In re Application of Stewart

{¶ 1} Applicant, William Howard Stewart III of Dayton, Ohio, graduated from Salmon P. Chase College of Law in May 2004. He applied to register as a candidate for admission to the Ohio bar on December 10, 2003. See Gov.Bar R. 1(1). On March 25, 2004, he applied to take the July 2004 bar examination, updating his candidacy application as required by Gov.Bar R. 1(3).

{¶ 2} In early July 2004, two members of the Dayton Bar Association’s Admissions Committee, after interviewing the applicant, expressed concern over the applicant’s indebtedness, history of litigiousness, and overly combative nature.…