Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-25
WANT THE RUEE AMENDED
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RELATING To ADMISSIONS TO THE
LOCAL BAR.
Attorneys to Ask Court of Appeals to
Take Action -Anesed
D'scrimi5 alton

1t Is the expressed Intention of firm of
well-known local attorneys to appear be-
fore the justices of, the Court of Appeals
of the District of {CoI,tnbia at the next
meeting the 18th ofsMass, and suggest that
| the court amend it's rule relating to adnis-
sion to the bar. Thesattorneys in question
Will point out that zalthough New York
lawyers do large amount Of business in
the District of Columbia which should
naturally fall to members of the bars of the
local courts, the latter are not admitted to
i prract,ce IN the New York courts until after
eiey nave become residents of New York.
| 1 nave been unable to secure admission
10 practice IN the courts of New York as
wen as IN the United States court for the
| southern district of New York; said one
! or the complaining LAWYERS to a Star re-
porter, Notwithstanding l have been in
practlce more than thirty years and have
Deen men Der of the Supreme Court Of
| the United States for more than twenty
years on the ground that l was not a resi-
| dent of New York
rms failure of comfy and reciprocity"
auded the lawyer, has suggested the pro-
! pr1ety of endeaN oring to secure amend
| menus 10 the rules of our courts in refer
ence to admissions to practice therein"
Rule of the Court.
| Inc rule of the Court of Appeals of the
| District Of Columbia relating to admis-
sion of attorneys provides that all persons
| desiring to be admitted to the bar of the
! court must, upon motion made in open
| court be shown either to have been admit
tea TO practice law in the Supreme Court
| or the United States, the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia in the highest
| court of some state or territory of the
| United States and that they are members
OF the par OF some one of such courts of
sood repute and standing. and upon taking
ana subscribing prescribed oath.
1T Will be noted that a lawyer from out
ol Town may be admitted to practice before
| the District Court Of Appeals merely by
showing that he is a member of the bar
of the highest court of the state or terri
tory whence he comes.
1t is said that on making application for
ADMISSION to practice attorney in
the courts of New York the petitioner
must mus. set forth In his application, among
other things. that he is a resident of and
that it Is his intention to permanently re-
side In the state of New York.
=, Inc supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia several months ago
reciprocity, and amended it's rule
governing admission to the bar Of
nonresident of the District of Columbia.
who has been admitted to practice in the
highest court Of his state territory, by
deciding to admit such nonresident to
practice here without examination, pro
vided the members of the bar of this court
are admitted to the bar of the highest
court of such state territory upon the
same terms
Practice Before Supreme Court.
The rule Of the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia, In part. is as follows:
duplication for admission to the bar,
except when otherwise directed by the
court, shall be made in writing addressed
to the court in general term, and be re-
ferred by the clerk without further order
CT the court to the committee examina-
ton for It's report. and any applicant who
has been admitted to practice law in the
Supreme Court of the United States. any
applicant who has been admitted to prac-
tice law in the highest court of any state
or territory, while a nonresident of the
District of Columbia, may, upon satisfac-
tory evidence of good moral character and
upon the report Of,Sad committee, and af-
ter examination as to fitness or in the
discretion of the court, without such eX-
animation, be admitted to the bar provided
the members Of the bar of this court are
admitted to the bar of the highest court
of such state or territory upon the same
terms. No student shall be admitted until
after such examination and proof of good
moral character, and that he has studied
at least three years under the direction of
some competent attorney. Diligent study
in any law school shall, to the extent
thereof, be computed as part Of said three
years.
Sec. 2. Each applicant for admission to
the bar shall file with the clerk such appli-
cation In writing, in which he Shall state
under oath or affirmation, his name, age
and residence. and If he shall apply for
admission because he is member of the
bar Of another court. he shall state the
name Of such court, the time Of his adms-
sion thereto, when and where he studied
law and for what length of time; but If
not a member Of the bar Of any court the
applicant shall state with what attorney or
In what law school he has studied law and
when and for what length of time he has
so studied and also what law books he has
read