The Ohio Supreme Court released the results of the February, 2010 bar examination. Graduates of Ohio Northern University topped those of all other law schools in the state, both in overall passage and first-time takers passing the exam. Every December graduate of Ohio Northern University passed the examination. Overall, 86 per cent of ONU Law’s graduates passed the test.
This continues the trend of outstanding bar exam performance by Ohio Northern law graduates. In 2009, 100 per cent of ONU Law’s recent graduating class passed the February Ohio bar examination. In 2008, 100 per cent of first-time applicants passed the Ohio bar exam in February, followed by 93.3 per cent of May graduates on the July exam. In 2007, graduates of the college recorded the highest percentage of first-time applicants passing the July 2007 bar, with 95 per cent of first-time takers passing the exam.
For the most recent administration of the Ohio bar exam, in February, 2010, out of 413 applicants, 271 (65.6 per cent) passed. Of the 238 first-time applicants, 79 per cent received passing scores.
David C. Crago, dean and professor of law at Ohio Northern, celebrated the continued success of recent graduates of the College on the bar examination, "This accomplishment reflects the hard work of the entire college, but most of all the efforts of these students."
The new attorneys will be sworn in during a special public session of the Supreme Court on Monday, May 10, 2010, at The Ohio Theatre in Columbus.
Additionally, ONU Law posted 100% passage for first-time takers on the February, 2010, bar exam in Illinois, Nebraska, New York and Pennsylvania.
