{"id":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-038","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Committee on Admissions)","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRADE-BOARDS","eco":"","issuer":"District of Columbia Court of Appeals, by order of the Chief Judge","authority":"D.C. Code § 11-2501; D.C. App. R. 46","instrument":"Order (filed Apr. 10, 2020): the Court will not administer the July 2020 Bar Exam","title":"Order of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Apr. 10, 2020) cancelling the July 2020 bar examination","dateIssued":"2020-04-10","effective":"2020-04-10","end":"superseded by the May 4, 2020 order (Ex. 074) rescheduling to Sept. 9-10, 2020, later replaced by the remote Oct. 5-6, 2020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","startDate":"2020-04-10","endDate":"2020-05-04","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["GATH","CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["July 2020 D.C. bar applicants","law schools","law firms"],"clause":"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\u0027s 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":"Court order","functions":["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"],"notes":"Recites the \u0027likelihood of continued or renewed prohibitions on large gatherings\u0027 as the reason.","sourceUrl":"https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/DCCA_Order--July_Exam.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200417013952/https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/DCCA_Order--July_Exam.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":56455,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-038","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-038","citation":"District of Columbia Court of Appeals, by order of the Chief Judge, Order (filed Apr. 10, 2020): the Court will not administer the July 2020 Bar Exam (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-038)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["SEC-12-GM-133"]}