Rule 46. Admission to the Bar

(a) Committee on Admissions.

(1) In General. There is a standing committee appointed by the court and known as the

Committee on Admissions (Committee). The court will appoint at least 7 members of the Bar of

this court, one of whom will serve as counsel to the Committee. The court will appoint members

for terms of 3 years. In case of a vacancy arising before the end of a member’s term, the court will

appoint a successor to serve the unexpired term of the predecessor member. When a member holds

over after the expiration of the term for which that member was appointed, the time served after

the expiration of that term is part of a new term. No member may be appointed to serve longer

than 2 consecutive regular 3-year terms, unless an exception is made by the court.

(2) Power to Adopt Rules and Regulations. Subject to the approval of the court, the Committee

may adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of this

rule.

(3) Compensation and Expenses. The court may approve compensation and necessary expenses

for the Committee members.

(4) Immunity. Committee members and their lawfully appointed designees and staff are immune

from civil suit for any conduct in the course of their official duties.

(b) Admission to the Bar of This Jurisdiction.

(1) In General. Admission shall be based on:

(A) proof of good moral character and general fitness as it relates to the practice of law; and

(B) one of the following:

mittee members.

(4) Immunity. Committee members and their lawfully appointed designees and staff are immune

from civil suit for any conduct in the course of their official duties.

(b) Admission to the Bar of This Jurisdiction.

(1) In General. Admission shall be based on:

(A) proof of good moral character and general fitness as it relates to the practice of law; and

(B) one of the following:

(i) examination in this jurisdiction;

(ii) transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination score attained in another jurisdiction; or

(iii) active practice of law as a member in good standing of a bar of a court of general

jurisdiction in the United States for a period of at least 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding the

application for admission.

(2) Review of Applications. The Director of Admissions (Director) must review each application

for admission to determine the applicant’s eligibility and to verify that the application is complete.

The burden is on the applicant to demonstrate eligibility and to provide complete information. If

eligibility is not demonstrated or the application is not complete, the Director may request

additional or required information and may permit the applicant to provide the requested

information within a reasonable time. If the applicant fails to provide the requested information,

the Director may dismiss the application.

(3) Confidentiality. The contents of the application for admission are confidential, but the

Committee may disclose the contents of the application or the applicant’s failure to disclose

required information that becomes known to the Committee:

(A) to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for good cause;

(B) to the Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law for good cause; or

(C) on order of the court.

fidentiality. The contents of the application for admission are confidential, but the

Committee may disclose the contents of the application or the applicant’s failure to disclose

required information that becomes known to the Committee:

(A) to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for good cause;

(B) to the Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law for good cause; or

(C) on order of the court.

(c) Admission Based on Examination in This Jurisdiction.

(1) Place and Dates of Examination. Examinations for admission to the Bar are held on

successive days in February and July of each year in Washington, D.C., at a place designated by

the Committee on dates designated by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). The

Committee may extend the days for examination for an applicant pursuant to a request for testing

accommodations.

(2) Application to Take the Bar Examination: Format, Time for Filing, and Fees.

(A) Format and Time for Filing. An application to take the bar examination must be submitted

in the format and by the date required by the Committee.

(B) Fees. The application must be accompanied by payment or proof of payment in accordance

with instructions provided by the Director.

(3) Proof of Legal Education in a Law School Approved by the American Bar Association. An

applicant who has graduated from or completed all requirements for graduation from a law school

that at the time of degree conferral is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) may take

the bar examination if the degree conferral occurred before, or is expected within 3 months after,

the first day of the bar examination. Before an applicant can be admitted to the Bar, the Director

must receive a certification that the applicant has graduated from an ABA-approved law school

with a J.D. or LL.B. degree.

egree conferral is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) may take

the bar examination if the degree conferral occurred before, or is expected within 3 months after,

the first day of the bar examination. Before an applicant can be admitted to the Bar, the Director

must receive a certification that the applicant has graduated from an ABA-approved law school

with a J.D. or LL.B. degree.

(4) Law Study in a Law School Not Approved by the ABA. An applicant who graduated from a

law school not approved by the ABA may take the bar examination only after successfully

completing at least 26 credit hours of study in a law school that at the time of such study was

approved by the ABA. All such 26 credit hours must be earned in courses of study, each of which

is substantially concentrated on a single subject tested on the Uniform Bar Examination. The hours

of study may be earned through remote instruction that meets the definition of “distance education

course” set out in the American Bar Association Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval

of Law Schools.

