Citizenship-Age-Character. Every person who is a resident and a citizen of the United States of full age and of good moral character shall be admitted to the bar of this state upon presentation of a certificate of approval from the board of examiners. Term of Study. In filing an application, the petitioner shall satisfy the board that he has diligently pursued the study of law for a period of three years. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. The examination in the branches of law shall be partly in writing and partly oral, and shall include those subjects which the board shall see fit to choose. This board of examiners is composed of five competent lawyers of the state, appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the supreme court. A minimum of 70 per cent. shall be required for qualification. Each petition shall be accompanied by a fee of $10, which shall entitle the candidate to a second attempt, if the first is unfavorable. The second test can only be taken, however, six months or more after the failure, and the application in such case must state that that length of time has been spent diligently in the study of law. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. When an applicant shall furnish a certificate to practice in a court of last resort of another state, or in any circuit or district court of the United States, together with the recommendation of a judge of that court, the supreme court, in its discretion, may grant a license on motion of an attorney of said court. Admission on Diploma. One graduated from the Law Department of the University. of Michigan or the Detroit College of Law shall be admitted to practice on presentation of diploma and avowal of the prescribed oath. Miscellaneous. No person shall be denied admission on account of sex. Examinations are held at Lansing at least twice a year, on the second Wednesday of April and October. Petitions to take the examination should be addressed to the secretary of the Board of Examiners, care of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Source of Rules. Comp. Laws 1897, §§ 1119-1121, 1123, 1124. MICHIGAN DECISIONS. 1836 to 1904. A complete set of Michigan Reports (down to 1903) consists of: Harrington, I vol. Walker, I vol. Michigan, 130 vols. The Northwestern Reporter, 88 vols., contains all decisions of Michigan subsequent to vol. 40. This represents 75 per cent. of all the decisions of the state, and includes a large number of decisions which have not as yet been published in the State Reports. It also contains all decisions for the last 25 years of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, and all the decisions of Dakota Territory and North and South Dakota. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Northwestern make it a simple matter' to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. The set sells. at less than 20 per cent. of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. Write for full information and prices. Minnesota. Citizenship-Age-Character. In this state the rules of the court require that the applicant shall be a citizen of the United States, or that he has declared his intention to become such, and that he is 21 years of age and of good moral character. General Education. Applicants, other than those exempt from test before the board of examiners, shall satisfactorily prove to the board that they have passed examination in one year's Latin, English history, American history, English composition and rhetoric, and the common-school branches before being admitted to the bar examination. Term of Study. A person who shall have studied law for three years, within the five years preceding his application, either in a law school or in the office of a practicing attorney, or in both, provided at least six months was spent in the office of a practicing attorney in this state, shall be eligible to the bar examination. If for at least six months the candidate has pursued his studies as prescribed, the board may, in its discretion, accept in lieu of the remainder of the time required to be passed in a law office or school an equivalent period of study, irrespective of the manner or place in which it was spent. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. The petition for examination shall be filed with the board, and shall contain statements regarding applicant's residence, age, term of study, and those facts which tend to disclose his general qualifications. The subjects upon which the petitioner shall be examined are left to the discretion of the board, but shall include the law of real property, including mortgages, conveyances, and trusts; equity jurisprudence; equity pleading and practice; constitutional law; international law; criminal law; evidence; corporation law, including both private and municipal corporations; contracts, including sales; bailments; negotiable instruments; landlord and tenant; insurance; partnership; agency; suretyship; frauds; damages and liens; torts; domestic relations; executors, administrators, and wills. A general average of 75 per cent. shall be required for qualification. A candidate having obtained a standing of not less than 60 per cent. in any of the subjects shall be entitled to re-examination of those subjects wherein he failed to receive a standing of 75 per cent.; but, if a candidate's marks are less than 60 per cent. on each of 6 or more subjects, or less than 75 per cent. on each of 13 or more subjects, he shall be re-examined in all subjects. If the test is favorable, the board shall so signify, and the oath of office shall be administered and license granted. With the petition for examination, a fee of $15 shall be deposited. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Attorneys of five years' standing in another state may be admitted in this upon proof of such former license, if the court deems it advisable. Any attorney of less than five years' standing from such other state, who has studied law for a period not less than three years, at least six months of which shall have been spent in an attorney's office of this state, may be examined by the board upon presentation of the various certificates prescribed. Admission on Diploma. Graduates of the Law Department of the University of Minnesota and of the St. Paul College of Law shall be ad mitted, exempt from examination, on presentation of diploma and proof of citizenship, full age, and good moral character. Source of Rules. Gen. Laws 1891, c. 36; Gen. St. 1894, §§ 6172-6178; Gen. Laws 1893, c. 129; Laws 1899, c. 59; Rules Sup. Ct. (44 N. W. iv.; 66 N. W. iv.); Rules Board of Examiners, Feb. 17, 1892, and Sept. 7, 1899. MINNESOTA DECISIONS. 1851 to 1904. A complete set of Minnesota Reports (down to 1903) consists of 88 vols. All decisions in vols. 26 to SS, and many other 88, decisions not yet published in the State Reports, are reported in the Northwestern Reporter, 97 vols. These represent more than 70 per cent. of all the Minnesota decisions. The Northwestern also contains all decisions for the last 25 years of Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, and all decisions of Dakota Territory and North and South Dakota. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Northwestern make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. The Northwestern is in general use, and is cited by both the bench and bar. It contains about 75 per cent. of all Minnesota decisions. Write for full information and prices. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. |