In Re Admission to the Bar of the State of Oregon, Carter

The issue in this contested lawyer admission proceeding is whether applicant James Jefferson Carter should be admitted to the Oregon State Bar (Bar). The Board of Bar Examiners (Board) recommends that this court deny applicant’s application for admission to practice law. Applicant contends that he has proved by clear and convincing evidence that he possesses the fitness and good moral character necessary for admission to the practice of law in Oregon and requests that this court admit him despite the Board recommendation. After a de novo review of the record, we conclude that applicant should…