Petition of Brown

Petitioner-applicant appeals from a decision of the State Board of Law Examiners recommending she not be admitted to the bar because she did not possess the requisite character and fitness. We affirm.

Applicant Renee Marie Brown graduated from law school in 1988 and that summer passed the state bar examination. In October of that year, however, the Board notified her it had tentatively decided not to recommend her admission. This determination was based on an investigation resulting from an answer given by applicant on her application form in which she said she had been arrested and charged…