You cannot have failed any bar exam in the last five (5) years. You can only have failed two (2) bar exams ever.The information on this website is to assist persons who are potential applicants for admission to the Virginia Bar. ABA Accredited School degree required? Yes. Minimum time practicing requirement? Law students must register within 90 days of starting law school if they intend to take the California Bar Exam upon graduation. Each state has its own rules and requirements for admission, which may include: passing an exam. You have a J.D. from an ABA Accredited law school, and you have not failed more than 2 bar exams, nor failed any bar exam within the last 5 years. Civil Procedure; Constitutional Law; Contracts; Criminal Law and Procedure; Evidence; Real Property; Torts. California: California's complete bar admission rules are at this link.