In re J. W. N.

J. W. N. applied to the Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants for certification of fitness to practice law. After the Board tentatively denied his application, a hearing officer recommended certification based on his behavior since entering law school. The Board, remaining focused on pre-law-school behavior, disagreed with the hearing officer and formally declined certification. J. W. N. appeals. Because we find the Board’s reasoning persuasive, we affirm.

The evidence indicates a long history of questionable behavior. In 1965, applicant’s driver’s license was revoked after he pled…