(5) Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. An applicant for admission by

examination may be admitted to the Bar only if that applicant has also taken the Multistate

Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) written and administered by NCBE and has

received the minimum grade required by the Committee. Arrangements to take the MPRE,

including the payment of any fees for it, must be made directly with NCBE. The score received

on the MPRE may not be used in connection with the scoring of the bar examination.

(6) Examination Instructions. Applicants are responsible for reviewing and complying with the

examination instructions included on the application and posted on the Committee’s website. An

applicant’s failure to comply with the Committee’s instructions during administration of the

examination may result in dismissal from the examination site or invalidation of the examination

score, as appropriate.

amination Instructions. Applicants are responsible for reviewing and complying with the

examination instructions included on the application and posted on the Committee’s website. An

applicant’s failure to comply with the Committee’s instructions during administration of the

examination may result in dismissal from the examination site or invalidation of the examination

score, as appropriate.

(7) General Considerations Regarding the Examination.

(A) In General. Before February 2028, the examination is the legacy Uniform Bar Examination

(legacy UBE) developed by NCBE. Beginning in February 2028, the examination is the NextGen

Uniform Bar Examination (NextGen UBE) developed by NCBE. To pass the NextGen UBE

examination administered in this jurisdiction, an examinee must attain a score at or above the

NextGen UBE passing score specified by an Administrative Order of the court.

(B) Transferrable UBE Score. To earn a transferrable legacy UBE or NextGen UBE score, an

applicant must take all components of the examination in a single administration of the

examination.

(C) Subparagraphs 8 through 12 of this paragraph (c) apply only to administration of the legacy

UBE examination in this jurisdiction.

(8) Computation of Written Component Scaled Scores. The raw scores on the written and MBE

components will be converted to scaled scores by NCBE in accordance with UBE policies.

(9) Determining Pass/Fail Status.

(A) Passing Score. An applicant must attain a combined UBE scaled score of 266 or greater to

pass the examination.

(B) Review by Committee. Before notice and publication of the examination results, the

Committee must review the written component answers of all applicants who have attained a

combined UBE scaled score within a specified number of points below the passing score, as

determined by the Committee.

e. An applicant must attain a combined UBE scaled score of 266 or greater to

pass the examination.

(B) Review by Committee. Before notice and publication of the examination results, the

Committee must review the written component answers of all applicants who have attained a

combined UBE scaled score within a specified number of points below the passing score, as

determined by the Committee.

(10) Time of Notice and Publication of Results. Applicants will be notified in writing of the

results of their examination.

(A) Successful Applicants. The Director will notify each successful applicant of his or her

written component scaled score, MBE scaled score, and combined UBE scaled score. Thereafter,

an alphabetical list of the successful applicants will be published with a request that any

information tending to affect the eligibility of an applicant on character and fitness grounds be

furnished to the Committee. The publication will be made at least 2 weeks before the Committee

reports to the court.

(B) Unsuccessful Applicants. The Director will notify in writing each unsuccessful applicant

of the applicant’s score. The notification will contain the applicant’s raw score for each question

in the written component, the written component scaled score, the MBE scaled score, and the

combined UBE scaled score.

(11) Post-examination Review. Examination scores will not be adjusted after publication, but

unsuccessful applicants may review their graded written component answers by executing and

returning the review request form so that it is received by the Director by the 30th day after

examination results are published. A review of the MBE answer sheet is not available. The Director

will advise the unsuccessful applicant regarding how the written component answers may be

reviewed.

tion, but

unsuccessful applicants may review their graded written component answers by executing and

returning the review request form so that it is received by the Director by the 30th day after

examination results are published. A review of the MBE answer sheet is not available. The Director

will advise the unsuccessful applicant regarding how the written component answers may be

reviewed.

(12) Destruction of the Written Component Answers. Destruction of the applicant answers in the

written examination component may commence 30 days after the date of publication of the

examination results, but destruction of the written component answers of an unsuccessful applicant

who takes advantage of the post-examination review procedure will be delayed until at least 15

days after the review.

