Results - July 2023 Exam
Results Posted
PASS LISTS - Applicants who passed the July 2023 Virginia Bar Exam
- PASS LIST ONE - Applicants who passed the July 2023 Virginia Bar Exam, have completed all other admission requirements, and have been licensed to practice law by the Board.
- PASS LIST TWO (Blue List) - Applicants who passed the July 2023 Virginia Bar Exam, but who have outstanding admission requirements, and at this time are NOT licensed to practice law.
The following persons passed the July 2023 Virginia Bar Exam, have achieved the required score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, have met all other requirements for admission to the Virginia Bar, and are being licensed effective October 12, 2023.
To Applicants on List One: On October 12, 2023, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners mailed to each licensed applicant a letter notifying the applicant that they passed the Virginia Bar Exam, instructions on how to register with the Virginia State Bar, an Oath Package from the Supreme Court of Virginia, and information in regard to the Admission Ceremony scheduled for December 6, 2023.
All change of address requests received on or before September 29, 2023 have been made. If you submitted your change of address after September 29, 2023, or failed to notify us of your change of address, make sure you have a forwarding order on file with the United States Post Office. We cannot resend the registration packages due to the cost of postage.
Do NOT call the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, the Virginia State Bar, or the Supreme Court of Virginia with questions regarding registration or the admission ceremony until AFTER you have received your package and have read all of the documents. Most questions will be answered in those documents.
PASS LIST ONE
Yousef Mohamed Ahmed
Sydney Leigh Albrecht
Zie Logan Medrano Alere
Rachel Ann Alexander
Matthew Dixon Allocca
Salem Beli Amare
Sophia Lynn Arnold
Presley Wayne Ashley
Virginia Leigh Augello
Grace Michaela Austin
Francesca Jane Babetski
Anna Meredith Bailey
Preston Wagner Ball
Danielle LaRae Barnes-Smith
Crystal De Barnett
Kia LaShon Barrett
Raul Antonio Barrios-Genie, III
Joel Patrick Callahan Barron
Jazmine Nichole Bashara
Samantha Nicole Bass
Jeffrey Scott Bauer
Lucas Duncan Beasey
Morgan Taylor Beaty
Brandon Gerard Beck
Dylan James Beck
Aleksander Tobias Belcher
Elizabeth Greer Belcher
Robert Murray Belser
Caitlyn Marie Bender
Ashim Bhandari
Michael Logan Blake
Makena Hope Bonheim
Kelly Morgan Boppe
Cassidy Chyanne Bowling
Colin Fielding Brady
Madelyn Mae Braman
Phoebe Marie Brannock
Laura Elizabeth Brashear
Matthew Lee Brock
Nicholas Elliott Brookings
Madalyn Grace Brooks
Jackson Edward Brown
Lauren MacKenzie Brown
Besa Bucaj
Luray Grace Buckner
Tyler Stephenson Butt
Margaret Dulane Byers
James Bergin Byrn
Clayton David Callahan
Kiera Anne Callahan
Gregory Samuel Capps, II
Patrick Joseph Carr
Lorenzo Alberto Carrazana
Erin Charlotte Carroll
Devin Chase Carter
Emily Rose Casey
Kaylin Patricia Cecchini
Josh Sam Cergas
Stuart William Cerutti
Carl Martin Chandler
Michelle Y Chang
Catherine Lucy Clare Kelly Chapman
Ruby Anila Cherian
Nora Weil Chetcuti
Min-soo Brian Choi
Enaita Chopra
Terima Katria Clark
Clifford Duane Close, II
Matthew Joseph Cobb
