Virginia Board of Bar Examiners

Results

PASS LISTS - Applicants who passed the February 2026 Virginia Bar Exam

PASS LIST ONE - Applicants who passed the February 2026 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 February 2026 Virginia Bar Exam, but who have outstanding admission requirements, and at this time are NOT licensed to practice law.

PASS LIST ONE

The following persons passed the February 2026 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 licensed effective April 24, 2026.

To Applicants on List One: On April 24, 2026, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners will email each licensed applicant notification that they passed the Virginia Bar Exam, instructions on how to register with the Virginia State Bar and information in regard to the Admission Ceremony scheduled for June 9, 2026.

Your results will be emailed no later than 5:00 pm on April 24, 2026. If you do not see your exam results email, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting our office.

Do NOT call or email 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 thoroughly read and reviewed all information provided in the email. Most questions will be answered in the email.

PASS LIST ONE

Reanne Ena Maria Abder
Katherine Guisell Alay Hernandez
April Renee Alex
Zachary Scott Aman
John Frederik Anderson
Valentina Arias
Mariam Ashraf
Bradley Alan Bennett
George Sparks Bennett
James Omer Bunn, III
Laura Catherine Burns
Evan Thomas Burroughs
Ian Richard Button
Aliana Maria Carson
Paige Noelle Cavendish
Macy Jolyn Cecil
Shuo Che Chou
Clinton Chipkin Cohen
Teressa Elizabeth Colhoun
Candice Lynn Cook
Melissa Marie Correia
Christian Phillip Crawford
Leah Ashley Curry
Hayden Beric Davis
Natalie Clare Deniston
Elizabeth Rose DePatie
Max Levy Diamond
Davis Paul Dilling
Liam Christopher Edsall
Frank Garrett Edwards, Jr.
April Zhou Einhorn
Nicole Corinne Woodbury Empie
Megan Deanna Endicott
Holly Barbara Etheridge
Keelin Grace Ferris
Elizabeth Grace Ford
Jeri Ann Freirich
Anna Kathryn Galaviz
Jonathan Goodwin Edge Gandara
Amalia Isabel Garcia-Pretelt
Christian Michael Garnett
Terryn Re'gene Garnett
Sarah Gebretensae Gebrengus
Declan Kerrington Glueck
Kyle Stuart Goldzung
Sa'id Ismael Gonzalez
Tiffany Nichelle Goode
Ann Sherie Gracious Ross
Victoria Lee Hagerott
Teresa Marie Hardegree
Viera Jardekyova Harrah
Jalen Taylor Harris
Rory Kathryn Chandis Hatch
Charles Sprague Heinze
Carolyn Tracy Hendler
Kaitlyn Sachetta Herzig
James William Hicks, III
Jordan Bradley Hinrichs
Timothy Jakob Hollingsworth
Noah Theodore Holman
William Samuel Horan
Henry Avicenna Howe
Alexia Isabela Inge
Hanna Renee Ingram
Peyton Scott Johnson
Anne Patricia Jordan
Morgan Ashley Kasmer
Molly Elizabeth Keck
Julie Anna Kennedy
Matthew Brennan Kennedy
Sierra Nicole Kennedy
Braden Lawrence King
Amanda Marie Kirkland
John Joseph Konst
Connor Edmond Lahey
Drew Tyler Lail
Sara Mary Langone Kyle
Oliver Cedric Lawrence, Jr.
George Forrest Leahy
Logan Kimball White Levy
Steven Alexander Long
Amber Monserrat Lopez-Hunter
Zachary Tavss Maiden
Cassidy Lind Mantor
Isabella Nanette Martinalbert
Jocelyn Lissett Martinez
Marcel Alexander Massarani
Miriam Kelly Mays
Derek Anthony Mazza
Jerry Alexander McCargo, III
Megan Elizabeth McCarthy
Caitlin Honoria McCartney
Paul Michael McCullough, III
Megan Sarah McLoughlin
Kimberly Medina
Maura Frances Meservey
Summer Jane Miller
Vanessa Rodrigues Moody
Garrett Manning Moon
Jordan Lewis Mynier
Annapurna Nandyal
Samuel Jacob Naramore
Emily Faith Newman
Katherine Ann Nichols
Rhea Christian Norris
Solana Claire O'Donnell
Caroline Cozart Olsen
Zoe Elisabeth Otto
Presley Ann Overbey
Fatima Nicolle Oyola-Ramos
Kent Andre Kidholm Pederson
Rachel Jessica Pederson
Charles Bradley Phillips
Fatima Ayomide Popoola-Ahmed
Genna Lauren Portner
Samuel Gilbert Reece
Samantha Marie Reid
Brittany Claire Robbins
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson
Jada Hajar Romulus
Sydney Marie Weaver Roots
Austin Halyburton Rutter
Amanda Rae Sansone
Katherine Genevieve Sexton
Sam Sae Kwang Shin
Chunyan Shuai
Christopher Galen Siefke, Jr.
Ashley Nichole Smith
Janice Isabelle Smith
Julian Daniel Spiro
Sreepradha Sreekesh
Stephen Steward, Jr.
Thomas Richard Sullivan
Jennifer Brooke Treadway
Arthur William Troy
Anthony Voka
Russel Samuel Wade
Brianna Elizabeth Wainczak
Matthew Emanuel Weir
Hannah Marie Wilk

PASS LIST TWO (Blue List)

The following persons passed the February 2026 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. An email will be sent to each person on this list setting forth their outstanding requirements.

