Tennessee § 23-1-104 - Certification and admission of successful applicants.
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§ 23-1-104. Certification and admission of successful applicants.
The board of law examiners shall certify to the supreme court the names of all applicants who have passed the required examination and who are determined by the board to be of full age and of such reputation and character as to be likely to contribute to upholding the high standards of the legal profession. Upon certification, if the supreme court finds that the person is of full age and good moral character and otherwise qualified, it shall enter an order licensing and admitting the person to practice as an attorney, solicitor and counselor in all the courts of the state, which license, if procured by fraud, may be revoked at any time within two (2) years. Acts 1903, ch. 247, § 5; Shan., § 5777a5; mod. Code 1932, § 7115; Acts 1963, ch. 285, § 1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-104. Cross-References. Admission of attorneys, Tenn. R. Sup. Ct. 6. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attorney and Client, § 5. Law Reviews. Sherman Antitrust Act — State Action Immunity — Bar Examiners' Liability, 52 Tenn. L. Rev. 525 (1985). Cited: Stanfield v. Horn, 704 F. Supp. 1487, 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15945 (M.D. Tenn. 1988).
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Section 23-1-104 ("Certification and admission of successful applicants.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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