Legal Opinion
Matter of Oliver
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 7, 1992No. Bar Admissions No. 119, No. S92A0553PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Terese S. Oliver appeals from the Board of Bar Examiners’ decision that denied her request to waive the educational requirements for admission to the State Bar of Georgia. The Board refused to waive the rule that an applicant must have received a law degree from a law school approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) or Board of Bar Examiners. Finding that the Board did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.
1. The Georgia Constitution vests the judicial power of the state exclusively in the courts. Ga. Const., Art. VI, Sec. I, Par. I (1983). Our Constitution also provides…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miree v. United StatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Wallace v. WallaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Sams v. OlahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Grimsley v. Twiggs CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- DeKrasner v. BoykinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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3Cited by15 opinions
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