The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) announced that 727 candidates passed the bar exam administered in July 2013. Of the 857 candidates who took the exam, 84.8 percent passed.

Redmond had 13 students pass, including Julia Abelev, Chanele Nine Brothers, James Haugen, Ian Michael Hill, Nick Kajca, Christopher Kirk Lanterman, Inna Levin, Seth Noah Lubin, Aaron Craig Meyer, Adrianne Parks, Aaron Douglas Phillips, Kristina Kimberley Warren and Adam Nathaniel Yeaton.

Administered over a two-day period, the bar exam is a substantive law exam that includes multiple choice, essay and performance questions. A separate exam on professional responsibility, and a separate educational component and exam addressing specific areas of Washington law, are also required to qualify for admission.

By comparison, 575 candidates passed the bar exam administered in July 2012. Of the 878 candidates who took the exam, 65.5 percent passed.