In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-5386

Supreme Court of Louisiana
May 21, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR
ADMISSIONS CFN-5386 No. 2024-BA-00236
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IN
RE: Confidential Party - Applicant Other; Petition for Admission to the Louisiana
Bar;
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May 21, 2024
Admission denied. See per curiam.
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05/21/2024 "See News Release 024 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

S
UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2
024-BA-0236
I
N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-5386
B
AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
In
2001, we declined to admit petitioner to the practice of law based on
character and fitness concerns because he engaged in the unauthorized practice of
law and demonstrated a lack of candor in failing to disclose several prior criminal
charges on his application to sit for the bar exam. Petitioner reapplied in 2002 and
again in 2006, and on both occasions, the court denied admission. Petitioner now
reapplies for admission for a fourth time, asserting he has demonstrated the requisite
character and fitness to be admitted.
Pretermitting the merits of petitioner’s arguments, we find petitioner’s
application is premature. Petitioner ’s scores on both the essay portion of the bar
examination and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination are over
five years old and are no longer valid under Supreme Court Rule XVII, § 8(C).
Accordingly, petitioner is not currently eligible for admission to the bar, and we will
not consider his character and fitness arguments at this time.
DE
CREE
For the reasons assigned, the petition is denied. Petitioner shall not be
eligible to reapply to this court for admission to the bar until he fully complies with
all requirements of Supreme Court Rule XVII.
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