Successful Applicants
John Alley
John Bollinger
Andrew Castro
Nicolette Clark
Morgan Corkish
Walter De Paz
Carlos Galindo
Kieran Gordon
Hunter Hallows
Peter Krantz
Traci Kreuziger
Zebulon Laverty
Reed Lindsay
Trent Miller
Bryton Redal
Jennifer Reese
Melissa Reilly
Alexis Saucedo
Jonathon Sawyer
Fredrick Shema
Jacob Steele
Samson Whetstone
| Exam: February 2026 | Number Tested: 48 | Pass Rate: 45.8% |
April 14, 2026 – A list of successful applicants will be available on this web page after 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Results will also be available by telephone after 3:00 p.m. Callers will be given either a pass or fail response. Please call 208-955-8884 or 208-955-8865 to obtain your results by phone. Confirmation letters will be mailed to all applicants on April 14, 2026. Idaho does not release individual essay scores for successful applicants.
All successful applicants will receive an email with a link to complete their Idaho State Bar licensing online before being sworn in and admitted. You must continue to update your application prior to admission with any relevant information that would change any of the responses or supplemental information in your application. Questions regarding licensing forms should be directed to the Licensing Department at (208) 334-4500.
You can find information about the joint Admission Ceremony conducted by the Idaho Supreme Court and U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho HERE. Please note that commencing on the date of admission and within 12 months thereafter, a newly licensed Idaho attorney who has actively practiced law for fewer than three (3) years prior to admission to the Idaho State Bar must complete the New Attorney Program. I.B.C.R. 402(f)(3). The New Attorney Program will be held as a live, in-person event only on May 1, 2026. For more information about the New Attorney Program, or to register for the program, please click HERE.
Idaho Bar Examination Statistics
| Exam | Number Tested | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 143 | 81.1% |
| February 2025 | 41 | 51.2% |
| July 2024 | 122 | 70.4% |
| February 2024 | 41 | 53.6% |
| July 2023 | 137 | 65.7% |
| February 2023 | 76 | 35.5% |
| July 2022 | 182 | 64.3% |
| February 2022 | 93 | 50.5% |
| July 2021 | 180 | 65.6% |
| February 2021 | 75 | 62.7% |
| July 2020 | 120 | 76.7% |
| February 2020 | 72 | 52.8% |
| July 2019 | 151 | 63.6% |
| February 2019 | 65 | 58.5% |
| July 2018 | 134 | 68.7% |
| February 2018 | 62 | 69.4% |
| July 2017 | 147 | 76.2% |
| February 2017 | 72 | 69.4% |
| July 2016 | 138 | 72.5% |
| February 2016 | 83 | 69.9% |
| July 2015 | 120 | 69.2% |
| February 2015 | 61 | 72.1% |
| July 2014 | 126 | 65.1% |
| February 2014 | 64 | 73.4% |
| July 2013 | 137 | 80.3% |
| February 2013 | 77 | 75.3% |
| July 2012 | 137 | 80.3% |
| February 2012 | 78 | 78.2% |
| July 2011 | 119 | 81.5% |
| February 2011 | 64 | 73.4% |
| July 2010 | 124 | 81.5% |
| February 2010 | 56 | 69.6% |
| July 2009 | 125 | 88.0% |
| February 2009 | 68 | 69.0% |
| July 2008 | 139 | 74.8% |
| February 2008 | 63 | 65.1% |
| July 2007 | 141 | 76.6% |
| February 2007 | 70 | 75.7% |
| July 2006 | 142 | 79.6% |
| February 2006 | 64 | 78.0% |
| July 2005 | 148 | 77.0% |
| February 2005 | 59 | 67.8% |
| July 2004 | 108 | 70.3% |
| February 2004 | 80 | 68.7% |
| July 2003 | 130 | 71.5% |
| February 2003 | 64 | 67.2% |
| July 2002 | 121 | 60.3% |
| February 2002 | 62 | 59.7% |
Information for Unsuccessful Applicants
Unsuccessful applicants may obtain an electronic copy of their examination, scores, and the grading and drafting standards by contacting Ashlynn Valdez. Requests for materials will be handled in the order they are received and we will respond as quickly as possible. Applicants who simply want to review these materials may make an appointment with the Admissions Administrator, Tasha Sorrells-Landeros. She can answer questions in-person, by phone, or arrange a zoom meeting.
To sit for the next bar exam, a Reexamination Form along with the correct reexamination fee must be submitted to the Idaho State Bar by May 15. If you have not received a link to the Reexamination Form, please contact Ashlynn Valdez. Please refer to Idaho Bar Commission Rule 218 for specific information regarding re-examination. If you will not be able to sit for the next bar exam but want to keep your application current, please contact Tasha Sorrells-Landeros.
Legal Interns – An unsuccessful applicant’s limited license to practice as a legal intern is automatically canceled the day the bar exam results are released, see Idaho Bar Commission Rule 226 (e)(2). Please contact the Admissions Department at (208) 334-4500 with any questions.