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

PR 06-0422 SEP 01 2021 Bowen Greenvvoo0 Cierk of Suprema Court State nf Montana IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ORDER JOHANNA C. KESTERSON

Johanna C. Kesterson has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of Kesterson's 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.

Kesterson passed the MPRE in 2000 when seeking admission to the practice of law in Texas. Kesterson was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2000 and is in good standing.

The petition states that Kesterson has practiced since 2000 "without any ethical or disciplinary issues." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Johanna C. Kesterson to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of Kesterson'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 . , at the State Bar of Montana. the Board of Bar Examiners DATED this day of September, 2021.

Chief Justice