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In the matter of creation of Supreme Court Rule 40.075 Relating to Conditional Admission to the Bar. |
FILED NOV 1, 2010 A. John Voelker Acting Clerk of Supreme Court |
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On May 1, 2008, the Board of Bar Examiners filed a petition requesting this court create a supreme court rule pertaining to conditional admission to the bar. The proposed rule would allow applicants with issues such as substance abuse problems, mental health conditions, financial management difficulties, or criminal history, to be admitted conditionally to the State Bar of Wisconsin under terms and conditions established by the Board of Bar Examiners.
A public hearing was conducted on March 9, 2009. The court held this matter pending consideration
of the monitoring program petition (No. 08-28, In the Matter of the Petition
for Lawyer Support and Monitoring and Procedures for Referrals from the Office
of Lawyer Regulation). By order
dated May 8, 2010, this court adopted Rule No. 08-28 and created procedures for
lawyer support and monitoring within the State Bar and for OLR to refer lawyers
for assessment, treatment, and monitoring.
Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition 08-13 shall
be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by a single publication of a copy of this order and of the petition in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.[1]
Dated at
BY THE COURT:
A. John Voelker
Acting Clerk of Supreme Court
[1] Notice of the hearing will appear in the December 2010 Wisconsin Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin, approximately 28 days prior to the hearing rather than the required minimum of 30 days. Pursuant to its rule-making authority under Wis. Stat. § 751.12 and its Internal Operating Procedures, the court exercises its discretion to allow this unavoidable deviation from the requirements.