In re Spurling

Clarence H. Spurling appeals the order of a single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court {Brody, J.) denying his petition for admission to the bar on the ground that Spurling failed to meet his burden of satisfying the court that he possessed the good moral character required for admission. We find no merit in Spurling’s contention that the court erred in allowing the Board of Bar Examiners (the Board) and J. Scott Davis, Esq., as its counsel, to participate in the hearing on his petition. Nor is there merit in his contention that the burden of proof shifted to the Board after Spurling’s…