Reexamination Flashcards

A Connecticut applicant who fails the bar exam wishes to retake it. Under current Connecticut bar admission rules, the applicant must:

Answer: Comply with reapplication requirements and pay the applicable fee

Connecticut requires a failing applicant to reapply and pay the applicable fee; there is no mandatory multi-year waiting period for most applicants.

Under Connecticut bar admission rules, an applicant who fails the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) may transfer a passing UBE score from another jurisdiction:

Answer: Yes, if the score meets Connecticut's minimum passing threshold

Connecticut accepts transferred UBE scores from other jurisdictions as long as the score meets Connecticut's required minimum.

Connecticut's minimum passing score on the Uniform Bar Exam is:

Answer: 266

Connecticut requires a UBE score of 266, which is among the higher thresholds in UBE jurisdictions.

An applicant passed the Connecticut bar exam but allowed their admission to lapse. To be reinstated, the applicant must typically:

Answer: Petition for reinstatement and may need to satisfy CLE or other requirements

Reinstatement after lapse generally involves a petition process and may require demonstrating competency through CLE or similar requirements rather than a full retake.

During reexamination of a lay witness, counsel attempts to elicit opinion testimony not raised on cross. The proper objection is:

Answer: Beyond scope and calls for improper lay opinion

The objection is two-fold: the question is outside redirect scope and may call for opinion testimony a lay witness is not qualified to give.

In a Connecticut civil case, which doctrine allows reexamination to introduce a prior consistent statement to rehabilitate a witness?

Answer: Rehabilitation through prior consistent statements after impeachment

Connecticut recognizes rehabilitation by prior consistent statement on redirect when the witness's credibility has been attacked on cross.

A Connecticut applicant has failed the bar exam six times. Under current bar admission rules, additional attempts require:

Answer: Approval from the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee after review

After multiple failures, the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee may review the applicant's circumstances before authorizing additional examination attempts.