O'brien's Petition
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition to the Superior Court in Fairfield County for a hearing as to the petitioner’s qualifications for admission to the bar. An order of notice to the Fairfield County Bar was made by the court, and on the application of the State’s Attorney an Assistant State’s Attorney was appointed under General Statutes, § 472, “to aid in the prosecution and hearing of ” the cause. After a hearing on issues of fact, the court (Rorabaek, <7.) dismissed the petition.
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Petition to the Superior Court in Fairfield County for a hearing as to the petitioner’s qualifications for admission to the bar. An order of notice to the Fairfield County Bar was made by the court, and on the application of the State’s Attorney an Assistant State’s Attorney was appointed under General Statutes, § 472, “to aid in the prosecution and hearing of ” the cause. After a hearing on issues of fact, the court (Rorabaek, <7.) dismissed the petition. A plea to the jurisdiction was filed in this court, and overruled on demurrer.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The rules of the Superior Court provide, among other things, that no person shall be admitted as an attorney unless the State bar examining committee shall certify to the clerk of the court in the county in which he applies for admission, that he has been admitted to and has satisfactorily passed an examination upon certain branches of law; and that to entitle an applicant to such an examination he must satisfy the committee that he filed, at least fifteen days previously, a notice of his intention to apply for it with such clerk; that subsequently, at a meeting of the bar, it was voted to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ex Parte WallSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Fairfield County Bar v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Baldwin v. MilesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Waterbury Blank Book Manufacturing Co. v. HurlburtSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Fayerweather v. MonsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
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3Cited by74 opinions
- Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- In Re DurantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Hallinan v. Committee of Bar ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Rosenthal v. State Bar Examining CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Pinsky v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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