Adam Noell Coffee
Jessica Delaney Cooper
Jack Robert Corkery
Carey Danielle Cox
Peter Stephen Cox
William David Cox
Seth James Craig
Keelin Charlotte Cronin
Dakota Jeffery Crouse
Summer Rae Crump
Benjamin Lee Culpepper
Edward Joseph Cush, III
Sara Atwood Cutter
Nicholas Anthony D'Andrea
Maxfield Benning Daley-Watson
Amanda Michelle Daly
Kerin Rose Daly
Courtney Renee Davis
Cynthia Swift Davis
Michael Bryan Davis
Timothy George Decker
Leah Judith DeFazio
Elliot Sue DeMent
Christian David Diaz-Ritz
Sarah Countryman Dickinson
Joseph Keith Dilley
Deirdre Nicole Dlugoleski
Nathan Clifford Doran
Kevin Blake Dotson
Colin Odell Downey
Lucas Benjamin Drill
William Edward Duffin
Ryan Glenn Dunn
Mallory Lauren Duplantis
Jarod Christopher Dye
Magdalene Anne Eallonardo
Jeremy Stuart Eaton
Daniel-Lester Simpson Edwards
Jenna Elizabeth Edwards
Jenalee Madison Ehlers
Olive Ridley Eisdorfer
Daniel Griffin Engel
Parwiz Esmati
Sarah Isam Estwani
Charles Henry Evans
Elizabeth Anne Faris
Jenna Marie Figlioli
Jacqueline Fisher
Conor Joseph Flaherty
Nan Marguerite Forbes
Elizabeth Ann Foster
Carlton Lee Fowler
Ana Cecilia Rodriguez Franzoni
Taylor Lynn Frontera
Elizabeth Catherine Gallagher
Sydney Rae Geib
Angelyn Grace Gemmen
Marion Lillie Gilliam
Benjamin Aaron Gillman
Nathan Lamar Gilmore
Owen Lyons Giordano
Timothy Johns Gleason
Mary Grace Violet Godfrey
Duncan Bradley Gresham
Alyssa Megan Grzesiak
William Chase Gunter
Kirin Gupta
Jan Edward Gustafson
Albert Alexander Gutierrez
Adam Carlsson Hade
John David Hagler
Aaron Benjamin Hale
Thomas Lloyd Hall
Zada Morgan Hall
David Adam Hamby
Thompson Jeffrey Hangen
Kathleen Claire Hanley
Bushra Zareen Haque
Colby Alan Harrell
Michael Andrew Harris
Emily Faith Harrison
Nolan Alexander Harrison
Meghan Finnegan Hart
Abigail Elizabeth Hayes
Nathan David Hayes
Israel-David Jeffrey James Healy
Sophia Soltys Henderson
Henry Rankin Hibbert
Meredith Elliott Hollman
David Poole Horner
Shelby Rose Horner
Kevin Michael Hotchkiss
Zakyrah Naté Hundley
Lily Samantha Hynes-Smith
Brandon Douglas Jackson
Eliza Victoria James Unrein
Gerald Phillip Jamison
Samuel David Jasinski
Madeline Olivia Jatczak
Leo Paul Jobsis-Rossignol
Jeremiah Josh Johansen
Andrew James Johnson
Benjamin Donald Johnson
Colten Thurston Johnson
Jacquelyn Taylor Johnson
Kaylee Danielle Johnson
Perry Catherine Jones
Ruth Ann Jones
Isaac Chandler Jordan
Kyle Redmond Jourden
Katriina Rose Juntunen
Elena Rose Kagan
Hunter Jacob Kahn
Jonathan Reuvane Kaiman
Lucas Lee Kasper
Seely Andrews Kaufmann
Marissa Beth Kelberman
David Michael Kelley
Hargun Singh Khanna
Marty Junior Ibutwa Kibiswa
Elizabeth Hope King
Katherine Elizabeth King
Whitney Elizabeth King
Rosamond Lucy Digges Kopczynski
Aaron Albert Kor
Joseph Alden Korona
Melissa Diane Kouri
Brian Christopher Krach
Jessica Elizabeth Kraus
Matthew William Krum
Carly Cecile LaForge
Kimberly Sloan Lambert
Benjamin Landau-Beispiel
Thomas Lyons Lascara
Alexis Grace Laundry
Rebecca Lynn Lavin
Chandler Langhorne Lawhorn
David Scott Hansen Laws
Maxie Lawton
Shae Alexandra Lester
Christina Francesca Libre
Joy Boram Lim
Laura Rae Lindsay
Jacob Christopher Linn
David Lyle Livermon
Kathryn Elaine Lord
Noah Spenser Lowe
Maria Florina Lupei
Bridget Emilie Maas
Kelly Caitlin MacCluen
Danielle Estill MacNeil
Irfan Mahmud
Marisa Elizabeth Mancini
