In re Crum
Oregon Supreme Court
On appeal from the decision of the Board of Bar Examiners of the State of Oregon, In Banc. Jesse Crum has made application to be admitted as an attorney at law of the State of Oregon.
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On appeal from the decision of the Board of Bar Examiners of the State of Oregon, In Banc. Jesse Crum has made application to be admitted as an attorney at law of the State of Oregon. In accordance with Rule 39 of the Supreme Court, he filed with the clerk hereof a certificate showing his educational qualifications and setting forth that he has studied law for three years, together with affidavits of three responsible citizens, two of whom are members of the bar, stating the time and the circumstances under which the affiants have known the applicant,' and further stating that Crum is a…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
1. The right to engage in the practice of the law is a privilege conferred or withheld, in accordance with the general policy of the state expressed by statutory enactment.
*3002. The policy of our state is to admit no one to the bar' who does not possess a good moral character. The law of this state reads, at subdivision 2, Section 1077, Or. L.:
“An applicant for admission as attorney must show ‘that he is a person of'good moral character, which may be proved by any evidence satisfactory to the court.’ ”
Prior to taking his examination relating to the requisite learning and ability to practice law,…
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