Legal Opinion
Mailath v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 1, 1988No. SCBD 3421PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
Dan G. Mailath [bar applicant or Mailath] seeks admission by examination as a licensed lawyer. The Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners [Board] rejected his application, because he failed to meet the requirements of Rule 1, § 1, Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in the State of Oklahoma, 1 which provides: “To be admitted to the practice of law ... the applicant ... shall have good moral character, due respect for the law, and fitness to practice law.” The bar applicant timely requested a Rule 11 2 hearing. Following a two-day inquiry the Board determined that Mailath…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Wendt v. FischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Susi v. Mailath (In Re Mailath)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1989
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