Legal Opinion

In re Coggin

Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands

Decided May 12, 2008No. S. Ct. BA No. 2007-105PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HODGE, Chief Justice; CABRET, Associate Justice; and SWAN, Associate Justice.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(May 12, 2008)

This matter is before the Court on Mr. John Calvin Coggin’s Application for Admission to the Virgin Islands Bar. For the reasons stated below, the application will be denied.

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. John Calvin Coggin, III (“Coggin”) passed the Local Essay Examination and the Multi-State Bar Examination (“MBE”) administered in February, 2005 for entry into the United States Virgin Islands Bar.1 On September 18, 2006, the Committee of Bar Examiners (“the Committee”) requested information from…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. In Re ManvilleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Virgin Islands Bar v. BruschSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2008
  3. In Re MennaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. In Re HammArizona Supreme Court · 2005
  5. In Re BakerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bryan v. FawkesSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2014
  2. In re the Admission of AlvisSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2010
  3. In re Virgin Islands Bar Ass'n CommitteeSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2013
  4. In re the Suspension of JosephSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012
  5. People v. TitreSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2015

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