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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: GA Bar Exam

270/400

Minimum Passing Score

Office of Bar Admissions, Supreme Court of GA

200

MBE Questions (Day 2)

Office of Bar Admissions

2 MPTs + 4 Essays

Written Components (Day 1)

Office of Bar Admissions

~65-75%

First-Time Pass Rate (ABA grads)

Office of Bar Admissions reports

$575

Exam Fee

Office of Bar Admissions (2026)

100+

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The Georgia Bar Exam requires a scaled passing score of 270 out of 400. Day 1: 2 MPTs (90 minutes each) + 4 Georgia essays covering GA-specific law. Day 2: 200 MBE questions in two 3-hour sessions. Georgia adopted the new Evidence Code (based on FRE) in 2013 and the Daubert standard for expert testimony. GA uses modified comparative negligence (50% bar). Key GA-specific topics: Stand Your Ground (§16-3-23.1), year's support, non-judicial foreclosure, 13 grounds for divorce, and constitutional carry (2022).

About the GA Bar Exam

The Georgia Bar Examination is a two-day exam administered by the Office of Bar Admissions of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Day 1 consists of 2 Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) and 4 Georgia essay questions covering Georgia-specific subjects including practice and procedure, evidence, business organizations, professional ethics, family law, and wills/estates/trusts. Day 2 features the 200-question Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). The scoring weights are MBE 50%, MPT 21.4%, and essays 28.6%. A minimum MBE score of 115 is also required.

Questions

200 scored questions

Time Limit

2 days (Day 1: 2 MPTs + 4 GA essays; Day 2: 200 MBE)

Passing Score

270/400 (MBE 50%, MPT 21.4%, Essays 28.6%)

Exam Fee

$575 (Office of Bar Admissions, Supreme Court of Georgia)

GA Bar Exam Content Outline

14%

GA Practice & Procedure

Georgia Civil Practice Act, 30-day answer period, summary judgment, discovery limits (50 interrogatories, 10 depositions), offer of settlement (§9-11-68), statute of limitations, and appellate procedure

14%

GA Constitutional Law

Georgia Constitution provisions including due process, equal protection, search and seizure (independent state protections), eminent domain (post-Kelo amendment), home rule, and court structure

14%

GA Criminal Law & Procedure

Georgia Penal Code, murder/manslaughter distinctions, felony murder rule, aggravated assault, theft offenses ($1,500 threshold), Stand Your Ground, constitutional carry (2022), and juvenile law

14%

GA Evidence

Georgia Evidence Code (2013 revision based on FRE): Daubert standard, Dead Man's Statute, hearsay exceptions, Rule 403 balancing, character evidence, authentication, and public records

14%

GA Family Law

13 grounds for divorce, 6-month residency requirement, child custody (best interests standard), child support (income shares model), alimony factors, adoption, and legitimation of children

14%

GA Wills, Trusts & Estates

Will execution (2 witnesses), intestate succession (spouse gets minimum 1/3), year's support, no-contest clauses, pretermitted spouse, trust creation and modification, and probate procedure

14%

GA Business Orgs & Professional Ethics

Georgia Business Corporation Code, LLC management (member-managed default), director duties, piercing the corporate veil, appraisal rights, Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, and attorney discipline

How to Pass the GA Bar Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 270/400 (MBE 50%, MPT 21.4%, Essays 28.6%)
  • Exam length: 200 questions
  • Time limit: 2 days (Day 1: 2 MPTs + 4 GA essays; Day 2: 200 MBE)
  • Exam fee: $575

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

GA Bar Study Tips from Top Performers

1Georgia's intestate succession gives the surviving spouse a minimum of one-third — memorize this floor and how it interacts with the number of children
2The year's support provision (§53-3-1) is unique to Georgia and frequently tested: it allows the surviving spouse and minor children 12 months of support from the estate, superior to all claims except liens
3Georgia's Dead Man's Statute (§24-6-620) restricts testimony about transactions with deceased persons — this is a Georgia-specific evidence rule not found in the FRE
4For Georgia criminal law, know the felony theft threshold ($1,500), the felony murder rule (any felony as predicate), and the distinction between murder (malice) and voluntary manslaughter (sudden passion from serious provocation)
5Georgia's offer of settlement statute (§9-11-68) has teeth: if you reject a settlement offer and the judgment is less favorable, you pay the other side's attorney's fees from the date of the offer
6For professional responsibility, Georgia follows rules closely modeled on the ABA Model Rules — focus on conflicts of interest (Rules 1.7-1.9), confidentiality exceptions (Rule 1.6), and the anti-contact rule (Rule 4.2)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the passing score for the Georgia Bar Exam?

The Georgia Bar Exam requires a scaled passing score of 270 out of 400. The scoring weights are: MBE 50%, MPT 21.4%, and Georgia essays 28.6%. Additionally, applicants must achieve a minimum MBE scaled score of 115. If you score below 115 on the MBE, you cannot pass even if your total score exceeds 270.

How is the Georgia Bar Exam structured?

The Georgia Bar Exam is a two-day exam. Day 1 features two Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) in the morning session (90 minutes each) and four Georgia essay questions in the afternoon session. Day 2 consists of the MBE: 100 multiple-choice questions in the morning (3 hours) and 100 in the afternoon (3 hours). The exam is administered at designated testing sites in Georgia.

What Georgia-specific subjects are tested on the essay portion?

Georgia essay subjects include: Georgia practice and procedure (civil and criminal), Georgia evidence (including the 2013 Evidence Code), Georgia business organizations (corporations, LLCs, partnerships), Georgia professional ethics (Rules of Professional Conduct), Georgia family law (divorce, custody, support, adoption), and Georgia wills, estates, and trusts (including year's support and intestate succession).

What key changes affect the Georgia Bar Exam for 2026?

Important changes include: (1) Georgia's 2013 Evidence Code revision adopted the Federal Rules of Evidence framework and the Daubert standard for expert testimony; (2) the 2022 Constitutional Carry Act (SB 319) allows permitless carry for eligible persons; (3) Georgia's comparative negligence statute (§51-12-33) bars recovery at 50% fault; and (4) the Restrictive Covenants Act (2011) allows courts to blue-pencil overly broad non-competes.

What is the pass rate for the Georgia Bar Exam?

Georgia Bar Exam pass rates for first-time takers from ABA-accredited law schools typically range from 65% to 75%. Repeat taker pass rates are significantly lower. The July administration generally has higher pass rates than February. Georgia's pass rate is moderate compared to other states, reflecting its balanced difficulty.

How should I prepare for the Georgia-specific portions?

Focus on areas where Georgia law differs from the MBE: Georgia's 13 grounds for divorce (vs. no-fault only in many states), the year's support provision (unique to Georgia estates), Georgia's Dead Man's Statute, the 50% comparative negligence bar, non-judicial foreclosure procedures, and the 6-month residency requirement for divorce. Also study Georgia's 2013 Evidence Code, which follows the FRE but has Georgia-specific provisions like the Dead Man's Statute.