Legal Opinion
National Ass'n for Advancement of Multijurisdiction Practice v. Castille
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 26, 2015No. 15-1481PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
KRAUSE, Circuit Judge.
We consider here a constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 204, which allows experienced attorneys to be admitted to the Pennsylvania bar without taking the Pennsylvania bar exam provided they are barred in a “reciprocal state,” that is, a state that similarly admits Pennsylvania attorneys by motion without requiring them to take that state’s bar exam. In a thorough and well-reasoned opinion, the District Court upheld Rule 204, and we will affirm.
I. Background
Rule 204 allows an attorney to join the Pennsylvania bar by motion,…
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