Good moral character (fit to practice law) from Kwasnik… of proven conduct or acts which have been historically “Absence (need not be considered as manifestatons of ‘moral turpitude’” related to practice of BUT, rehab is considered, so past crime law… is NOT an automatic bar to admission) of laws of “Honesty, fairness, candor, trustworthiness, observance state and nation, and respect of rights of others and for the judicial (candor if required to answer questionnaire) process” Educational requirement prior to law study (undergrad) Register as law student Educational requirements for law study Pass Bar Duty to disclose info re: applicant… Neither applicant nor lawyer (regardless of where admitted) shall (whether demanded or not) make false statement of material fact (i.e. lacking personal knowledge) OR knowingly fail to disclose necessary fact re: application/disciplinary matter [MR 8.1] In CA, lawyer shall NOT vouch for an applicant who is (i.e. character, education) [CRPC 1-200(B)]… BUT, if NOT called upon as reference, then NO duty to disclose CA lawyers must join CA State Bar… but NOT required to join L.A. County Bar Assn. OR ABA … Requirements to appear in federal court… For 9th Circuit, one must… Be of good moral character (an independent review) Be member of a state bar File application, take oath, pay fee Have another member move for your admission For District Ct(s)., generally similar to procedure for 9th Circuit (separate admission for each Ct.) For Sup. Ct., one must have been admitted to practice for 3 yrs. Disbarment from one court is NOT automatic disbarment from others (though MAY be grounds for)
Good moral character (fit to practice law) from Kwasnik… “Absence of proven conduct or acts which have been historically considered as manifestatons of ‘moral turpitude’” (need not be related to practice of law… BUT, rehab is considered, so past crime is NOT an automatic bar to admission) “Honesty, fairness, candor, trustworthiness, observance of laws of state and nation, and respect of rights of others and for the judicial process” (candor if required to answer questionnaire) Educational requirement prior to law study (undergrad) Register as law student Educational requirements for law study Pass Bar Duty to disclose info re: applicant… Neither applicant nor lawyer (regardless of where admitted) shall (whether demanded or not) make false statement of material fact (i.e. lacking personal knowledge) OR knowingly fail to disclose necessary fact re: application/disciplinary matter [MR 8.1] In CA, lawyer shall NOT vouch for an applicant who is (i.e. character, education) [CRPC 1-200(B)]… BUT, if NOT called upon as reference, then NO duty to disclose CA lawyers must join CA State Bar… … but NOT required to join L.A. County Bar Assn. OR ABA Requirements to appear in federal court… For 9th Circuit, one must… Be of good moral character (an independent review) Be member of a state bar File application, take oath, pay fee Have another member move for your admission For District Ct(s)., generally similar to procedure for 9th Circuit (separate admission for each Ct.) For Sup. Ct., one must have been admitted to practice for 3 yrs. Disbarment from one court is NOT automatic disbarment from others (though MAY be grounds for)