Legal Opinion
Application of Sanger
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 7, 1993No. SCBD 3914PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice.
Jerry Jean Sanger [applicant or Sanger] seeks admission as a licensed lawyer. He graduated from law school in 1992 and passed the bar examination the same year. The Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners [Board] denied his admission for failure to meet the ethical fitness required by Rule l. 1 In the March 12, 1993 evidentiary inquiry held pursuant to Rule ll, 2 during which Sanger was represented by counsel, Sanger failed to satisfy the Board that he is ethically fit to practice law. 3 He now seeks relief from the Board’s rejection.
Three issues are presented: (1) When making a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. RaskinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- In Re Integration of State Bar of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Ramstead v. MorganOregon Supreme Court · 1959
- Kirschstein v. HaynesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
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