Legal Opinion
In Re Monaghan
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 15, 1966No. 1937PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeyser, J.
The petitioner, a man 56 years old, by his application to this court seeks the right to take the examination for admission to the Vermont Bar to be given to qualified applicants in September 1966. This proceeding is the culmination of a series of applications filed annually with the board of bar examiners by the petitioner beginning in 1959.
The rules promulgated by this court relating to admission of an attorney to practice law in this state under 4 V.S.A. §841 provide that each applicant for admission shall be of “good moral character.” Rule 23, p. A board of bar examiners consisting of six…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ex Parte GarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- McDonough v. GoodcellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
- Heiberger v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
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3Cited by38 opinions
- In Re the Application of Allan S.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Application of MatthewsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- Appeal of PlantierSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- In Re WrightSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973
- Application of FeingoldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
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