Legal Opinion
Carver v. Clephane
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 8, 1943No. 8324PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
Appellant brought this proceeding in the District Court to compel appellees, the members of that court’s Committee on Admissions and Grievances, to certify him to the court for admission to its bar. After a hearing, the District Court dismissed his complaint on the ground that he had “failed to establish such qualifications as to character as to warrant his admission at this time to the bar of the court.”
Appellant had taken the bar examination four times, twice in 1937 and twice in 1938. The fourth time he passed. On each of his four applications he was asked…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- New York Central Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- In re SteinbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- In re YardumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
3Cited by22 opinions
- Brooks v. LawsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- In Re WillisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- In Re CarterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- In Re AscherIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Edwin F. Lark v. Vernon E. West, Chairman, Committee on Admissions and GrievancesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
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