In re P.H.M.T.

In this case, the Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants (the “Board”) initially granted the applicant, P.H.M.T., a temporary certification of fitness to practice law. The Board, however, subsequently rescinded its temporary certification, and entered a tentative order denying P.H.M.T.’s application for certification of fitness.1 Pursuant to Part A, Section 8 (a) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law, P.H.M.T. requested a formal hearing on his application for certification. After the hearing, the hearing officer recommended that P.H.M.T. not be certified to practice…