New Hampshire Revised Statutes
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 311:2 (2026)
Admission to Practice
✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
NH-GCgc.nh.gov
JustiaChapter on Justia
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
311:2 Admission to Practice. –
Any citizen of the age of 18 years, of good moral character and suitable qualifications, on application to the supreme court shall be admitted to practice as an attorney.
Source. RS 177:2. CS 187:2. GS 199:2. 1872, 36:1. GL 218:2. PS 213:2. PL 325:2. RL 381:2. RSA 311:2. 1973, 72:63, eff. June 3, 1973.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1968–2010 · leading case: Application of Appell, 359 A.2d 634 (N.H. 1976).
Application of Appell, 359 A.2d 634 (N.H. 1976). “The statute (RSA 311:2 (Supp. 1975)) requires that the applicant be “of good moral character and suitable qualifications”.”
Bilodeau v. Antal, 455 A.2d 1037 (N.H. 1983). “RSA 311:2 (Supp. 1981). *43 This court has established the following criteria for demonstrating suitable qualifications: graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; successful passage of the Multistate and State Bar examinations, as well as the…”
In re T.J.S., 692 A.2d 498 (N.H. 1997). “” RSA 311:2 (1995). The burden of proving his or her “good moral character” lies with the applicant.”
Donovan's Case, 243 A.2d 308 (N.H. 1968). “was admitted to practice as an attorney in this state (RSA 311:2), at which time he took and subscribed his oath of office.”
Appeal of Oligny, 8 A.3d 168 (N.H. 2010). “” RSA 311:2 (2005). In that context, we have stated that among the essential aspects of “good character” are “respect for the rights of others and for the law, fairness, trustworthiness and reliability, and a professional commitment to the judicial process and the administration…”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.