In re Thomas

Petitioner, Mrs. Mary S. Thomas, asks to have her name placed upon the roll of attorneys practicing before this and other courts of the state. She tenders credentials attesting the prescribed professional qualifications and a compliance with all express requirements of the statute and rules of court regulating access to the legal profession. The question is therefore squarely presented: Are women entitled to admission to the bar of this state on equal terms with men?

By ancient and universal usage women have been denied the right to practice before the English courts. The two or three…