In re T.J.S.

The applicant, T.J.S., seeks admission to the New Hampshire Bar. The committee on character and fitness (committee), by majority vote, concluded that the applicant had not satisfied his burden of proving sufficient character and fitness to practice law in this State. In response to the adverse recommendation, the applicant appeared before this court to show cause why his application for admission should not be denied. See Sup. Ct. R. 42(5)(k). Because it is “[t]he duty and power of the court to guard its portals against intrusion by men and women who are mentally and morally dishonest, unfit…