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Matter of Application for Admission to Bar of Childs

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1981No. UndocketedPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per curiam

This matter comes before us in the form of a motion to reconsider an order entered by this court on November 21, 1980. That order denied the application of Douglas Childs for admission to practice law in this state by virtue of his failure to satisfy the moral character component of the requirements set forth in Supreme Court Rule SCR 40.02 (2).

The facts which form the basis for this controversy are uncomplicated and undisputed. In June of 1979, Douglas Childs applied for admission to practice law in the State of Wisconsin. In that application he failed to answer a question relating to the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Goldsmith v. United States Board of Tax AppealsSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. In Re MonaghanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1966
  5. In Re Application of DinanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In Matter of Bar Admission of RipplWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against EisenbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  3. In Matter of Bar Admission of GaylordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Matter of PetersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
  5. Layon v. North Dakota State Bar BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990

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