Jill Duggar’s husband Derick Dillard PASSES bar exam to become a lawyer as brother-in-law Josh faces 20 years in prison

DERICK Dillard has passed the bar exam, nearly a year after graduating from law school.

The Counting On star is now officially a lawyer after he took the bar on March 23.

Rex FeaturesDerick Dillard has passed the bar exam to become a lawyer[/caption]

Rex FeaturesThe news comes at a great time for him and his wife Jill Duggar, who is pregnant with their third child[/caption]

According to the Supreme Court of Arkansas, 33-year-old Derick satisfied all the requirements “be certified to the Clerk of the Arkansas Supreme Court for admission as [an] attorney licensed to practice law in Arkansas.”

The milestone achievement comes after he and his wife, Jill Duggar, 30, announced they are expecting a baby boy.

Derick graduated from the University of Arkansas Law School in May 2021, 10 years after he graduated from Oklahoma State University’s School of Accounting.

He revealed in 2020 that he was studying law to achieve his goal of becoming a “public defender or prosecutor”.

He and Jill previously worked as missionaries in Central America.

However, their roles became too dangerous, and they moved back to Arkansas.

Meanwhile, his brother-in-law, Josh Duggar, is facing twenty years in prison for child pornography possession charges

Josh, 34, was found guilty of possessing and receiving child pornography on December 9 2021 after a nearly two-week trial. 

However, his sentencing has been postponed by two months.

Josh requested to postpone the April 5 sentencing by 30 days while he remains behind bars in Washington County Jail in Arkansas. 

The Sun exclusively revealed that Judge Timothy L. Brooks approved the request and gave him an additional month, as his sentencing has been scheduled for May 25. 

BABY NO. 3

Despite troubles in the wider family, Derick’s achievement comes at a great time for his and Jill’s growing brood.

They announced the gender of their baby in a blog post last month, after they recovered from Covid.

Jill announced that she was pregnant yet again in February.

The news came months after she confirmed that she had suffered a miscarriage.

In a blog post, Jill and Derick announced that they were expecting after they lost their daughter, River.

She wrote at the time: “We’ve been keeping a little secret!”

Jill went on: “Ever since we were devastated last fall by the miscarriage of our sweet baby, River Bliss, we have prayed that, if it was God’s will, he would bless us with another baby.”

Her message ended with; “We are excited to announce that God has answered our prayers and we are expecting our rainbow baby due July 2022!”

Josh Duggar is facing twenty years for child pornography possession charges