Former Arkansas Supreme Court Employee Charged With Bar Exam Tampering
Former Arkansas Supreme Court Employee Charged With Bar Exam Tampering
An internal review by the Office of Professional Conduct and Programs with the Supreme Court of Arkansas has uncovered tampering irregularities and criminal charges brought against a former employee.
Arrest and charges
On Friday, Chief Justice Karen Baker issued a statement that said an internal review had uncovered “irregularities” involving the OPP and the administration of the Arkansas Bar examination.
Givens, who administered the bar exam, is alleged to have switched scores on at least eight exams, including reporting a fail on an exam that had been passed.
A statement from the remaining six justices reads, in part: “Moving forward, we are committed to holding those involved accountable, taking continued corrective oversight of the Arkansas Bar examination and determining the appropriate course of action.”
Charges and court proceedings
On Friday, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for the Sixth Judicial District filed formal criminal charges against Nancie Givens, former OPP director, for 65 counts of tampering with a public record in connection with discrepancies involving Arkansas Bar examination scores across various exams conducted between July 2020 and July 2025.
She is also alleged to have deleted roughly 11,400 exam files.
