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Spencer v. Utah State Bar

Utah Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 2012No. 20110745PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Justice DURRANT,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

1 In this appeal, we consider a lawyer's motion to be admitted to practice law in Utah without taking the Utah bar examination. We allow admission on such motion where a lawyer has engaged in the active practice of law in a reciprocal jurisdiction in the years preceding the motion. Specifically, under our "mirror rule," which was in effect in 2010 when the lawyer in this case sought admission to the Utah State Bar (Utah Bar or Bar), a lawyer licensed in Idaho could be admitted to practice law in Utah if he had actively practiced law in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Bragdon v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Allen v. FrielUtah Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Meza v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2015
  2. In re K.C.Utah Supreme Court · 2015
  3. Kelly v. Utah State BarUtah Supreme Court · 2017
  4. In re Application of McDonnellNebraska Supreme Court · 2018
  5. Durbano v. State BarUtah Supreme Court · 2019

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