In Re: Rules Governing Admission to The Miss. Bar


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Docket Number: 89-R-99012-SCT
Linked Case(s): 89-R-99012-SCT ; 1989-R-99012-SCT ; 89-R-99012-SCT ; 89-R-99012-SCT ; 89-R-99012-SCT ; 89-R-99012-SCT ; 89-R-99012-SCT ; 89-R-99012-SCT ; 89-R-99012-SCT ; 89-R-99012-SCT

Supreme Court: Opinion Link
Opinion Date: 08-25-2011
Opinion Author: Justice Kitchens
Holding: Request of the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions to reduce the overall length of the bar examination to two consecutive days of testing is granted.

Additional Case Information: Judge(s) Concurring: Waller, C.J., Carlson and Dickinson, P.JJ., Lamar, Kitchens, Pierce and King, JJ.
Dissenting Author : Randolph, J.
Dissent Joined By : Joined in Part by Chandler, J.
Dissenting Author : Chandler, J.
Dissent Joined By : Randolph, J.

Note: The total testing time for the Mississippi Bar Examination shall be thirteen and one-half hours, which shall not include the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination that is separately administered during the second or third year of law school.


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Summary of the Facts: The request of the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions to reduce the overall length of the bar examination to two consecutive days of testing is granted. The total testing time for the Mississippi Bar Examination shall be thirteen and one-half hours, which shall not include the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination that is separately administered during the second or third year of law school.



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