Legal Opinion
Rask v. Board of Bar Examiners
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1966No. 7883PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARMODY, Chief Justice.
Petitioner seeks the reversal of the decision of the Board of Bar Examiners, which denied his application for admission to practice law in New Mexico on motion.
It is contended that the respondent abused its discretion, or perhaps did not exercise it, when it refused to recommend that petitioner be admitted upon motion. In this connection, it is claimed that the respondent Board has changed its policy as to admission of out-of-state attorneys, in that, until recently, all applicants for admission on motion were approved, if they established to the satisfaction of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- The Styria, Scopinich v. MunroeSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Melody Music, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Conston v. New Mexico State Board of Probation & ParoleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- United States v. Bureau of RevenueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
- Sparkman v. State Board of Bar ExaminersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Matter of AdamsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Warren v. Board of Bar ExaminersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
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