(13) Previous Failures. An applicant who on 4 separate occasions has taken a bar examination

in the District of Columbia or a UBE, and who has failed to earn a passing score, will not be

permitted to take a further examination in the District of Columbia, except upon a showing of

extraordinary circumstances.

(14) Communication with Committee Members and Graders. An applicant must not

communicate with Committee members or graders concerning any applicant’s performance on the

examination.

(d) Admission by Transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination Score Attained in Another Jurisdiction.

(1) Application. An applicant seeking admission to this Bar on the basis of a UBE score attained

in another jurisdiction must submit an application in the format required by the Committee.

Legacy UBE scores of 266 or above earned in other jurisdictions during any exam administration

may be transferred if the scores are not more than five years old at the time of the score-transfer

request

on.

(1) Application. An applicant seeking admission to this Bar on the basis of a UBE score attained

in another jurisdiction must submit an application in the format required by the Committee.

Legacy UBE scores of 266 or above earned in other jurisdictions during any exam administration

may be transferred if the scores are not more than five years old at the time of the score-transfer

request. NextGen UBE scores earned in other jurisdictions during any exam administration in or

after July 2026 may be transferred if the scores are not more than five years old at the time of the

score-transfer request and if the scores are at or above the NextGen UBE passing score specified

by an Administrative Order of the court.

(2) Fees. The application must be accompanied by payment or proof of payment in accordance

with instructions provided by the Director.

(3) Admission Requirements. An applicant may be admitted to the Bar of this court on the basis

of a UBE score attained in another jurisdiction if:

(A) The applicant has been awarded a J.D. or LL.B. degree by a law school which, at the time

of the awarding of the degree, was approved by the ABA; or, if the applicant graduated from a law

school not approved by the ABA, the applicant successfully completed at least 26 credit hours of

study in a law school that at the time of such study was approved by the ABA, with all such 26

credit hours having been earned in courses of study, each of which is substantially concentrated

on a single subject tested on the UBE and which, if earned through remote instruction, meet the

definition of “distance education course” set out in American Bar Association Standards and Rules

of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools; and

(B) The applicant has also taken the MPRE written and administered by NCBE and received

the minimum grade required by the Committee.

antially concentrated

on a single subject tested on the UBE and which, if earned through remote instruction, meet the

definition of “distance education course” set out in American Bar Association Standards and Rules

of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools; and

(B) The applicant has also taken the MPRE written and administered by NCBE and received

the minimum grade required by the Committee.

(e) Admission Without Examination of Members of the Bar of Other Jurisdictions.

(1) Application. An applicant seeking admission to this Bar based on membership in the bar of

another state or territory must submit an application in the format required by the Committee.

(2) Fees. The application must be accompanied by payment or proof of payment in accordance

with instructions provided by the Director.

(3) Admissions Requirements. An applicant may be admitted to the Bar of this court without

examination in this jurisdiction, if the applicant has actively practiced law as a member in good

standing of a bar of a court of general jurisdiction in the United States for a period of at least 3 of

the 5 years immediately preceding the filing of the application.

(f) Special Legal Consultants.

(1) Licensing Requirements. In its discretion, the court may license to practice as a Special Legal

Consultant, without examination, an applicant who:

(A) has been admitted to practice (or has obtained the equivalent of admission) in a foreign

country, and is in good standing as an attorney or counselor at law (or the equivalent of either) in

that country;

(B) possesses the good moral character and general fitness requisite for a member of the Bar

of this court;

(C) intends to practice as a Special Legal Consultant in the District of Columbia and to maintain

an office for such practice in the District of Columbia which, if the applicant is a teacher of law at

a law school approved by the American Bar Association, may be the office of the teacher at the

law school; and

(D) is at least 26 years of age.

requisite for a member of the Bar

of this court;

(C) intends to practice as a Special Legal Consultant in the District of Columbia and to maintain

an office for such practice in the District of Columbia which, if the applicant is a teacher of law at

a law school approved by the American Bar Association, may be the office of the teacher at the

law school; and

(D) is at least 26 years of age.

