Rule . Temporarily Amended Article VII, Part A, Admission to the Bar

IN THE

SUPREME COURT

OF

THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency/Temporarily Amended Rules

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Supreme Court has temporarily

altered the operation of certain Illinois Supreme Court Rules. A complete listing can be found on

the Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 page. Those temporary rules changes are collected here

for the convenience of the public; the rules changes are governed by the M.R. 30370 orders

carrying them out and may be subject to further amendment.

Temporarily Amended Article VII, Part A, Admission to the Bar

Article VII, part A, of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules is altered by an M.R. 30370 of May 1,

2020, as follows:

That Supreme Court Rules governing the administration of the Illinois bar examination

are temporarily relaxed until further order of the Court to the extent necessary to allow the

Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar the flexibility to prepare for and administer a bar

examination in a manner that maintains the health and well-being of all applicants and

others involved with the administration of the bar examination.