Top Federal Rules of Evidence for Bar Prep

Completeness, Judicial Notice, Presumptions · Relevance, Character, Habit, Privilege · Witness Competency, Impeachment · Experts · Hearsay · Authentication, Originals, Copies

The top 50+ Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) tested on the Evidence portion of Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), covering both the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) and Multistate Essay Exam (MEE).

*Updated March 2020

Completeness, Judicial Notice, Presumptions

Rule 103 – Evidence Rulings
Rule 104 – Preliminary Questions
Rule 105 – Limiting How Evidence may be Used
Rule 106 – Completeness Rule
Rule 201 – Judicial Notice
Rule 301 – Presumptions

Relevance, Character, Habit, Privilege

Rule 401 – Relevance
Rule 402 – Irrelevant = Inadmissible
Rule 403 – Excluding the Prejudicial, Confusing
Rule 404 – Character Evidence
Rule 405 – Proving Character
Rule 406 – Habit, Routine
Rule 407 – Subsequent Remedial Measures
Rule 408 – Compromise Negotiations
Rule 409 – Offers to Pay Expenses
Rule 410 – Pleas, Related Statements
Rule 411 – Liability Insurance
Rule 412 – Victim’s Sexual Predisposition
Rules 413, 414, 415 – Other Sex-Related Rules
Rule 501 – Privilege in General
Rule 502 – Attorney-Client Privilege, Work-Product

Witness Competency, Impeachment

Rule 601 – Witness Competency
Rule 602 – Personal Knowledge
Rule 605 – Judge as Witness
Rule 606 – Juror as Witness
Rule 607 – Impeachment
Rule 608 – Truthful, Untruthful Character
Rule 609 – Evidence of Criminal Conviction
Rule 610 – Religious Beliefs
Rule 611 – Mode, Order of Evidence
Rule 612 – Recollection Refreshed
Rule 613 – Prior Statements
Rule 614 – Court Witness Examination
Rule 615 – Excluding Witnesses

Experts

Rule 701 – Non-Expert Opinion
Rule 702 – Expert Opinion
Rule 703 – Bases of Expert Opinion
Rule 704 – Ultimate Issue
Rule 705 – Disclosing Underlying Data

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Hearsay

Rule 801 – Hearsay Defined
Rule 802 – Rule Against Hearsay
Rule 803 – Strong Hearsay Exceptions
Rule 804 – Weak Hearsay Exceptions
Rule 805 – Double Hearsay
Rule 806 – Impeaching Hearsay Declarants
Rule 807 – Residual Hearsay Exception

Authentication, Originals, Copies

Rule 901 – Authentication, Identification
Rule 902 – Self-Authenticating Evidence
Rule 1001 – Original Defined
Rule 1002 – Original Sometimes Required
Rule 1003 – When Copies Generally Admissible
Rule 1004 – Other Times Admissible
Rule 1005 – Public Record Copies Often Admissible
Rule 1006 – Summaries
Rule 1007 – Acknowledged Content
Rule 1008 – Functions of Court, Jury
Rule 1101 – Rules’ Applicability