Griffin v. Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions

KING, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Frederick Griffin has sought to pass the Mississippi Bar Exam since 1992. Griffin now appeals the failing result of his February 2011 bar exam, but this appeal also implicates some issues surrounding his July 2010 bar exam.1 The Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions (“the Board”) requires a prospective bar member to achieve a total score of 1322 to pass the bar exam. Rule 9, § 9(D), Rules Governing Admission to the Mississippi Bar.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Griffin sat for, and failed, the July 2010 bar exam. He earned a score of 127.2 on the Essay Section…