Montana Supreme Court, 2021

Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination.

Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination.
Montana Supreme Court · Decided August 17, 2021

Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination.

Opinion

08/17/2021

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

PR 06-0422 FLEA AUG 1 7 2021 Bowen Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF te of Montana ORDER' GEORGE R. CHERRY

George R. Cherry has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of Cherry's application for adrnission by rnotion 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 ofthe application for admission." Rule IV.A.3, Rules of Admission.

Cherry passed the MPRE in 2010 when seeking admission to the practice of law in Texas. Cherry was admitted to the State Bar of Texas and is in good standing with the bars of both the State of Colorado and the State of Wyoming. The petition states that Cherry has practiced since 2010 "with no ethical or disciplinary issues in any jurisdiction." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of George R. Cherry to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of Cherry's 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 Exarniners at the State Bar of Montana.

DATED this 1 -4,day of August, 2021.

Chief Justice /14 A4eljL

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