VIRGINIA BAR EXAM SUBJECT FREQUENCY

The following is a list of subjects which have appeared on the essay section of the last six Virginia Bar Exams, along
with a chart of how often each subject has appeared on the essay section of the Virginia Bar Exam since 1994:
FEBRUARY 2010 JULY 2009
AM Session PM Session AM Session PM Session
1. VA Civil Procedure 6. Domestic Relations/VA Civil 1. Wills 6. Partnership
2. Trusts Procedure 2. Creditors’ Rights/Real Property 7. Federal Jurisdiction
3. Criminal Law/Torts 7. Personal Property 3. Criminal Law/Criminal Procedure 8. Secured Transactions
4. Sales/Federal Jurisdiction 8.Torts/VA Civil Procedure 4. VA Civil Procedure 9. Domestic Relations
5. Ethics 9. Torts/VA Civil Procedure 5. Personal Property
FEBRUARY 2009 JULY 2008
AM Session PM Session AM Session PM Session
1. Wills/Taxation 6. Agency/Ethics 1. Equity 6. Federal Jurisdiction
2. VA Civil Procedure 7. Contracts/Sales 2. Real Property/Domestic 7. Wills/Trusts/Taxation
3. Domestic Relations 8. Secured Transactions Relations 8. Criminal Procedure
4. Commercial Paper/VA Civil 9. Personal Property 3. Partnership 9. VA Civil Procedure
Procedure 4. Contracts/Sales
5. Real Property/Sales 5. Creditors’ Rights
FEBRUARY 2008 JULY 2007
AM Session PM Session AM Session PM Session
1. VA Civil Procedure 6. Trusts/Real Property/Creditors’ 1. Real Property 6 Personal Property/Sales
2. Wills Rights 2. Federal Jurisdiction/Ethics 7. Domestic Relations
3. Agency/VA Civil Procedure 7. Sales/Agency/Personal Property 3. Partnership 8. Ethics
4. Commercial Paper 8. Domestic Relations/VA Civil 4. Criminal Law/Criminal Procedure 9. Wills
5. Federal Jurisdiction s Procedure 5. VA Civil Procedure
9. Personal Property

Previous 31 Total Number of

TOPIC BAR EXAMS Appearances
Wills / Trusts 31 39
VA Civil Procedure 31 40
Criminal Law & Procedure 26 26
Domestic Relations 26 26
Sales 25 31
Equity 23 25
Federal Civil Procedure 22 22
Ethics (Professional Responsibility) 21 27
Real Property / Suretyship 19 22
Corporations 17 17
Agency 15 16
Partnership 14 14
Personal Property 14 15
Commercial Paper 13 13
Local Government Law 11 11
Creditors’ Rights 10 10
Secured Transactions 9 9
Conflict of Laws 5 5
Torts 3 5
Taxation 2 2

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