pass lists

Pass lists in states other than Ohio have been slowly posting to the internet. Its interesting to see who passed from people who took the bar exam in other states. Then again, it feels almost voyeuristic to be checking to see who passed and who didn’t pass.

I’m not sure about how I feel about this whole, let’s publish the public list thing. I can’t really argue with posting it after a period of time has passed — after all, who is an attorney in a particular state is a matter of public record. Nevertheless, I have to say that I really don’t like the way Ohio handles it. Ohio published the public list right off the bat — something most states didn’t seem to do. If your name was on the list, well congratulations. If not, well, um, you get to enjoy spending the last week of February back in Columbus. I think it would have been a bit, well, kinder, to code the list (i.e. do it by exam number, password protect it, something like that) for at least for 48 hours or so. If you didn’t pass, I think its a little nicer to be able to break the news to other people rather than for everyone all over the country who knew you were taking the bar to know you failed, maybe even before you could check yourself. But that’s just my opinion.

The bar exam is quickly becoming a distant memory. Oh, sure, of course I’ll be checking the pass lists again for the next couple times to see if my friends who graduate later pass. But that horrible, unrelenting stress and pressure … well, that’s now a distant memory for me.

If you want to give yourself an ulcer, take a bar exam.

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