Supreme Court of Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

No.  08-13

 

 

In the matter of creation of Supreme Court Rule SCR 40.075 Relating to Conditional Admission to the Bar

 

FILED

 

JAN 6, 2009

 

David R. Schanker

Clerk of Supreme Court

Madison, WI

 

 

 

 

 


On May 1, 2008, the Board of Bar Examiners, by its director, John E. Kosobucki, filed a petition requesting this court create a supreme court rule pertaining to conditional admission to the bar.  The proposed new rule would allow applicants with issues such as substance abuse problems, mental health conditions, financial management difficulties, or criminal history, to be admitted conditionally to the State Bar of Wisconsin under terms and conditions established by the Board of Bar Examiners.

IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition shall be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, March 9, 2009, at 9:45 a.m. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by a single publication of a copy of this order in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.[1]

Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 6th day of January, 2009. 

 

BY THE COURT:

 

 

 

  David R. Schanker

Clerk of Supreme Court

 


 



[1] Notice of the hearing appeared in the December 2008 Wisconsin Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin, 84 days prior to the hearing rather than the required maximum of 60 days, due to the State Bar's publication schedule.  Notice of the hearing will also appear in the February 2009 Wisconsin Lawyer 22 days prior to the hearing rather than the required minimum of 30 days, due to the State Bar's publication schedule.  Pursuant to its rule-making authority under Wis. Stat. § 751.12 and its Internal Operating Procedures, the court exercises its discretion to allow this unavoidable deviation from the requirements.

The petition is available on the Web site of the Wisconsin Supreme Court at http://wicourts.gov/supreme/docs/ 0813petition.pdf.