N.Y. bar exam to cover 15 states starting in 2016ALBANY, N.Y. — Starting next year, New York will begin using the uniform bar exam for lawyers that would enable them to practice in 15 other states depending on their scores, the state’s top judge said Tuesday.In his Law Day address, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman called New York’s change “a huge step” toward a single national exam. Last year, more than 15,200 people took New York’s licensing test, more than any other state.The judge said …