Your results will be emailed no later than 5:00 pm on April 24, 2026. If you do not see your exam results email, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting our office.

To Applicants on List Two: Do NOT call or email the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners' office until AFTER you have received your email 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.

If you took the March 2026 MPRE, scored 85 or higher and this was your only outstanding requirement for licensure, you will be licensed on April 30, 2026.

PASS LIST TWO - NOT licensed as of April 24, 2026
Clermon Eugene Acklin, III
Gina Lee Caravetta
Cameron Lloyd Dunnavant
Charles Wells Dwiggins Thomason
Kiran Hussain Faiz
Andrew Amir Filipour
Kevin Josue Henriquez
Ghazala Mahum Ismail
Fakira Diamond Johnson
James Leroy Jordan
Kayla Cheyenne Kirkman
Fake Lin
Briyana Gabrielle Louis
Grace Annette Martinez
Jennifer Marie Nelson
Candice Latiesha Parker-Onyirimba
Chesney Brooke Reyes
Samuel Richard Schlegel, II
Gabriel David Shelton
Michele Nicole Richardson Shepherd
Sneha Suresh
Lindsay Morgan Thomas
Paul Wayne Tripp
Stephanie Jean Valeiras
Jaclynette Sapphire Williams
Grace Isabel Woodward

IF YOUR NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE PASS LISTS

If your name does not appear on either Pass List One or Pass List Two, you did NOT achieve a passing score on the February 2026 Virginia Bar Exam. Your results and instructions for re-application will be sent to your email address on file.

Your results will be emailed no later than 5:00 pm on April 24, 2026. If you do not see your exam results email, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting our office.

A Re-Application for Examination can be found on our website Application Instructions.

Please Note: The statutory filing deadline for the July 2026 Bar Exam is May 10, 2026, which is a Sunday; therefore, the filing deadline is extended to Monday, May 11, 2026.

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.

PASS RATES - February 2026 Virginia Bar Exam

	First-time Takers Percentage	Overall Percentage
All February 2026 Bar Exam Applicants	77.44%	62.64%
Virginia Law Schools:
Appalachian School of Law	100.00%	33.33%
College of William and Mary	81.82%	71.43%
George Mason University	100.00%	70.00%
Liberty University	100.00%	66.67%
Regent University	66.67%	50.00%
University of Richmond	62.50%	43.75%
University of Virginia	90.00%	81.82%
Washington and Lee University	57.14%	60.00%

ADMISSION CEREMONY

The Supreme Court of Virginia will conduct an Admission & Orientation Ceremony on June 9, 2026. All February 2026 licensed applicants (Pass List One) were emailed instructions regarding the Admission & Orientation Ceremony.

Click here for Admission & Orientation Ceremony information.

RESULTS INFORMATION

Notification of Results

After all exams have been graded and results tabulated, each applicant will be notified by email whether or not they passed the exam. No results will be given over the telephone. Exam results will be sent to the email address indicated on your exam Place Card. If there are any subsequent changes to your email address, you must notify the Office of the Secretary of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners in writing as soon as possible using the Change of Address Form available here. If you do not see your exam results email, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting our office.

If you pass the exam and are licensed, time-sensitive admission ceremony and Virginia State Bar registration information will be provided with your results email.

Posting of Results

Names of the passing applicants will be posted in alphabetical order on the Board's website. Applicants, their families, friends and employers should not call the Office of the Secretary of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners inquiring about when results will be released. No information will be given out over the telephone, and calls of this nature only impede the processing of the scores.

Name Changes

A certified copy of a marriage license or a name change order must accompany all requests for a name change. Click here to download the Name Change Form. Please note: No name changes will be made 2 weeks before the exam or 2 weeks before results are released.

Wall Certificates

A wall certificate suitable for framing will be mailed to those applicants licensed by the Board. These certificates are each done by hand and will take approximately six (6) months to complete. You must maintain a current mailing address with our office during that time. Change of Address forms are available here.

Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 1 Applicants

The Virginia Bar Exam will consist 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,

Total Scaled Score/CWT = (.60 x VA Essay scaled score) + (.40 x a MBE scaled score)

Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 2A & 2B Applicants

The Virginia Bar Exam will consist of 9 essay questions and 10 multiple choice questions on Tuesday.

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,

Total Scaled Score/CWT = (.60 x VA Essay scaled score) + (.40 x a previous MBE scaled score)

Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 3 Applicants

The Virginia Bar Exam will consist of 9 essay questions and 10 multiple choice questions on Tuesday.

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 regrades 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.