Legal Opinion

Minton v. Character & Fitness Committee of the Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided November 19, 1998No. 98-SC-335-OAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LAMBERT, Chief Justice.

This is an original action for review of a decision of the Character and Fitness Committee approved by this Court’s Chief Justice whereby petitioner was denied reciprocity admission to the bar of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. SCR 2.060. The facts are undisputed and application of SCR 2.110 is likewise not in doubt. Under the facts and the applicable rule, petitioner is not entitled to admission without examination to the bar of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Petitioner seeks admission to the Kentucky Bar, however, based on the contention that SCR 2.110 is not “rationally…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Alva Owen Hawkins v. Honorable Joseph R. Moss, Chief JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974

3Cited by1 opinion

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