Matter of Lerch

The rules of the Court of Appeals for the admission of attorneys and counselors-at-law provide for admission without examination of " Any person who has been admitted to practice in the highest law court in any other state or territory of the American Union or in the District of Columbia and who has actually practiced at least five years in such court or in the highest court of original jurisdiction.” (Rule II, § 1.) A person to be admitted under this rule must be a citizen of the United States, over twenty-six years of age, and must show that he is and, for not less than six months…