Will your bar application ask about mental health?

Every jurisdiction

• AlabamaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceAlabama State Bar Office of Admissions (Committee on Character and Fitness)
• AlaskaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceAlaska Bar Association, Law Examiners Committee (Admissions)
• ArizonaAsks no mental health questionsArizona Supreme Court, Attorney Admissions (Committee on Character and Fitness)
• ArkansasAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceArkansas Supreme Court, State Board of Law Examiners
• CaliforniaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceState Bar of California, Office of Admissions (Moral Character)
• ColoradoAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceColorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney and LLP Admissions
• ConnecticutAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceConnecticut Bar Examining Committee
• DelawareAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceDelaware Supreme Court, Board of Bar Examiners
• District of ColumbiaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals, Committee on Admissions
• FloridaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceFlorida Board of Bar Examiners
• GeorgiaStill asks about diagnosis or treatmentSupreme Court of Georgia Office of Bar Admissions (Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants)
• HawaiiAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceSupreme Court of Hawaii, Board of Examiners (Bar Admissions)
• IdahoAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceIdaho State Bar, Admissions Department
• IllinoisAsks no mental health questionsIllinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
• IndianaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceIndiana Office of Admissions and Continuing Education (State Board of Law Examiners)
• IowaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceIowa Board of Law Examiners, Office of Professional Regulation
• KansasAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceKansas Board of Law Examiners (Kansas Supreme Court Admissions)
• KentuckyAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceKentucky Office of Bar Admissions
• LouisianaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceLouisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions
• MaineAsks no mental health questionsMaine Board of Bar Examiners
• MarylandAsks no mental health questionsMaryland State Board of Law Examiners
• MassachusettsAsks no mental health questionsMassachusetts Board of Bar Examiners
• MichiganAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceState Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Character and Fitness / Michigan Board of Law Examiners
• MinnesotaStill asks about diagnosis or treatmentMinnesota State Board of Law Examiners
• MississippiAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceMississippi Board of Bar Admissions
• MissouriAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceMissouri Board of Law Examiners
• MontanaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceState Bar of Montana Bar Admissions / Commission on Character and Fitness
• NebraskaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceNebraska State Bar Commission (Nebraska Supreme Court)
• NevadaStill asks about diagnosis or treatmentState Bar of Nevada Admissions (Board of Bar Examiners, Committee on Character and Fitness)
• New HampshireAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceNew Hampshire Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions
• New JerseyAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceNew Jersey Board of Bar Examiners / Committee on Character
• New MexicoAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceNew Mexico Board of Bar Examiners
• New YorkAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceAppellate Division Committees on Character and Fitness (First Department page linked)
• North CarolinaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceBoard of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina
• North DakotaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceNorth Dakota State Board of Law Examiners
• OhioStill asks about diagnosis or treatmentSupreme Court of Ohio Bar Admissions Section
• OklahomaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceOklahoma Board of Bar Examiners
• OregonAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceOregon State Bar Admissions / Board of Bar Examiners
• PennsylvaniaStill asks about diagnosis or treatmentPennsylvania Board of Law Examiners
• Rhode IslandAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceRhode Island Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness / Board of Bar Examiners
• South CarolinaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceSupreme Court of South Carolina Office of Bar Admissions
• South DakotaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceSouth Dakota Board of Bar Examiners (Unified Judicial System)
• TennesseeAsks no mental health questionsTennessee Board of Law Examiners
• TexasAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceTexas Board of Law Examiners
• UtahAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceUtah State Bar Admissions
• VermontAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceVermont Judiciary Character and Fitness Committee / Office of Attorney Licensing
• VirginiaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceVirginia Board of Bar Examiners
• WashingtonAsks no mental health questionsWashington State Bar Association Admissions (Washington Supreme Court)
• West VirginiaAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceWest Virginia Board of Law Examiners (Supreme Court of Appeals)
• WisconsinStill asks about diagnosis or treatmentWisconsin Board of Bar Examiners
• WyomingAsks only about conduct or current ability to practiceWyoming State Bar Admissions / Wyoming Supreme Court Board of Law Examiners

Checked October 2026 against the 2024 Stanford Rhode Center report and each admissions office. Rules change. Always confirm with the admissions office before you rely on this. This is general information, not legal advice.