(2) Filings Required. An applicant for a license to practice as a Special Legal Consultant must

file with the Committee:

(A) an application in the form required by the Committee addressed to the court in executive

session, which without further order of the court will be referred to the Committee;

(B) payment in accordance with instructions provided by the Director;

(C) a certificate from the authority in the foreign country having final jurisdiction over

professional discipline, certifying to the applicant’s admission to practice (or the equivalent of

such admission) and the date thereof and to the applicant’s good standing as attorney or counselor

at law (or the equivalent of either), together with a duly authenticated English translation of such

certificate if it is not in English; and

(D) a summary of the law and customs of the foreign country that relate to the opportunity

afforded to members of the Bar of this court to establish offices for the giving of legal advice to

clients in such foreign country.

(3) Waiver of Provisions. Upon a showing that strict compliance with the provisions of Rule

46(f)(2) is impossible or very difficult for reasons beyond the control of the applicant, or upon a

showing of exceptional professional qualifications to practice as a Special Legal Consultant, the

court may, in its discretion, waive or vary the application of such provisions and permit the

applicant to make such other showing as may be satisfactory to the court.

e with the provisions of Rule

46(f)(2) is impossible or very difficult for reasons beyond the control of the applicant, or upon a

showing of exceptional professional qualifications to practice as a Special Legal Consultant, the

court may, in its discretion, waive or vary the application of such provisions and permit the

applicant to make such other showing as may be satisfactory to the court.

(4) Investigation; Report. The Committee may investigate the qualifications, moral character,

and general fitness of any applicant for a license to practice as a Special Legal Consultant and may

in any case require the applicant to submit any additional proof or information as the Committee

may deem appropriate. The Committee may also require the applicant to submit a report from the

National Conference of Bar Examiners, and to pay the prescribed fee therefor, with respect to the

applicant’s character and fitness.

(5) Opportunity to Establish Law Office in Applicant’s Country of Admission. In considering

whether to license an applicant to practice as a Special Legal Consultant, the court may in its

discretion take into account whether a member of the Bar of this court would have a reasonable

and practical opportunity to establish an office for the giving of legal advice to clients in the

applicant’s country of admission. Any member of the Bar who is seeking or has sought to establish

an office in that country may request the Court to consider the matter, or the Court may do so sua

sponte.

scretion take into account whether a member of the Bar of this court would have a reasonable

and practical opportunity to establish an office for the giving of legal advice to clients in the

applicant’s country of admission. Any member of the Bar who is seeking or has sought to establish

an office in that country may request the Court to consider the matter, or the Court may do so sua

sponte.

(6) Scope of Practice. A person licensed to practice as a Special Legal Consultant may render

legal services in the District of Columbia, notwithstanding the prohibitions of Rule 49(b), subject,

however, to the limitations that any person so licensed must not:

(A) appear for a person other than himself or herself as attorney in any court, before any

magistrate or other judicial officer, or before any administrative agency, in the District of

Columbia (other than upon admission pro hac vice in accordance with Rule 49(b) or any applicable

agency rule) or prepare pleadings or any other documents or issue subpoenas in an action or

proceeding brought in any such court or agency or before any such judicial officer;

(B) prepare any deed, mortgage, assignment, discharge, lease, or any other instrument affecting

title to real estate located in the United States;

(C) prepare:

(i) any will or trust instrument effecting the disposition on death of any property located in

the United States and owned, in whole or in part, by a resident thereof; or

n any such court or agency or before any such judicial officer;

(B) prepare any deed, mortgage, assignment, discharge, lease, or any other instrument affecting

title to real estate located in the United States;

(C) prepare:

(i) any will or trust instrument effecting the disposition on death of any property located in

the United States and owned, in whole or in part, by a resident thereof; or

(ii) any instrument relating to the administration of a decedent’s estate in the United States;

(D) prepare any instrument in respect of the marital relations, rights, or duties of a resident of

the United States or the custody or care of one or more children of any such resident;

(E) render professional legal advice on or under the law of the District of Columbia or of the

United States or of any state, territory, or possession thereof (whether rendered incident to the

preparation of legal instruments or otherwise) except on the basis of advice from a person acting

as counsel to such Special Legal Consultant (and not in his or her official capacity as a public

employee) duly qualified and entitled (other than by virtue of having been licensed as a Special

Legal Consultant under this Rule 46(f)) to render professional legal advice in the District of

