If you answer “yes” to any of the below questions, you must submit a statement reciting, in detail, the facts and circumstances of each reported event. The statement should include dates, exact name and location of courts (if any), and final disposition of all matters. Proof of final disposition is required, when availabe. If not available, please explain the reason. Your statement must be attached in order to submit your application. Failure to provide sufficient description and/or explanation of reported events may prompt the Admissions Committee to request additional information from you, thereby causing a delay in the processing of your application.
In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Bar Examiners may ask additional questions beyond those listed on this application. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Please note that in regards to answering “yes” to questions involving academic or criminal records, the Board of Bar Examiners may ask for more detailed or additional information. Inconsistencies between your law school application and your application to the Bar may cause difficulty with bar admission. Failure to make a complete disclosure when answering the below questions may also subject a student to disciplinary action.
1. Have you ever been subject to disciplinary action, including being placed on probation or being suspended or dismissed, for scholastic or other reasons from any of the colleges, universities, or graduate or professional schools you have attended and/or are there any disciplinary charges pending or expected to be brought against you?
If yes, you must attach a detailed explanation. Please note that if you have been academically dismissed from a previous Law School, your statment should explain why your prior disqualification does not indicate a lack of capacity to complete our JD program and earn admission to the bar.
- Have you ever, either as an adult or a juvenile, been cited, arrested, taken into custody, charged with, indicted, convicted, tried for, or pleaded guilty to, the commission of any felony or misdemeanor or the violation of any law, except minor parking or traffic violations, or been the subject of any juvenile delinquency or youthful offender processing, including matters that have been expunged or dismissed?
If yes, you must attach a detailed explanation.
- Have you ever been named in any lawsuit, litigation, or civil judicial proceeding?
If yes, you must attach a detailed explanation. You may exclude annulment, divorce, and separation actions.
