Corliss v. Board of Bar Examiners

Following our decision in Matter of Corliss, 424 Mass. 1005, 1006 (1997), the petitioner, Albert Henry Corliss, reapplied for admission on motion to the bar pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 3:01, § 6.1, as appearing in 393 Mass. 1235 (1985). The Board of Bar Examiners (board) had rejected two previous applications by Corliss because he was not a graduate of a law school approved by the American Bar Association, but a 1997 amendment to our rules removed that obstacle to admission. See S.J.C. Rule 3:01, § 6.1.4, as appearing in 425 Mass. 1301 (1997). The board recommended that this latest application be…