Application of Payne

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

This case comes before us on Thomas B. Payne’s petition for review of a decision of the Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar Association which held that petitioner was ineligible for admission without examination. We are of the opinion that petitioner’s showing before the Board demonstrated that he was eligible for admission by reciprocity to practice law in Alaska. We, therefore, reverse the decision of the Board of Governors. 1

Reciprocity, as a basis for eligibility, is established by AS 08.08.140 of the Alaska Integrated Bar Act. This statute provides that:

An attorney…