Legal Opinion
Matter of Peterson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 11, 1989No. 89-80PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREASEN, Justice.
James Ray Peterson has been denied the opportunity to take the Iowa bar examination five times in the past eight years. We again review the record to determine if he has demonstrated full and complete rehabilitation and to inquire into his present good moral character. We find he has not satisfied the moral fitness requirement and should not be permitted to take the bar examination.
I. On March 2, 1988, Peterson filed his sixth application for the Iowa bar examination. His application included a detailed list of disciplinary action that had been taken against him. It…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. KraschelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. BromwellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- In Re ManvilleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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