(1) Admission to the Nebraska bar shall be governed by admission standards and procedures established by rules adopted by the Supreme Court. Such standards may include, without limitation, educational requirements, character and fitness standards, and satisfactory performance on a bar examination testing the applicant's knowledge of such legal principles as the court may determine. No person shall be admitted to the Nebraska bar, nor permitted to retain such admittance, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Supreme Court that such person is of good moral character. The Supreme Court may appoint a bar commission, designated as the Nebraska State Bar Commission, composed of not less than six persons learned in the law to assist in or conduct any bar examination and, by rule of court, to assist the Supreme Court in matters pertaining to bar admission.
(2) The application for admission to the bar shall include the applicant's social security number. Each applicant shall submit to the bar commission with the application for admission a complete set of his or her legible fingerprints along with written permission authorizing the set of fingerprints to be forwarded to the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, through the Nebraska State Patrol. Upon request by the bar commission, the Nebraska State Patrol shall undertake a search for criminal history record information relating to the applicant, including transmittal of the applicant's fingerprints to the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record information check. The criminal history record information check shall include information concerning the applicant from federal repositories of such information and repositories of such information in other states if authorized by federal law. The Nebraska State Patrol shall issue a report to the bar commission and to the applicant which includes the criminal history record information concerning the applicant. The fingerprint record check provided for in this subsection shall be solely for the purpose of evaluating and confirming information provided by the applicant for admission, except that if the applicant appeals a denial of admission to the bar or a refusal of permission to take the bar examination, the filing of such an appeal with the Supreme Court shall constitute a release of the information obtained from such a fingerprint record check for purposes of the appeal.
Notes of Decisions
In re Converse, 602 N.W.2d 500 (Neb. 1999).
· cites it 2× “2d 275 (1993); Neb.Rev.Stat. § 7-102 (Reissue 1997). Therefore, the burden is upon Converse to adequately prove his fitness to practice law in Nebraska, and the evidence will be viewed in this light.”
In re Application of McDonnell, 908 N.W.2d 32 (Neb. 2018).
· cites it 2× “18 Also, the Legislature has enacted Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-102 (1) (Reissue 2012) which states that "[n]o person shall be admitted .”
In re Application of Roseberry, 704 N.W.2d 229 (Neb. 2005).
· cites it 2× “2005) governing the admission of attorneys describes the applicable standards for character and fitness of attorneys as follows: An attorney should be one whose record of conduct justifies the trust of clients, adversaries, courts, and others with respect to the professional…”
In re Antonini, 726 N.W.2d 151 (Neb. 2007).
· cites it 2× “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-102 (1) (Cum. Supp. 2006).”
In re Hartmann, 705 N.W.2d 443 (Neb. 2005).
· cites it 2× “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-102 (1) (Cum. Supp. 2004).”
In re Application of Collins, 288 Neb. 519 (2014).
· cites it 2× “” This court has del- egated administrative responsibility for bar admissions solely to the Commission.”
In re Hartmann, 757 N.W.2d 355 (Neb. 2008).
· cites it 2× “[6] Neb. Rev.Stat. § 7-102(1) (Reissue 2007) provides: "No person shall be admitted .”
State ex rel. Hunter v. Marconnit, 280 N.W. 216 (Neb. 1938).
· cites it 2× “In Nebraska, section 7-102, Comp. St. 1929, requires that an applicant for admission to the bar shall be of good moral character, and the rules of this court make the same requirement, so that in this state the possession of a good moral character is required as a condition…”
Converse v. Nebraska State Bar Comm'n, 602 N.W.2d 500 (Neb. 1999).
· cites it 2× “2d 275 (1993); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-102 (Reissue 1997). Therefore, the burden is upon Converse to adequately prove his fitness to practice law in Nebraska, and the evidence will be viewed in this light.”
In re Application of McDonnell, 299 Neb. 289 (Neb. 2018).
· cites it 2× “unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Supreme Court that such person is of good moral character.” Our rules state that “[t]he purpose of character and fitness screening before admission to the practice of law in Nebraska is to ensure the protection of the public and to…”
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-102(1): 2 cases
In re Hartmann, 757 N.W.2d 355 (Neb. 2008).
“[6] Neb. Rev.Stat. § 7-102(1) (Reissue 2007) provides: "No person shall be admitted .”
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