Columbia on such law who has been consulted in the particular matter at hand and has been

identified to the client by name;

(F) in any way hold himself or herself out as a member of the Bar of this court; or

(G) use any title other than one or more of the following, in each case only in conjunction with

the name of the person’s country of admission:

ofessional legal advice in the District of

Columbia on such law who has been consulted in the particular matter at hand and has been

identified to the client by name;

(F) in any way hold himself or herself out as a member of the Bar of this court; or

(G) use any title other than one or more of the following, in each case only in conjunction with

the name of the person’s country of admission:

(i) “Special Legal Consultant”;

(ii) such Special Legal Consultant’s authorized title in foreign country of his or her admission

to practice;

(iii) the name of such Special Legal Consultant’s firm in that country.

(7) Disciplinary Provisions.

(A) In General. Every person licensed to practice as a Special Legal Consultant under Rule

46(f) is subject to the Rules of Professional Conduct of this jurisdiction to the extent applicable to

the legal services authorized under Rule 46(f), is subject to censure, suspension, or revocation of

his or her license to practice as a Special Legal Consultant by the court, and must execute and file

with the Clerk, in such form and manner as the court may prescribe:

(i) a written commitment to observe the Rules of Professional Conduct;

(ii) an undertaking or appropriate evidence of professional liability insurance, in such amount

as the court may prescribe, to assure the Special Legal Consultant’s proper professional conduct

and responsibility;

(iii) a duly acknowledged instrument in writing setting forth the Special Legal Consultant’s

address in the District of Columbia and designating the Clerk of the D.C

ssional Conduct;

(ii) an undertaking or appropriate evidence of professional liability insurance, in such amount

as the court may prescribe, to assure the Special Legal Consultant’s proper professional conduct

and responsibility;

(iii) a duly acknowledged instrument in writing setting forth the Special Legal Consultant’s

address in the District of Columbia and designating the Clerk of the D.C. Court of Appeals as his

or her agent upon whom process may be served, with like effect as if served personally upon the

Special Legal Consultant, in any action or proceeding thereafter brought against the Special Legal

Consultant and arising out of or based upon any legal services rendered or offered to be rendered

by the Special Legal Consultant within or to residents of the District of Columbia, whenever after

due diligence service cannot be made upon the Special Legal Consultant at such address or at such

new address in the District of Columbia as he or she filed in the office of the Clerk by means of a

duly acknowledged supplemental instrument in writing; and

(iv) a written commitment to notify the Clerk of the Special Legal Consultant’s resignation

from practice in the foreign country of his or her admission or of any censure in respect of such

admission, or of any suspension or revocation of his or her right to practice in such country.

(B) Service on Clerk. Service of process on the Clerk pursuant to the designation filed as

aforesaid must be made by personally delivering to and leaving with the Clerk, or with a deputy

or assistant authorized by the Clerk to receive service, at the Clerk’s office, duplicate copies of

such process together with a fee of $10.00. Service of process is complete when the Clerk has been

served

y.

(B) Service on Clerk. Service of process on the Clerk pursuant to the designation filed as

aforesaid must be made by personally delivering to and leaving with the Clerk, or with a deputy

or assistant authorized by the Clerk to receive service, at the Clerk’s office, duplicate copies of

such process together with a fee of $10.00. Service of process is complete when the Clerk has been

served. The Clerk must promptly send one of the copies to the Special Legal Consultant to whom

the process is directed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Special Legal

Consultant at the address given to the court by the Special Legal Consultant as aforesaid.

(C) Sanction. In imposing any sanction authorized by Rule 46(f)(7)(A), the court may act sua

sponte, on recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility, or on complaint of any

person. To the extent feasible, the court must proceed in a manner consistent with its Rules

Governing the Bar of the District of Columbia.

(8) Affiliation with the District of Columbia Bar.

(A) In General. A Special Legal Consultant licensed under Rule 46(f) is not a member of the

District of Columbia Bar, but a Special Legal Consultant is considered an affiliate of the Bar

subject to the same conditions and requirements as are applicable to an active or inactive member

of the Bar under the court’s Rules Governing the Bar of the District of Columbia, insofar as such

conditions and requirements may be consistent with the provisions of Rule 46(f).

