Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character. Any citizen, or resident who has bona fide declared his or her intention of becoming a citizen, who is of the age of 21 years and of good moral character, shall be eligible to examination as to his or her legal qualifications. Application-Where to be Made-Fee. Applications shall in all instances be made before the District Court of Appeal of the appellate district in which the applicant resides. Application may be made in another district, however, upon filing a written statement showing good cause therefor, satisfactory to the court in which application is made, and also the written consent of the presiding justice of the district in which applicant resides. There are three districts: First, at San Francisco; second, at Los Angeles; and, third, at Sacramento. Each district regulates its own examinations as to time. A fee of $10 shall in all cases be deposited with the clerk of the court before filing the application, which fee shall be returned in case the applicant fails to pass the examination. Term of Study. Previous to filing the application with the clerk of the District Court of Appeal, the applicant must have filed with the clerk the certificate of at least two attorneys of the court who have been engaged in practice for at least four years next theretofore, stating that they have carefully questioned applicant upon the branches of law and have considered the period stated as the approximate term of study, and setting forth the place at which and the person under whom such study has been prosecuted, the books that have been read, and the other appropriate attainments applicant may have acquired; also stating that in their opinion the applicant possesses the requi site qualifications in point of learning in the law to be entitled to admission to practice. Examination-Regulations-Scope. The examination is oral, and shall consist of queries upon the subjects of Blackstone's Commentaries, Kent's Commentaries, Greenleaf's Evidence (first volume), Story's Equity Jurisprudence, Gould's Pleading, Lube's Equity Pleading, Parsons on Contracts, Pomeroy's Introduction to Municipal Law, Code of Civil Procedure, Civil Code, and the Constitutions of the United States and state of California. If the examination is passed satisfactorily, the applicant shall receive a certificate, and the oath of office and permission to practice; but no person rejected shall be at liberty to renew the application earlier than six months after such rejection. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Every citizen of the United States, or resident of this state who has bona fide declared his intention of becoming a citizen, who has been licensed to practice in the highest court of another jurisdiction where the common law prevails as a basis, may be admitted to practice in all the courts of this state by any District Court of Appeal upon production of such license and proof of good moral character; but the court may examine the applicant as to his qualifications. Admission on Diploma. A diploma from the college of law of the University of Southern California, or evidence of having completed the three years' course of law prescribed by the department of law of Leland Stanford Junior University or the department of jurisprudence of the University of California, known as the Hastings College of Law, shall entitle the holder to a license to practice law in all the courts of this state, subject to the right of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the state to order an examination, as in ordinary cases of applicants without such diploma or other evidence. Miscellaneous. Qualification before the District Court of Appeal admits to practice in every court in the state, including Supreme Court. The foregoing rules apply to women as well as to men. Source of Rules. Code Civ. Proc. 1909, §§ 275-279, 280a, 280b; Pol. Code, § 1483; Sup. Ct. & Dist. Ct. App. Rules in effect February 18, 1905 (78 Pac. vii). CALIFORNIA DECISIONS. 1850 to 1911. A complete set of California Reports (down to 1911) consists of 156 vols. The Pacific Reporter, 110 vols., contains all the decisions in California, vols. 64 to 156, and also upward of 1,800 California decisions which have been omitted from the state reports. These represent enough matter to make about 20 additional volumes of California Reports. Under constitutional amendment, adopted Nov. 8, 1904, the District Courts of Appeal were established, for the purpose of relieving the pressure on the Supreme Court. The decisions of these courts are published in a series known as "California Appeals Reports," of which 13 volumes have been published to date. These decisions are also reported in full in the Pacific Reporter. The Pacific Reporter also contains all decisions for the last 28 years from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Pacific make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. Write for full information and price. WEST PUBLISHING CO., St. Paul, Minn. Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character. To entitle an applicant to the examination for a license, he must prove to the satisfaction of the committee of examiners that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention, a resident of this state, stating his address, of full age, stating his age, and of good moral character. General Education. The applicant must present a 30-count certificate from the regents of the University of New York, or must satisfy the committee that he has graduated from an approved high or preparatory school, or has been admitted as a regular student in an approved college or university, or that before entering upon his law studies he had passed an examination before the state superintendent of public instruction in the following subjects: English Literature, Civil Government, Algebra to Quadratic Equations, Plane Geometry, General History, History of England, and the History of the United States. Term of Study. A regular clerkship shall be served in the office of a practicing attorney of the Supreme Court of this state after the age of 18 has been reached, or after such age a course of study in an approved law school shall be pursued, before permission will be granted to enter upon the examination. The duration of the period so spent shall be three years, and may be apportioned between the two modes of study. Regulations - Scope - Fee - Time and Place of The committee of examiners shall consist of five members of the bar, each of five years' standing. Such committee will hold examinations twice a year during the months of June and December, at the Supreme Court rooms at Denver. Before examination the candidate shall satisfy the committee that he has not undergone an examination for a license to practice, and been refused admission, within six months immediately preceding. He must also satisfy the committee that he possesses the necessary educational qualifications, as outlined above, and that he has studied law according to the conditions above prescribed. The test shall consist of oral or written questions and answers, or partly oral and partly written, as the board of examiners may select. A fee of $20 shall be paid to the clerk of the Supreme Court before license is issued. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. One duly licensed to practice in the highest court of a foreign state or country, and who has practiced therein for five years, may be admitted in this state with or without examination, in the discretion of the Supreme Court, provided that the requirements in said state or country are equal to those in this state. This proviso does not apply to an attorney of ten years' standing in the highest court of another jurisdiction, however. Such person may be admitted upon furnishing satisfactory proof of having fulfilled the qualifications as to citizenship, residence, age, and character, together with a statement of the community in which he resided and practiced for the five years next preceding the date of his application, and a certificate of recommendation from one of the judges of the highest court of such community, or, in lieu of a certificate, such evidence of character and qualifications as may be satisfactory to the examining committee. The committee shall be entitled to hold the application 60 days for the purpose of investigating the character and qualifications of the applicant. An attorney who has practiced in the highest court of another state or country for two years may be admitted to examina |