Admission Requirements and LPO Exam Results
Applicants must provide additional documentation and must complete all of the new admittee requirements prior to admission.
After an applicant has met all the requirements for admission, the applicant will be recommended to the Washington Supreme Court for admission as a LPO. Upon receipt of the admission order from the Court, the WSBA will assign the new admittee a license number. Applicants are not permitted to practice as a LPO until the Court signs the admission order and the applicant receives a license number.
Applicants who have passed the Washington LPO Exam have 12 months from the date of the administration of the examination to complete the new admittee process and be licensed as a LPO.
Note: Passing applicants need to provide additional documentation before they are approved for licensing.
License Fee for New Limited Practice Officer
2020 Status & Admission Date | License Fee for New LPO |
LPO Admitted July 1 – Dec. 31 | $50 |
Due to the COVID-19 issue:
APR 5(f). The Washington Supreme Court has issued an order temporarily waiving the requirement that the oath be taken in open court. It authorizes judges to administer the oath remotely or virtually using face-time technology. If the judge conducting the swearing-in agrees to conduct this type of process, please email the judge a signed copy of the oath form for his/her signature. Once all parties have signed the oath form, the applicant is responsible to email a copy of the completed oath to lpo@wsba.org. Please keep a copy for your records.
LPO Exam Pass List
Of the 29 candidates who took the Summer 2020 LPO Exam, 14 candidates passed the exam.
Congratulations to the Following Successful Candidates:
Last Name, First Name A-Z
Anderson, W. Kaitlyn
Baumgarten, Melissa
Casellini, Amber
Cha, Heather
Chapman, Amanda
Collyer, Catherine
Fenrich, Raemy
Loken, Blake
McGee, Shari
Steinher, Keith
Suljic, Kemal
Tarin, Alexandria
Tibbits, Aimee
Wickler, Nancy
LPO Exam Statistics
LPO Exam Date | Number of | Number | Percent |
July 2020 | 29 | 14 | 48% |
February 2020 | 51 | 14 | 27% |
July 2019 | 59 | 27 | 46% |
February 2019 | 76 | 36 | 47% |
July 2018 | 109 | 36 | 33% |
October 2017 | 85 | 34 | 40% |