(B) Oath. A Special Legal Consultant licensed under Rule 46(f) must, upon being so licensed,

take the following oath before this court, unless granted permission to take the oath in absentia:

“I, _________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that as a Special Legal Consultant with respect to

the laws of___________, licensed by this court, I will demean myself uprightly and according to

law.”

(f).

(B) Oath. A Special Legal Consultant licensed under Rule 46(f) must, upon being so licensed,

take the following oath before this court, unless granted permission to take the oath in absentia:

“I, _________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that as a Special Legal Consultant with respect to

the laws of___________, licensed by this court, I will demean myself uprightly and according to

law.”

(g) Moral Character and General Fitness to Practice Law. The applicant has the burden of

demonstrating, by clear and convincing evidence, that the applicant possesses good moral

character and general fitness to practice law in the District of Columbia.

(h) Essential Eligibility Requirements.

(1) In General. In determining whether an applicant possesses the requisite good moral character

and general fitness to be admitted to the Bar in the District of Columbia, the Committee must

consider among other factors the following:

(A) misconduct in employment;

(B) acts involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;

(C) abuse of legal process, including the filing of vexatious lawsuits;

(D) neglect of financial responsibilities;

(E) neglect of professional obligations;

(F) violation of an order of a court, including any child support order;

(G) evidence of a mental health disorder that impairs fitness to practice law;

(H) evidence of a substance use disorder;

(I) denial of admission to the bar in another jurisdiction on character and fitness grounds;

(J) disciplinary action by an attorney disciplinary agency or other professional disciplinary

agency of any jurisdiction;

(K) material information omitted from or misrepresented in the application; and

(L) evidence that the applicant has not demeaned himself or herself uprightly in any court or

when interacting with a court, an opposing party or counsel, or during the application process when

seeking admission.

ion by an attorney disciplinary agency or other professional disciplinary

agency of any jurisdiction;

(K) material information omitted from or misrepresented in the application; and

(L) evidence that the applicant has not demeaned himself or herself uprightly in any court or

when interacting with a court, an opposing party or counsel, or during the application process when

seeking admission.

(2) Weight and Significance of Prior Conduct. The Committee will consider the following in

assigning weight and significance to prior conduct:

(A) the applicant’s age at the time of the conduct;

(B) the recency of the conduct;

(C) the reliability of the information concerning the conduct;

(D) the seriousness of the conduct;

(E) the factors underlying the conduct;

(F) the cumulative effect of the conduct or information;

(G) evidence of rehabilitation;

(H) the applicant’s positive contributions to the community since the conduct;

(I) the applicant’s candor and comportment in the admissions process; and

(J) the materiality of any omissions or misrepresentations.

(i) Hearing by the Committee.

(1) In General. In determining whether an applicant possesses the requisite good moral character

and general fitness for admission to the Bar, the Committee may act without requiring the applicant

to appear before it to be sworn and interrogated or may require the applicant to appear for an

informal hearing. If the Committee is unwilling to certify an applicant after an informal hearing,

the Committee must send a notice by certified mail to the address appearing on the application.

The notice must indicate:

(A) the adverse matters on which the Committee relied in denying certification; and

(B) the choice of withdrawing the application or requesting a formal hearing.

pear for an

informal hearing. If the Committee is unwilling to certify an applicant after an informal hearing,

the Committee must send a notice by certified mail to the address appearing on the application.

The notice must indicate:

(A) the adverse matters on which the Committee relied in denying certification; and

(B) the choice of withdrawing the application or requesting a formal hearing.

(2) Requesting Formal Hearing. Within 30 days after receiving the notice, the applicant may file

with the Committee a written request for a formal hearing. If the applicant fails to file a timely

request for a formal hearing, the applicant’s application will be deemed withdrawn. If the applicant

requests a formal hearing within the 30-day period, the request will be granted.

(3) Rules of Procedure for the Formal Hearing. The formal hearing must be conducted by the

Committee under the following rules of procedure:

(A) Notice; Applicant’s Rights. The Director will give the applicant no less than 10 days’ notice

of:

(i) the date, time, and place of the formal hearing;

(ii) the adverse matters upon which the Committee relied in denying admission;

(iii) the applicant’s right to review in the office of the Director those matters in the Committee

file pertaining to the applicant’s character and fitness upon which the Committee may rely at the

hearing; and

(iv) the applicant’s right to be represented by counsel at the hearing, to examine and cross-

examine witnesses, to adduce evidence bearing on moral character and general fitness to practice

law and, for such purpose, to make reasonable use of the court’s subpoena power.

