10/06/2020

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA , Case Number: PR 06-0422

PR 06-0422 MED OCT 0 6 2020 Bouve.n Greenvvood Clerk of S.Aprerne Court WTY'rfftiontarla IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF JAMES LEE BURKE

James Lee Burke has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of his application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana. By rule, applicants for admission by motion must provide evidence of the requisite score on an MPRE taken "within three years preceding the date of the application for admission." Rule IV.A.3, Rules of Admission. Burke passed the MPRE in 1987 when seeking admission to the practice of law in the State of Arizona, where he was admitted. Burke has practiced law for over 30 years and "has never received a bar complaint." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of James Lee Burke to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of his current application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana is GRANTED.

The Clerk shall mail a copy of this order to Petitioner and to the Administrator of the Board of Bar Examiners at the State Bar of Montana.

DATED this 4, —day of October, 2020.

Chief Justice

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