In a matter of first impression, the Appellate Court of Maryland said bar applicants seeking legal action against local character committee members lacked a jurisdictional basis to proceed in circuit court.
The appeals court said a committee’s examination of character is governed, in part, by Rule 19-204(a), and is exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Maryland Supreme Court to address.
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