Pace v. Smith

Gregory, Justice.

Plaintiff Cecil Pace filed suit in Fulton County Superior Court against the State Board of Bar Examiners (Board) and the Director of Bar Admissions, alleging that certain procedures used in administering and grading the State Bar Examination are facially unconstitutional; that the “unfettered discretion” given the Board to determine an applicant’s score on the examination violates due process of law; and that requiring the plaintiff to take the bar examination prior to being admitted to practice in this state deprives him of a “property right” and, thus, violates due process.…