Committee on Character and Certification Process

To be admitted, applicants must pass the bar examination AND be certified by the Committee on Character. Please read the Committee on Character Regulations, available under the “Exam” tab on the web site. Each applicant will be assigned to a reviewing attorney. Your application will not be forwarded to the reviewing attorney until it is complete. A complete application package consists of:

• • Law school certificate(s);
• • Proof of satisfaction of ethics requirement (MPRE or law school course as indicated on law school certificate);
• • Driver's abstract(s) as appropriate;
• • Certificate(s) of Good Standing as appropriate;
• • Disciplinary History as appropriate; and
• • Fingerprinting results.

Please make sure to provide all of the required supplemental documents as soon as possible. Candidates cannot be admitted without being certified. Your reviewing attorney may request additional information after receiving your file. Again, the more quickly you comply, the more quickly your file will be processed by your reviewing attorney. Applicants who do not respond may be abandoned and scores nullified.

In some cases, an interview or hearing may be required. Applicants will be notified when this occurs. It is the applicant’s duty to update the Character and Fitness Questionnaire until admitted or until the applicant withdraws from consideration or is abandoned due to non-responsiveness.

Failure to timely submit supplemental documentation and other required information, such as driver’s abstracts, may result in a delay in the certification process.

Submitting required documentation after results are released does not allow for sufficient time for the Committee on Character to review and certify applicants.