(B) Privacy; Evidence. The hearing before the Committee is private unless the applicant

requests that it be public. The hearing will be conducted in a formal manner, but the Committee is

not bound by the formal rules of evidence

tnesses, to adduce evidence bearing on moral character and general fitness to practice

law and, for such purpose, to make reasonable use of the court’s subpoena power.

(B) Privacy; Evidence. The hearing before the Committee is private unless the applicant

requests that it be public. The hearing will be conducted in a formal manner, but the Committee is

not bound by the formal rules of evidence. The Committee may, in its discretion, take evidence in

other than testimonial form and determine whether evidence to be taken in testimonial form will

be taken in person at the hearing or by deposition. The proceedings must be recorded, and the

applicant may order a transcript at the applicant’s expense.

(C) Report. If after the hearing, the Committee determines that an adverse report should be

made, the Committee will serve the applicant with a copy of the report of the Committee’s findings

and conclusions and permit the applicant to withdraw the application within 15 days after being

served with the report. The Committee may, in its discretion, extend this time. If the applicant

elects not to withdraw, the Committee will deliver a report of its findings and conclusions to the

court with service on the applicant.

(j) Review by the Court.

(1) In General. If after receiving a Committee report, the court proposes to deny admission, the

court will order the applicant to show cause why the application should not be denied. Proceedings

under this Rule 46(j) will be heard by the court on the record made by the Committee on

Admissions.

(2) Extraordinary Circumstances. Except for the court review provided in Rule 46(j)(1), the

court will not review actions by or proceedings before the Committee except upon a showing:

(A) of extraordinary circumstances for instituting such review; and

(B) that an application for relief has previously been made in the first instance to the Committee

and been denied by the Committee, or that an application to the Committee for the relief is not

practicable.

ided in Rule 46(j)(1), the

court will not review actions by or proceedings before the Committee except upon a showing:

(A) of extraordinary circumstances for instituting such review; and

(B) that an application for relief has previously been made in the first instance to the Committee

and been denied by the Committee, or that an application to the Committee for the relief is not

practicable.

(k) Admission Order.

(1) The Committee will file with the court a motion to admit the successful applicants by

examination, or a certification of attorneys for admission by transferred UBE score or of attorneys

for admission without examination, after successful completion of a character and fitness study.

(2) An applicant whose name is on an order of admission entered by the court or who is certified

for admission by the Committee without a formal hearing must complete admission within 150

days from the date of the order or the certification by taking the oath as required by Rule 46(l) and

submitting to the court a notarized statement or a declaration that includes the oath.

(3) An applicant who fails to take the oath and submit the required notarized statement or

declaration to the court within 150 days from the date of the admission order or the certification

may file, within one year from the date of the order or certification, an affidavit with the Director

explaining the cause of the delay. Upon consideration of the affidavit, the Committee may

reapprove the applicant and file a supplemental motion with the court or may deny the applicant’s

admission and direct the applicant to file a new application for admission.

on order or the certification

may file, within one year from the date of the order or certification, an affidavit with the Director

explaining the cause of the delay. Upon consideration of the affidavit, the Committee may

reapprove the applicant and file a supplemental motion with the court or may deny the applicant’s

admission and direct the applicant to file a new application for admission.

(l) Oath.

(1) In General. An applicant admitted to the Bar of this court must take the following oath,

either before a notary or as reflected in a declaration in the format required by Rule 46(1)(2):

“I__________ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that as a member of the Bar of this court, I will

demean myself uprightly and according to law; and that I will support the Constitution of the

United States of America.”

(2) Notarized Statement or Declaration. The notarized statement or declaration must include the

oath in Rule 46(1)(1). A declaration in the following format may be used in lieu of notarization:

“I declare, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the District of Columbia, that I have taken

the oath quoted in this declaration.

Signed on the __ day of ____, 20__ at _(city)_, (state), (country)____.

Printed name __________________________

Signature ______________________________”