Important Dates

When a deadline for filing an application falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the application can be timely filed on the Monday following the deadline.

2025
Jan. 15	Deadline: Late Application to Register as a Candidate for the July 2025 bar examination
Feb. 25-26	Administration of the February 2025 bar examination
April 1	Deadline: Application to take the July 2025 bar examination Note: The dates for the July 2025 bar examination is July 29-30
April 25	Release of the results of the February 2025 bar examination
May 10	Deadline: Late Application to take the July 2025 bar examination
May 12	Bar Admissions Ceremony for successful February 2025 examinees who have met all admission requirements. This event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Palace Theatre. The Bar Admissions ceremony will be recorded as a service for the newly admitted attorneys, their families, and guests. The video will contain coverage of the entire event, including all speakers and the presentation of wall certificates. This video can be viewed in the Supreme Court video archive.
July 29-30	Administration of the July 2025 bar examination
Aug. 15	Deadline: Late Application to Register as a Candidate for the February 2026 bar examination
Oct. 24	Release of the results of the July 2025 bar exam results
Nov. 1	Deadline: Application to take the February 2026 bar examination. Note: The dates for the February 2026 bar examination are Feb. 24-25
Nov. 15	Deadline: Timely Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission (for applicants in the second year of law school)
Nov. 17	Bar Admissions Ceremonies for successful July 2025 examinees who have met all admission requirements. This event will take place during two sessions, one at 10:30 a.m. and one at 2 p.m. at the Palace Theatre. The time of the ceremony is based upon the law school attended by the examinee. View the list by school. The November Bar Admissions ceremonies will be recorded as a service for the newly admitted attorneys, their families, and guests. The video will contain coverage of the entire event, including all speakers and the presentation of wall certificates. This video can be viewed in the Supreme Court video archive.
Dec. 10	Deadline: Late Application to take the February 2026 bar examination

Office of Bar Admissions

Contact Information

Office of Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Director:
Michel Jendretzky, Esq.

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