2081 Amendment of Rules 203 and 204 of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules; No. 231; Supreme Court Rules; doc. No. 1

Title 204--JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART IV.  ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW

[231 PA. CODE CH. 71]

Amendment of Rules 203 and 204 of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules; No. 231; Supreme Court Rules; Doc. No. 1

[29 Pa.B. 6236]

Order

Per Curiam:

   And Now, this 23rd day of November, 1999, Rules 203 and 204 of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules are amended to read as follows.

   To the extent that notice of proposed rule-making would be required by Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration No. 103 or otherwise, the immediate amendment of Pa. B.A.R. 203 and 204 is hereby found to be required in the interest of justice and efficient administration.

   This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration No. 103(b) and shall be effective immediately.

Annex A

TITLE 204.  JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART IV.  ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW

CHAPTER 71.  PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES

Subchapter B.  ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY

Rule 203.  Admission of Graduates of Accredited and Unaccredited Institutions.

   (a)  Bar examination. The general requirements for permission to sit for the bar examination are:

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   Service under subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) may be combined to satisfy the five year service requirement of this subparagraph.

   (3)  Presentation of a certificate of good standing from the highest court or the agency having jurisdiction over admission to the bar and the practice of law in every state or jurisdiction in which the applicant has been admitted to practice law, stating that the applicant is in good professional standing at the bar of such court or state. An applicant who is disbarred or suspended for disciplinary reasons from the practice of law in another jurisdiction at the time of filing an application for permission to sit for the bar exam shall not be eligible to sit for the bar exam.

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Rule 204.  Admission of Domestic Attorneys.

   As an alternative to satisfying the requirements of Rule 203 (relating to admission of graduates of accredited and unaccredited institutions), an attorney of another state may be admitted to the bar of this Commonwealth if the applicant has completed the study of law at and received without exception an earned Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, is a member of the bar of a reciprocal state at the time of filing of the application for admission to the bar of this Commonwealth, and meets the following qualifications:

   (1)  Presentation of a certificate of good standing from the highest court or the agency [of such state] having jurisdiction over admission to the bar and the practice of law in every state or jurisdiction in which the applicant has been admitted to practice law, stating that the applicant is in good professional standing at the bar of such court or such state. An applicant who is disbarred or suspended for disciplinary reasons from the practice of law in another jurisdiction at the time of filing an application for admission to the bar shall not be eligible for admission to the bar of this Commonwealth.

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-2081. Filed for public inspection December 10, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]