Anna Marie Mancino
Sean Robert Mangan
Kyle Phillip Manuel
Nicholas Thomas Maranto
Joseph Anthony Marcano Estevez
Amanda Rose Markarian
Luke Quillen Marston
Shante Nicole Mays
Ryan Joseph Mazalatis
Charles Richard McCarthy
Thomas Matthew McGuire
Micaela Celeste McSorley
Lauren Suzanne Mearns
Alanna Renee Meek
Hannah Claire Merrill
Sarah Elizabeth Merryman
Hannah Elizabeth Messick
Christopher Ryan Meyers
Natalia Nadia Micheli
Timothy Ian Miles
Michael Ryan Millstein
Jacob Allen Mitchell
Eric Gray Moeller
Taylor Anne Moffett
Hannah Rebecca Moore
Zachary Christopher Moore
Bailey Elise Morris
Matthew Russell Morris
Robert Ford Morrison
Jacob Scott Morse
Mary Caroline Mullen
Morgan Elizabeth Mumford
Andrew Patrick Murphy
Lindsay Elizabeth Nahorney
Sanskriti Neupane
Kylie McKell Newsom
Antonella Nicholas
Chelsey Breanna Noble
Jacob Daniel Noe
Matthew Daniel Noel
Elsbeth Marie O'Brien
Kelly Sun O'Brien
Austin Logan Obenshain
Taylor Marie Oglesby
Jessica Ezinne Otiono
Morgan Sydney Painley
Faith Ann Parker
Earl Lynnwood Partlow, III
Nicole Katheryn Pasho
Spencer Christopher Patterson
Anderson Walter Peake
Anthony Thomas Peluso
John Christopher Pierce
Zoë Elizabeth Pierce
Katherine Elizabeth Pollard
Elizabeth Logan Poole
Zachary Jordan Poretz
Emma Elizabeth C Postel
Frank Verkley Powell
Samantha Rae Powers
Katharine Grace Jorgensen Priegues
Vincent William Pilkington Prior
Johanna Vanessa Quintanilla
Jack Joseph Rasmussen
Isaac Keenan Rauch
Margaret Cruz Reach
William Douglas Reach
Nathan Roland Recta
Allison Jill Reilly
Anne Grace Reyna
McKayla Jean Riter
Anna Lynn Ritter
Madison Leigh Roberts
Rebecca Alice Roberts
Leah Katherine Roemer
Louis Oliver Cruz Rogers
Rachel Victoria Rogers
Stephanie Morgan Rolfsness
Mark Alexander Rook
Jessica Cannon Rooke
Alexandre Reinhardt Thomasson Rowan
Carley Schanck Ruival
Leeden Marie Rukstalis
Alyssa Kelly Rumbuc
Sara Southward Sargent
Can Sarihan
Andrew David Scalzo
Jennifer Suzanne Scherschel
Erin Nicole Schiffman
Daniel Clayton Schlosser
Alexis Brooke Schneider
Peter Benjamin Schofield
Perry Scott Schrader
Giselle Alina Secada
Christopher Michael Seelie
Audrey Hope Sheils
Kelly Grayson Shelton
Alex Min Shin
Emma Grace Shoemaker
Bradleigh Laken Shuler
Tyler David Sikkar
John Grey Sims
Amanda Zin Ming Sin
Shawn Jerome Singleton, II
Phillip Andrew Sitz
Connor John Skelly
Joseph Edward Slattery
Scott Marcum Sloan
Evan Charles Smith
Frank Marshall Smith, III
Greyson Sandford Smith
Mason Tyler Smith
Brady LD Snyder
Eric Michael Snyderman
Lillian Margaret Spell
Catherine Elizabeth Spencer
Zoe Ives Spirgel
Kellen Elizabeth Spradlin
Chloe Augusta Stevens
Sean Miller Stimpson
Mason Alexander Storm
Carolyn Grace Stough
Bryson Thomas Strachan
John Lewis Sullivan
Taoxi Sun
Megan Elizabeth Sutherland
Caitlyn Breann Switzer
Lauren Elizabeth Talbert
Mary Elise Talkington
John Michael Tanner
Olivia Rose Tanner
Austin Courtright Tatom
Joel Benjamin Taubman
Daniel Joseph Thetford
Alyssa Dawn Thompson
Benjamin Caleb Thompson
Erik Harris Thorsheim
Jack Valkey Tiernan
David William Tisel
Braxton Ayers Todd
Gil Topaz
Seneca Emily Tsang
Austin Trey Wade-Vicente
Thomas Francis Xavier Walsh
George Robert Ward
Ann Leigh Watts
Eric Joseph Weathers
Theodore Mark Andrzejewski Weber
Kristin Michelle Weiss
Aidan Matthew Wenzel
Brooke Nicole West
Cameron Turner West
