2026 California State Bar Exam
July 28, 2026 – July 29, 2026
Website2026 California State Bar Exam700 Event Center Dr.
Roseville, California 95678
United States
Overview
The February 2026 bar exam will take place over two days: Tuesday, July 28, and Wednesday, July 29.
Applicants with certain testing accommodations may have extended days.
The July 2026 bar exam will be administered entirely in person at the Roebbelen Center @the Grounds in Roseville.
The State Bar will be using the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), for the multiple-choice sessions of the exam.
2 Day schedule:
Day 1 (written sessions): Five one-hour essay questions and one 90-minute Performance Test (PT). The essays and PT will be administered in two sessions: The morning session will consist of a three-hour session for essays 1, 2, and 3. The afternoon session will consist of a three-and-a-half-hour session for essays 4 and 5 and the PT. Applicants can answer the questions in each session in any order they prefer. Although each essay is designed to be completed in one hour, and the performance test is designed to be completed in 90 minutes, applicants may allocate their time within each session as they see fit.
Day 2 (MBE sessions): 200 multiple-choice questions administered in two three-hour sessions covering 100 questions each. Applicants cannot return to the first set of 100 questions during the second MBE session.