The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Committee on Admissions) · District of Columbia
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- D.C. Code § 11-2501; D.C. App. R. 46
- Issued
- 2020-04-10 Apr. 10, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-10
- End
- superseded by the May 4, 2020 order (Ex. 074) rescheduling to Sept. 9-10, 2020, later replaced by the remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam (read as 2020-05-04)
- In force
- Apr. 10, 2020 to May 4, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capCourts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- July 2020 D.C. bar applicants
- law schools
- law firms
- Functions reached
- HR admission of new lawyers to the D.C. bar delayed
- GATH the July 2020 sitting (about 1,500 examinees) cancelled
- CS law firm associate onboarding
- Collection
- State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS
Operative words
By Order of the Chief Judge, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals will not administer the July 2020 Bar Exam due to the ongoing public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering the uncertainty surrounding this public health emergency, the likelihood of continued or renewed prohibitions on large gatherings, and the potential need to modify plans quickly according to our city's directives aimed at protecting health and safety, we have determined the probability of our being able to successfully administer a bar exam in the District in July is low and cancellation at this time is the prudent course of action.
Enforcement
Notes
Recites the 'likelihood of continued or renewed prohibitions on large gatherings' as the reason.