Henington v. State Board of Bar Examiners

LUJAN, Justice.

Harry C. Henington, plaintiff (appellant), asked the Board of Bar Examiners to permit him to take the New Mexico bar examination. He tendered his application accompanied by the required examination fee, but did not enclose with said application a diploma or a properly authenticated certificate showing his graduation from an accredited law school, nor a certificate of an attorney of this state that he is a person of good moral character as is provided by rule.

Rule 1, § 2 reads as follows:

“No person, other than those admitted on certificate from other states, shall be granted a…