Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission) · Texas

Level

Court

Authority

Tex. Gov't Code § 82.004

Issued

2020-06-02 June 2, 2020

Effective

2020-06-02

End

administrations before February 2021 (read as 2020-12-31)

In force

June 2, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public officesOther

Addressees

• Board of Law Examiners
• bar applicants
• State Bar of Texas
• law school deans

Functions reached

• HR admission timing; exam format
• GATH exam sittings reorganized for distancing

Collection

State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS

Operative words

1. On April 29, 2020, in Misc. Dkt. No. 20-9060, in light of uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court determined that the Board of Law Examiners ('Board') should administer the Texas bar examination in both July 2020 and September 2020. 2. The Board, in consultation with public health authorities regarding best practices for administering the July and September 2020 bar examinations safely, now recommends shortening and reweighting the examination, and the Court approves the Board's recommendations.... 4. The Board will administer the Texas bar examination on July 28-29, 2020, and on September 9-10, 2020.

Enforcement

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