Scott v. State Bar Examining Committee

The dispositive issue in this appeal is the scope of the Superior Court’s authority to review the decision of the Connecticut bar examining committee denying an applicant’s admission to the bar. After receiving the application of the petitioner, Brian T. Scott, to take the state bar examination and for admission to the bar of this state, and after he had passed the bar examination, the Fairfield county committee on admission to the bar (standing committee) interviewed him, and voted unanimously to recommend that he be admitted to the bar. Thereafter, however, the respondent bar examining…