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District of Columbia Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions 500 Indiana Avenue NW, Room 4200 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 879-2710 E-mail: coa@dcca.state.dc.us Website: www.dccourts.gov INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AN APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION WITHOUT EXAMINATION UNDER RULE 46 (c) OF THE RULES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS (1) Application. An application of an applicant seeking admission to this Bar from another state or territory shall be TYPEWRITTEN and submitted on a form approved by the Committee and filed with the Director. The contents of the application shall be confidential except upon order of the court. (2) Fees. The application shall be accompanied by (1) certified check, cashier's check, or money order in the amount of $400 made payable to the Clerk, D.C. Court of Appeals, and (2) a certified check, cashier's check, or money order made payable to the National Conference of Bar Examiners, the amount of which shall be specified on the application form. (3) Admission requirements. Any person may, upon proof of good moral character as it relates to the practice of law, be admitted to the Bar of this court without examination, provided that such person: (i) Has been a member in good standing of a Bar of a court of general jurisdiction in any state or territory of the United States for a period of five years immediately preceding the filing of the application; or (ii) (A) Has been awarded a J.D. or LL.B. degree by a law school which, at the time of the awarding of the degree, was approved by the American Bar Association; (B) Has been admitted to the practice of law in any state or territory of the United States upon the successful completion of a written bar examination and has received a scaled score of 133 or more on the Multistate Bar Examination which the state or territory deems to have been taken as a part of such examination; and (C) Has taken and passed -with a scaled score of 75 or more -- the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) given under the auspices of the Multistate Bar Examination Committee of the National Conference of Bar Examiners. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com Read the entire application packet before making any entries. Eligibility for admission without examination will be determined on the basis of the information contained in your application. The fees are non-refundable. Questions about your eligibility for the NCBE's "Practicing Attorney" and "Supplemental" Character Reports must be directed to the NCBE at 608/280-8550. In completing your application, care and attention to the following instructions may forego the possibilities of your application being returned for correction and your missing an applicable filing deadline. An application -- corrected and resubmitted -- is deemed filed as of the date it is accepted by the Director of the Committee on Admissions for processing; an incomplete, deficient application will not be accepted at any time. Processing time may take approximately six months. Processing time may take approximately six months or more. All application materials must be submitted together. This includes the correct filing fees, the completed application, and any supplemental forms. ALL APPLICANTS are required to provide the following items, except where otherwise indicated, regardless of NCBE character report category (see #6 below): 1. FORMAL APPLICATION PAGE (as page 1; a single sheet reflecting the two provisions by which an applicant may be admitted without examination) -Check either Block (i) or Block (ii). Sign and date the page in the spaces provided. The date which appears on the Formal Application Page, the date reflected on the attestation page of the questionnaire portion of the application, and the date of notarization on attestation page and on the Authorization and Release forms must be the same and must be within five days of the date on which your application is received and accepted for processing by the Director of Admissions. Applicants seeking admission under the provisions of Rule 46 (c)(3)(ii) are required to submit the following three items which do not apply to applicants seeking admission pursuant to Rule 46 (c)(3)(i). · LAW SCHOOL CERTIFICATION (as page 2) -- This form is to be executed, under seal, by the Dean, Registrar, or other authorized official of the law school which awarded your J.D. or LL.B. degree. Certifications by an official other than the Dean or Registrar must be supported by a written explanation as to the unavailability of the Dean or Registrar. The Law School Certification form must accompany the application. Do not have the law school forward the certification to the Committee on Admissions. Where it is the school's policy not to release the certification to the student/applicant, the law school should provide you with the certification in a sealed envelope to be attached to your application. MBE RELEASE FORM (as page 3) -- Execute the top half of this form and, if required, append the transfer fee or proof of payment. Do not send the form to the examining authority. An applicant must be admitted in the jurisdiction where he was successful in the bar examination, having achieved an MBE scaled score of 133 or greater on the MBE test taken as part of the examination on which the applicant was deemed successful and admitted in the jurisdiction. Make sure that your name appears on the MBE Release Form as it was reflected in the jurisdiction where you physically sat for the MBE test. 2. · 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com · MPRE SCORE REPORT (as page 4) -- Attach the original or a copy of the notice sent to you by the NCBE. An applicant must have the 75 scaled score on the MPRE at the time the application is filed. There is no time restriction on the use of an MPRE score. When you took the MPRE, you may have requested that this jurisdiction be notified of your score. That notice (via computer print-out by test date) is insufficient. You must either use the MPRE Score Report sent to you or obtain another copy of it. Your application must contain your MPRE Score Report at the time it is accepted for filing by the Committee to verify that you have met the admission eligibility requirements. If it is necessary for you to obtain another copy of the score report for inclusion with this application, you should contact the National Conference of Bar Examiners, MPRE Records Department, P.O. Box 451, Iowa City, Iowa, 52243; telephone
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