Legal Opinion
Lowrie v. Goldenhersh
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 2, 1981No. 80C436PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, District Judge.
This case presents a challenge to one of the rules of the Illinois Supreme Court regulating admission to the Illinois bar. The practical question is whether the applicant is entitled to admission without taking the Illinois state bar examination. The rule in question, Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705(a)(1) 1 allows admission on a foreign license without examination, provided the applicant has practiced for five of the seven years immediately preceding his application in a state in which he has been licensed.
Plaintiff J. Kenneth Lowrie was admitted to the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- J. Kenneth Lowrie v. Joseph H. GoldenhershCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- In Re Application of Mark W.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Shapiro v. CookeDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1982
- In re ConnerSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
- Parks v. Board of Bar ExaminersSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
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