Jenna Elizabeth West
Natalie Ann White
Kevin Charles Whitham
Emma Scott Whitten
Danielle Leigh Wilkerson
Katherine Anne Wilkin
Abbey Nicole Williams
Katherine Diane Williams
Kayla Marie Worrall
Amari Faith Wright
Chelsea Lynn Yedinak
Andrew Wilder Young
Jordan Elizabeth Young
Travis Dean Yuille
Robert William Yurkowski
Yanrong Zeng
The following persons passed the July 2023 Virginia Bar Exam, BUT have not yet completed all other requirements for admission to the Virginia Bar. Their admission is deferred pending completion of any outstanding requirements. A letter was mailed to each person on this list setting forth their outstanding requirements.
To Applicants on List Two: Do NOT call the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners' office until AFTER you have received your letter and have followed the instructions set forth therein. The Board licenses applicants who have satisfactorily completed all outstanding requirements on or about the 15th of each month. Upon being licensed, you will be notified in writing by the Board.
PASS LIST TWO - NOT licensed as of October 12, 2023
Ashley Regine Archange
Teresa Janet Azzam
Julia Rose Bergamini
Sharon Lee Blevins
Elizabeth Bailly Bloch
Jacob Lee Martin Bryant
Aharown Gabriy'el Campbell
Mary Brett Campbell
Elizabeth Michele Castellano
McKamie Jane Chandler
Sarah Catherine Clemens
Ona Marie Colasante
Dale Austin Davis
Nicolette Sachi DeFrank
Mathieu Benjamin Devisse
Carl Joseph Franzman
Nicole Vinoya Gasmen
John David Gowdy
Kendra Arlene Green
Colton Blake Grellier
Matthew Ambrose Hammond
Adam Michael Hawks
Zachary Darrell Henson
Michael Sergio Jacquez
Lauren Patrisse Jones
Jennifer Lindsey Kenel
Bethany Dunmoyer Lockliear
Anna Rachel Margolis
Joseph Aaron Matherly
Dominic Ray Mendoza
Marianne Nichole Nell-Tascon
Tiffany Ann Peters
Timothy Allen Power
Casey Nicole Purcell
Nikkita Maria Rivera
Christopher Nicholas Ross
Hans Michael Schalembier
Tiffany Trenall Smith
Timothy Ayorinde Solanke
Matthew James Stokes
Leslie Mohlie Tope
Thomas Samuel Vaseliou
Nicholas Alexander Vidoli
Brian Thomas Warren, Jr.
If your name does not appear on either Pass List One or Pass List Two, you did NOT achieve a passing score on the July 2023 Virginia Bar Exam. Your results and instructions for re-application were mailed to your address on file.
A Re-Application for Examination can be found on our website barexam.virginia.gov. Click on - Bar Exam - Applying for Exam - Application.
Please Note: The statutory filing deadline for the February 2024 Bar Exam is December 15, 2023.
See § 54.1-3925 of the Code of Virginia. If your application is not actually received in the Secretary's office by the filing deadline (May 10 for the July exam; December 15 for the February exam), it may be deemed to be timely filed only if it has been transmitted expense prepaid to the Office of the Secretary of the Board by Priority, Express, Registered or Certified mail via the United States Postal Service, or by a third party commercial carrier for Next-Day Delivery, and the official receipt therefor issued by the United States Postal Service or by such third party commercial carrier, which shall be exhibited on demand of the Secretary, shows such transmission or mailing to the Secretary's office on or before the prescribed deadline.
