The Washington times., 1901-10-13
TO REQUIRE RECIPROCITY.
Bar Rules Admitting Visiting At
tOrneys to Practice Amended.
Other Jurisdictions Must Extend
Similar Courtesies-District Su-
preme Court and Court of Appeals
Affected by Restricting Provisions

In the future members of the bar of
States and Territories beyond the juris-
diction of the District of Columbia will
not find 1t so easy to be admitted to prac-
tice before the local courts as heretofore.
For many years II has been the practice
TO admit visiting attorneys to practice
before the District courts. merely on mo-
tion of some member of the local bar.
This courtesy. however. is not so gener-
ally extended to members of the bar of
the District of Columbia when they visit
certain other jurisdictions. Local practi-
tioners have, on more than one occasion,
been iEconvenienced by this lack of recip-
rocal courtesy.
The question of amending the rules of
the local courts in relation to this matter
has been a subject of discussion for many
months among the members Of the Dis
trict bar. Last June at stated meeting
the question came up for consideration
and committee consisting of Hugh T.
Taggart, w. II. Singleton, 3. S. Minor,
Wharton E. Lester, and Melville Church,
was appointed to submit report on the
matter. This committee reported at a
meeting of the Washington Bar Associa-
tion he.u yesterday afternoon. The re-
port was approved by an overwhelming
vote of the members present.
In brief the new rules require the local
courts TO extend that courtesy to visiting
practitioners which the courts In the jur-
isdiction TO which they are accredited ex-
tend to members of the District bar. The
report Of the committe, besides consider
ing the question of admission to practice
TO the Supreme Court or the District. also
takes similar action in relation to practice
before the Court OF Appeals for the Dis
trict.
The report on admission TO the Supreme
Court OF the District is as follows:
Your committee appointed to consider
the eHpediency Of amending the rules as
to the admission to the bar of the su
preme Court of the District of Columbia.
etc, beg leave to propose the following as
6 substitute for sections l and 2 of Rule II
of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, at present in force, viz:
Applications for admission to the bar
shall be made in writing, addressed to
the court in general term, and be referred
by the clerk, without further order of the
court. to the Committee on Examination
for its report
Amy applicant who has, while a nom
resident of the District of Columbia. been
admitted TO practice law in the highest
court Of any State or Territory, may,
upon satisfactory evidence of good moral
character and of his membership of. the
bar of such highest court during at least
one year Of bona fide residence in said
State or Territory, be admitted TO the bar
OF this court upon the favorable report of
the committee, provided that the mem
berB OF the bar OF this court are admitted
TO the bar of the highest court of such
State or Territory upon like terms.
{" No student shall be admitted until
nfter examination and favorable report by
raid committee as TO fitness and good
moral character, nor until he has been a
resident Of the District of Columbia for
one year prior TO his application. and has
studied law 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