Legal Opinion

Applicant No. 26 to the 2000 Delaware Bar Examination v. Board of Bar Examiners

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided August 30, 2001No. 529, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

In this appeal, we again consider whether an applicant who fails the Delaware Bar Examination is entitled to challenge her grade, either by petitioning the Board of Bar Examiners to regrade the exam or by proceedings in this Court. Following settled law, we hold that an unsuccessful applicant to the Delaware Bar has no right to a hearing or other review of the Board’s decision absent a claim that the Board acted in an arbitrary, fraudulent or unfair manner. Applicant No. 26 has not made any such- allegations with respect to the administration or grading of her Bar Examination. Accordingly,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Priest v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
  2. Petition of RubensteinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1994
  3. In Re HudsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
  4. In Re Applicant No. 5 to the 1994 Delaware Bar & Professional Conduct ExaminationsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re Petition of Marla Matrice MurphySupreme Court of Delaware · 2022
  2. In Re: Petition of Marla Matrice MurphySupreme Court of Delaware · 2023

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