NJ Bar Results

Here's what we know as of now... 
Normally, NJ exam results come out at about the same time as NY results. Those came out a couple of weeks ago. July results typically arrive for NJ applicants by Nov 10 at the latest and we're obviously beyond that point now.
We have made contacts with the Examiners and with some of our other sources to try and find out what's happened. As is often the case, when (and if) there is a problem, the Examiners go into a "lockdown" mode until a resolution has been decided upon. As a result, there is no "official" information to report.
As you probably have heard, there are unconfirmed rumors that essays may have been lost. We think that's probably the case since absent a problem the results would typically be released. We know that there was not a problem with the MBE and so that leaves only the NJ essays as the source of any difficulty.
We should point out that this is not an unprecedented situation. It has happened in other jurisdictions and other test administrations and if true, the NJ Examiners have several options. They can simply erase that question (or perhaps questions) for everyone, or they can impute the equivalent of a passing score on that question(s) for those applicants whose answers were lost. It has NOT been our experience that the entire test would be invalidated or that applicants would be required to retake the exam, however, that decision is state-specific and will be made by the appropriate bar authorities when and if it is necessary.
When will results come out? The NJ Examiners have continued to say it will be the end of this week and we hope that's correct, however, we would not be surprised to see results held until as late as the middle of December.
We'll let you know when we find out anything further.