Alderman v. Navajo Nation Bar Ass'n

OPINION

Opinion delivered by

TSO, Chief Justice.

The appellant in this case was given a failing grade on the Navajo Nation Bar Examination. After unsuccessfully pursuing remedies through the Bar Association, she now seeks clarification of the procedure for obtaining review of the Bar Association's decision. This is a case of first impression.

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

The Bar Admissions Committee of the Navajo Nation Bar Association (NNBA) administers and grades the Bar Examination twice yearly, in February and in August. Amy Alderman took the examination in February, 1990 and received a failing…