In re the Application No. 00017

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(August 11, 2008)

Applicant No. 00017 (the “Applicant”) appeals from an order entered by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Thomas and St. John, denying his application for regular admission to the Virgin Islands Bar Association (the “V.I. Bar,” or the “Bar”). For the reasons explained below, the Court will affirm the decision below.

I. FACTS

In 1972, while attending Howard University Law School, the Applicant became a resident of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. After graduating from law school, he obtained employment with the Virgin Islands Department…