any reason.
• The receiving jurisdiction's passing score controls. A UBE jurisdiction accepts a transferred score that meets its own cut score, whether or not it met the standard where you sat. The reverse is also true: a pass in a 266 state does not transfer into a 270 state.
• Score age is set per jurisdiction. Each UBE state decides how old a transferred score may be, so check the receiving board's rule before assuming a score earned this July stays usable for a later move.
• Character and fitness does not transfer. You go through it again in every jurisdiction where you seek admission.

One transition note: July 2026 was the first administration in which some jurisdictions gave the NextGen UBE while most, including New York and Illinois, still gave the legacy UBE. New York has said it will not accept NextGen transfer scores from administrations before July 2028. If you are transferring between a legacy and a NextGen state, confirm the receiving board's policy before paying for a transcript. NCBE has published national figures for both exams: the July 2026 MBE national mean scaled score was 140.7 (announced September 1, 2026), and on September 25, 2026, NCBE released results for the inaugural July 2026 NextGen UBE, reporting a national mean score of 640.6 across 2,630 examinees in 10 jurisdictions, with an overall pass rate of 72.7 percent, 85.2 percent for first-time examinees and 41.0 percent for repeaters.

If you did not pass

A failing result leaves a tight but workable runway. The February 2027 bar exam is February 23-24, 2027, under seventeen weeks after California's October 30 release. Re-application deadlines come first: New York's (October 31) and Mississippi's (November 1) have passed, and California's timely deadline for immediate repeaters is November 13:

Jurisdiction	Deadline for July 2026 takers	February 2027 results
New York	11:59 p.m. ET on October 31, 2026 (passed; the Board said it would not be extended)	Not posted yet
Mississippi	Retake deadline November 1, 2026 (passed)	Not posted yet
California	November 13, 2026 (timely); $50 late fee through December 8; $250 late fee through January 4, 2027	Scheduled April 30, 2027
Alaska	December 1, 2026	Not posted yet
New Jersey	About 15 days after the November 3 release; your notice gives the exact date	Expected mid-May 2027

Source: each board's own site. California's and Alaska's dates were rechecked on November 6, 2026; the others were checked October 30, 2026. Three practical points:

• Application deadlines arrive fast. Several boards open February registration before July results are out, and late-filing windows close in the fall with escalating fees. Check your board's deadline page the day you get results, not the following week.
• Read the score report before changing anything. Most portals give a component breakdown. A candidate a few points short with a strong written score and a weak MBE needs a very different plan than the reverse. Decide what to fix from the numbers, not from how the exam felt in July.
• Check whether your jurisdiction is switching to NextGen in February 2027. Between July 2026 and July 2028 most jurisdictions move from the legacy UBE to the NextGen UBE. If yours switches next administration, your outline and practice materials change with it. NCBE's NextGen decisions page lists each jurisdiction's first NextGen date.

The retake is usually a shorter, more targeted block than the first attempt, because you already have complete outlines. Working professionals rarely can repeat a full-time summer program in winter, so compress. Paste one outline section into the practice test generator and you get untimed questions and answers without signing up. For a timed exam or a narrated video lecture on the subjects your score report flagged, upload your outlines and essay feedback to the app. A Free account covers one AI creation, one 8 MB upload (first 32 PDF pages), and one exam attempt for the life of the account. The guide to studying for the bar exam with AI walks through how to set that up from source materials rather than starting from a blank outline.

How to use the waiting period

Most July takers have a job, a clerkship, or a start date, and the weeks before results are easy to waste on forum refreshing. A few things are worth doing now, whichever way the result goes:

• Finish the non-exam admission requirements. If your MPRE score, character and fitness application, or state-specific component (Michigan's Law Component, for example) is still outstanding, you may receive only an unofficial result (Michigan's rule), and some boards keep you off the public pass list until it is resolved. North Carolina issues licenses about four weeks after results to applicants who have everything else complete; clearing the paperwork now is the difference between being sworn in this fall and waiting into the new year.
• Confirm how your employer handles both outcomes. Many firms and agencies have written policies on retake leave and conditional start dates; know them before release day.
• Keep your materials organized, not active. Do not study, but keep your outlines, practice essays, and score-tracking sheet where you can find them. If you pass, some will be useful in practice; if you do not, you want a day-one starting point. Turning those files into notes and summaries preserves the work without touching it until you need it.

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The bottom line

If you sat in July 2026, your result is almost certainly out: 52 jurisdictions, including California, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Illinois, Florida, and Michigan, show a release date or pass rate in NCBE's table, and Mississippi and Alaska have posted pass lists on their own sites. California passed 48.3% of General Bar Exam takers (64.7% of first-time takers), New York 67%, and New Jersey 54%. Results hit your portal (or Michigan's mailed letter) first, the pass list second. If you are retaking in February 2027, file before your board's deadline (November 13 for California's immediate repeaters), and if you passed, use the next few weeks to clear every non-exam admission requirement.