Chief Justice Burke to Administer Oath to New Attorneys via Video Broadcast

Chief Justice Anne M. Burke of the Illinois Supreme Court will preside over a ceremony to administer the attorney’s oath to 271 new attorneys on Thursday, May 13, at 2 p.m. via live video broadcast. This bar admission ceremony is for all certified candidates who have passed the February 2021 bar exam.

The ceremony is being conducted remotely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony will be recorded and will be posted on the Court’s website no later than May 14.

The livestream for the bar admission ceremony is available by clicking here.

“The Supreme Court would like to congratulate the new admittees on passing the bar exam,” Chief Justice Anne M. Burke said. “You have persevered through trying times and we wish you the best of luck in the profession.”

Justice Rita B. Garman will make the motion to admit the class. Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. and Justice Michael J. Burke will second the motion.

All of the candidates set to be sworn in have passed the Illinois State Bar Examination and a required ethics examination and were certified by the Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness. They will bring the total number of licensed attorneys in Illinois to approximately 97,000.

The number of admittees for each district is as follows:

• First District: 202
• Second District: 44
• Third District: 8
• Fourth District: 8
• Fifth District: 9

Additional information on the virtual bar admission ceremony be found at http://illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/Ceremonies/default.asp