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O.C.G.A. § 15-19-3 (2019)

Rules governing examinations; time and place thereof

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(a) The Justices of the Supreme Court shall be authorized to make and adopt rules as to the making of application to take an examination and as to the time, manner, and places of holding examinations for admission to the bar of this state and are specifically authorized to provide for the holding of the examinations under the supervision of the Board of Bar Examiners at not more than three cities, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by them. They may provide for the examination to be held over such period of days as in their judgment shall be fair to the applicant for examination. There shall be held not less than two examinations during each calendar year, the date or dates of which shall be fixed by the Justices of the Supreme Court.

(b) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed as limiting applicants for admission to the bar to college trained persons, except as provided by law.

History

(Ga. L. 1945, p. 151, § 1; Ga. L. 1957, p. 624, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 293, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 274, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 15.)

Annotations

Law reviews. - For article discussing Georgia system of admission to the bar by examination prior to revision and repeal of certain provisions in 1971, see 6 Mercer L. Rev. 216 (1955).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Classifying applicants as either passing or failing the state bar examination is rational and furthers a legitimate state goal. Pace v. Smith, 248 Ga. 728, 286 S.E.2d 18 (1982).

Cited in McMichen v. State Bd. of Bar Exmrs., 305 F. Supp. 1221 (N.D. Ga. 1969).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S. - 7 C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 6.

ALR. - Criminal record as affecting applicant's moral character for purposes of admission to the bar, 3 A.L.R.6th 49.