Priority, Express, Registered or Certified mail via the United States Postal Service or Next-Day Delivery by a third party commercial carrier are the only methods of transmission or mailing authorized by the statute. Thus, an application sent by any other form of mail, such as First Class mail, cannot be accepted if it is received after the filing deadline, even if it is postmarked before.
Application forms should be filed no more than 90 days prior to the filing deadline, but must be filed by the statutory filing deadline in accordance with § 54.1-3925 of the Code of Virginia.
The Supreme Court of Virginia will conduct an Admission Ceremony on December 6, 2023. All July 2023 licensed applicants (Pass List One) were mailed instructions regarding the Admission & Orientation Ceremony.
EXAM RESULTS
Name Changes
Address Changes
Notification of Results
Posting of Results
Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 1 Applicants
The Virginia Bar Exam consists of 9 essay questions and 10 multiple choice questions on Tuesday, and the MBE on Wednesday.
Essay Score: Each essay answer is graded on a 10-point scale, and each of the 10 multiple choice questions is graded right or wrong. Each correct multiple choice question is worth 1 point. Thus, the maximum essay "raw" score is 100 points: (10 points x 9 essay questions) + (1 point x 10 multiple choice questions).
MBE Score: The MBE consists of 200 multiple choice questions. Because questions at one administration of the MBE might be more or less difficult than those at another administration, the MBE score is scaled for each administration of the exam.
The Virginia Essay raw scores are converted to the same scale of measurement as that used to report the MBE scaled scores. As a result, the average essay scaled score in Virginia will be equal to the average MBE scaled score. This method is designed to permit the passing standard to remain as constant as possible from one exam to the next, so that an applicant is neither rewarded nor penalized for having taken one exam or another.
Minimum Passing Score: The score for Option 1 applicants will be based on both the Virginia Essay and the MBE. Both parts of the exam will be weighted and combined to determine if the applicant has achieved a minimum overall passing score of 140. Such weighting shall be made by combining 60% of the Virginia Essay exam scaled score and 40% of the MBE scaled score. Accordingly,
Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 2A & 2B Applicants
The Virginia Bar Exam consists of 9 essay questions and 10 multiple choice questions on Tuesday.
Essay Score: Each essay answer is graded on a 10-point scale, and each of the 10 multiple choice questions is graded right or wrong. Each correct multiple choice question is worth 1 point. Thus, the maximum essay "raw" score is 100 points: (10 points x 9 essay questions) + (1 point x 10 multiple choice questions).
The Virginia Essay raw scores are converted to the same scale of measurement as that used to report the MBE scaled scores. As a result, the average essay scaled score in Virginia will be equal to the average MBE scaled score. This method is designed to permit the passing standard to remain as constant as possible from one exam to the next, so that an applicant is neither rewarded nor penalized for having taken one exam or another.
Minimum Passing Score: The score for Option 2A & 2B applicants will be based on the Virginia Essay and the previous MBE score the applicant elected to use/transfer. Both parts of the exam will be weighted and combined to determine if the applicant has achieved a minimum overall passing score of 140. Such weighting shall be made by combining 60% of the Virginia Essay exam scaled score and 40% of the MBE scaled score. Accordingly,
Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 3 Applicants
The Virginia Bar Exam consists of 9 essay questions and 10 multiple choice questions on Tuesday.
Essay Score: Each essay answer is graded on a 10-point scale, and each of the 10 multiple choice questions is graded right or wrong. Each correct multiple choice question is worth 1 point. Thus, the maximum essay "raw" score is 100 points: (10 points x 9 essay questions) + (1 point x 10 multiple choice questions).
Minimum Passing Score: The passing score for Option 3 will be based solely on the raw points awarded on the Virginia Essay exam. A minimum score of 64 raw points, out of a possible 100 raw points, is a passing score.
Regrade Policy For All Options
Prior to the release of the results, the Board meets to regrade the Virginia Essay papers of those applicants whose initial score is near but below the minimum passing score. The Board may determine that the overall quality of an applicant's answers may adequately demonstrate minimum competence, resulting in that applicant achieving the minimum passing score. After the regrading, all scores are final and not appealable. All grading is done anonymously.