The Supreme Court has denied a petition on behalf of recent law school graduates who say their military careers are threatened by repeated, COVID-19 related delays of Florida’s summer Bar exam.

With Justice Jorge Labarga recusing himself, the court ruled unanimously on September 11 to deny a request for an emergency rule change that would have allowed “judge advocate selectees” admission to The Florida Bar without an examination.

Without the rule change, and admission to The Florida Bar, the petitioners argued, judge advocate selectees would be denied admission to legal training programs for the various service branches.