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Key Facts: CNMI Bar Exam
UBE + 2 local essays
Exam Format
CNMI Judiciary / NCBE
270/400
Legacy UBE Passing Score
CNMI Supreme Court / NCBE
50% / 30% / 20%
MBE / MEE / MPT Weighting
NCBE Uniform Bar Examination
July 2026
NextGen UBE Adoption
CNMI Supreme Court
80
Minimum MPRE Score
CNMI Rules of Admission
100+
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The CNMI Bar Exam is the NCBE Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) plus two CNMI local-law essays. On the legacy UBE (through February 2026) the MBE is weighted 50% (200 multiple-choice questions), the MEE 30% (6 essays), and the MPT 20% (2 tasks), with a combined passing score of 270 out of 400; the two CNMI local essays are scored separately and require at least a 65% raw score. Beginning July 2026 the CNMI adopted the NextGen UBE, a 1.5-day computer-based exam, while continuing to administer two local essays. Applicants must also pass the MPRE with a score of 80+. The CNMI is within the Ninth Circuit, applies federal law made effective by the Covenant, and has its own Commonwealth Code; pass rates are not statistically meaningful given the very small examinee cohort.
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1The bar examination administered in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is best described as which of the following?
A.The Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) created by the NCBE, plus two CNMI local-law essays
B.An entirely CNMI-specific examination with no connection to national bar materials
C.The California Bar Examination administered remotely in Saipan
D.A purely oral examination conducted before the CNMI Supreme Court
Explanation: The CNMI bar exam mirrors the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) created and sanctioned by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), consisting of the MBE, MEE, and MPT. In addition, the CNMI requires two local-law essay questions testing CNMI-specific law, which the UBE itself does not cover.
2Beginning with the July 2026 administration, the CNMI Supreme Court adopted which version of the national bar examination?
A.The legacy paper-based UBE indefinitely
B.The NextGen UBE, a computer-based exam combining multiple-choice, integrated question sets, and performance tasks
C.The Multistate Bar Examination alone, with no essays
D.The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination in place of the bar exam
Explanation: The CNMI adopted the NextGen UBE beginning with the July 2026 administration. The NextGen UBE is a computer-based examination that integrates multiple-choice questions, integrated question sets, and performance tasks, replacing the separate legacy MBE/MEE/MPT structure. The CNMI continues to administer two local-law essays in addition.
3Federal appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands are heard by which United States Court of Appeals?
A.The Eleventh Circuit
B.The Federal Circuit
C.The Ninth Circuit
D.The D.C. Circuit
Explanation: The CNMI lies within the Ninth Circuit. Appeals from the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. As a result, Ninth Circuit precedent is highly persuasive (and often binding on federal questions) for CNMI practitioners.
4The political relationship between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States is governed primarily by which instrument?
A.A bilateral treaty ratified by the United Nations
B.The Treaty of Paris of 1898
C.The Insular Cases alone
D.The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States
Explanation: The CNMI's relationship with the United States is governed by the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, which took effect in stages and became fully effective in 1986. The Covenant defines which provisions of the U.S. Constitution apply, the islands' self-governing status, and U.S. citizenship for CNMI persons.
5Within the CNMI judicial system, which court is the court of general original jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters under Commonwealth law?
A.The CNMI Supreme Court
B.The U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
C.The CNMI Superior Court
D.The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Explanation: The CNMI Superior Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction for civil and criminal matters arising under Commonwealth law. The CNMI Supreme Court is the highest local appellate court, while the U.S. District Court handles federal-law matters in the territory.
6The body of statutory law enacted by the CNMI Legislature and governing matters of local concern is generally codified in which compilation?
A.The United States Code
B.The California Codes
C.The Guam Code Annotated
D.The Commonwealth Code (CNMI Code)
Explanation: Local CNMI statutes are codified in the Commonwealth Code (often cited as the CNMI Code or Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code). It governs local matters such as the local court system, local criminal offenses, property, family relations, and commercial law within the Commonwealth's authority.
7On the legacy CNMI bar exam, the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) component consisted of how many multiple-choice questions and what share of the UBE score?
A.200 questions, 50% of the score
B.100 questions, 25% of the score
C.150 questions, 40% of the score
D.250 questions, 60% of the score
Explanation: The MBE is a 200-question multiple-choice examination administered in two three-hour sessions, and it is weighted at 50% of the UBE total score. The MEE (6 essays) is weighted 30% and the MPT (2 tasks) 20%. The CNMI then adds two separately scored local-law essays.
8Under the legacy UBE scoring used by the CNMI, what minimum total scaled score (out of 400) did an applicant need to pass the bar examination?
A.260
B.270
C.280
D.290
Explanation: The CNMI set its legacy UBE passing score at 270 out of a possible 400. Applicants also had to achieve at least a 65% raw score on the two local-law essays, which were scored separately from the UBE total.
9In addition to passing the CNMI bar examination, an applicant for admission must achieve a minimum scaled score on which separate NCBE examination?
A.The LSAT
B.The MPRE, with a minimum score of 50
C.The Multistate Performance Test, taken separately
D.The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), with a minimum score of 80
Explanation: The CNMI requires applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) with a minimum scaled score of 80. The MPRE tests the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and is taken separately from the bar exam.
10A federal statute and a CNMI Commonwealth Code provision conflict on a matter where the Covenant makes federal law applicable to the CNMI. How is the conflict resolved?
A.The applicable federal law controls under the Supremacy Clause as made applicable by the Covenant
B.The Commonwealth Code provision controls because the CNMI is self-governing
C.The conflict is resolved by a vote of the CNMI Legislature
D.Both laws are void and the matter is governed by Guam law
Explanation: Where the Covenant makes a provision of federal law applicable to the CNMI, that federal law operates as supreme law within the Commonwealth, and a conflicting local statute must yield. The Covenant specifies which constitutional and statutory federal provisions apply; within that sphere, federal law controls over inconsistent Commonwealth Code provisions.
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