In Re the Disciplinary Proceedings Against Sherman

The board of governors of the Washington State Bar Association has recommended the disbarment of Arthur Eber Sherman, Jr., for making false answers in his application for admission (by examination) to practice law in the state of Washington.

He falsely stated that he had never taken the bar examination in any other state and ignored the further question, “If so, were you successful?” He had, in fact, taken bar examinations twice in California and twice in Oregon; he had failed both times in California and once in Oregon.

Mr. Sherman was discharged from the United States Army Air Corps as a…