Washington. Citizenship-Age-Character. No person shall be admitted to examination in this state unless he is a citizen of the United States, has been a resident of this state for the year next preceding, is 21 years of age, and is of good moral character. Term of Study. He shall have pursued the study of law for at least two years in the office of a practicing attorney of this state, or have graduated from a law school requiring at least a two years' course. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. The examination, conducted by the Supreme Court, assisted by three members of the bar appointed by the court, shall consist of written questions and answers such as the court and committee may select and an oral test before the court and committee on the day following. The committee shall report to the Supreme Court its opinion of the abilities of the candidate, and the court shall grant a license and administer the oath if the candidate is deemed capable. With each application filed with the clerk of the court a fee of $20 shall be deposited, which sum shall be returned to the applicant in case his application is denied. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Any person who has been admitted to the highest court of record of another state or territory, upon becoming a resident of this state and furnishing an affidavit of good standing in the court from whence he presents a certificate, which affidavit should also show the fact of his residence in this state and citizenship in the United States, may be admitted in the Supreme Court upon payment of the fee of $20. Personal appearance by the attorney is not necessary. Admission on Diploma. Graduates of the law department of the University of Washington, after a full course of two years' study, shall be admitted without examination or fee upon the production of their diplomas and satisfactory evidence that they are citizens of the United States, of full age, and of good moral character. Miscellaneous. Any person a resident of this state, and admitted to practice in any of the superior courts of this state, shall be entitled to practice in the Supreme Court on proof of such admission, together with his own affidavit that he is not under judgment of disbarment or suspension of any court. The fee for entering said admission will be $5. No person shall be excluded from acting as an attorney by reason of sex. Examinations are held on the first Thursday and Friday of each term of court, and notice of application, together with affidavit of applicant showing that he has the qualifications required by statute and is not under sentence of suspension or disbarment of any court, must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court at least one week before the first Thursday of the term. Source of Rules. Ballinger's Code, §§ 4759-4764; Laws 1903, c. 185; Sup. Ct. Rules, July 15, 1901. WASHINGTON DECISIONS. 1854 to 1907. A complete set of Washington Reports (down to 1907) consists of: Washington Territorial, 3 vols., 1854-1879. All decisions of Washington subsequent to vol. 1, Territorial, are reported in Pacific Reporter, 88 vols. The Washington Code was adapted from that of California, and the decisions of that state are therefore followed closely by the Washington courts. The Pacific Reporter contains all decisions of California for the last 24 years, representing about 75 per cent. of all decisions, and including nearly 2,000 that have been omitted from the State Reports and can only be found in the Pacific. The set also contains all decisions of Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming for the last 24 years, and all of Arizona and Oklahoma, and costs about one-fifth as much as the corresponding State Reports. 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. The Pacific is usually regarded as indispensable in Washington. We will be pleased to quote prices, and furnish full information. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. West Virginia. Citizenship—Age-Character. A person applying for license to practice in this state must appear before and prove to the satisfaction of the county court of the county in which he has resided for the next preceding year that he has been a resident of such county during that period, that he is 21 years of age, and that he is of good moral character. Preliminary Education-Term of Study. Every candidate for admission must have had at least a high school education, and shall have completed the courses in general culture prescribed by the council. Before admission to examination the candidate shall present satisfactory evidence that he has studied law for two successive years next preceding the application. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. The petitioner shall appear before the commission (now the professors of law in the State University) appointed by the Supreme Court of Appeals, and undergo a written test upon the subjects of Blackstone, Common-Law Pleading, Torts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Contracts, Real Property, Agency, Bailments, Negotiable Paper, Partnership, Suretyship and Guaranty, Sales, Corporations, Equity Pleading and Practice, Common and Statute Law, Evidence, and Constitutional Law. If the commission favor his admission, they shall so certify to the Supreme Court of Appeals, and a license will be granted; and, in case of failure the unsuccessful candidate shall be permitted to appear at the next examination for further test. Every applicant for such examination shall pay a fee of $5, together with a fee of $2.50 for license in case of success. Admission of Attorneys from Other States. Attorneys practicing in the courts of record of a foreign state shall be admitted to practice in this state upon submitting satisfactory evidence of such previous admission, and upon taking the prescribed oath. This does not apply, however, to attorneys who were admitted in another state while residents of this state. Such attorneys must take the prescribed examina tion. Admission on Diploma. Any person who shall produce a certificate of the county court of the county of his residence, vouching for his general qualifications, together with a diploma from the Law School of the West Virginia University, shall be admitted to practice in any and all of the courts of this state without further examination. Miscellaneous. Examinations are held at Morgantown on the first Wednesday after the 1st of January, the first Wednesday in April, and the last Wednesday of September. Source of Rules. Code 1906, §§ 3760-3761; Order of Supreme Court of Appeals, June 16, 1897; Rules Board of Examiners. WEST VIRGINIA DECISIONS. 1863 to 1907. A complete set of West Virginia Reports (down to 1907) consists of 59 vols. All decisions subsequent to vol. 28 West Virginia are reported in the Southeastern Reporter, 56 vols. Vols. 35 to 45 West Virginia are out of print. Consequently the only convenient method of obtaining the decisions in these |
