A joyful Illinois: Look who just helped the Uniform Bar Exam hit the big 3-0

In November 2016, #UBEWatch went to the West Loop to hear testimony on why Illinois should adopt the Uniform Bar Exam. One of the speakers was an ABA Law Student Division Board member, our 7th Circuit governor, Northern Illinois University College of Law Sandra Gallant-Jones, who was then a 2L. It prompted us to ask the question: Could Illinois be next for the Uniform Bar Exam? And then we waited for an answer. And we waited. And waited. And we got the answer to that question: No, Illinois was next. Four states – Maine, North Carolina, Maryland, and Tennessee – all beat the ABA’s home state to the punch. Even the U.S. Virgin Islands entered the UBE roster! We don’t have a board either – we switched to a council, and we no longer have circuit governors. And Sandy’s got her JD. But over the weekend, the waiting ended. Illinois will start administering the UBE in July 2019. The announcement reads: “With a majority of…

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