Joseph J. Attwell v. Honorable H. E. Nichols, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Per curiam
Appellant alleges that he has been deprived of constitutionally guaranteed rights because the Supreme Court of Georgia requires that he take and pass an examination prior to being allowed to practice law in Georgia. The action is brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, against the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Director of Bar Admissions of the State Board of Bar Examiners, the State Board of Examiners, the Executive Director of the State Bar of Georgia, and the State Bar of Georgia.…
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