Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Barry Dean Carothers
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 8, 2021No. S21Z0781Published
1Opinion of the Court
312 Ga. 393
FINAL COPY S21Z0781. IN THE MATTER OF BARRY DEAN CAROTHERS. PER CURIAM. Barry Dean Carothers appeals the decision of the Georgia Board of Bar Examiners denying his motion for admission to the State Bar of Georgia on motion without examination. Because we agree with Carothers that the Board erred by concluding that he has not been “admitted by examination” to the bar of a reciprocal jurisdiction, we reverse the Board’s decision. 1. Background. Carothers was admitted to the Florida Bar by examination in 1990. He was also later admitted by motion (without examination) to the bars of…
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