The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee temporarily denied admission to Reginald Dwayne Betts based on a prior felony conviction, pursuant to bar committee regulations that require a review in such situations. While some media editorials have excoriated the bar committee, we think that the delay has been part of the ordinary procedures of review under such circumstances. We believe that once the committee reviews the unparalleled array of Betts’ post-conviction achievements, it will easily conclude that there is overwhelming evidence of good moral character and/or fitness to practice law.
The applicable bar committee regulations are as follows:
The following conduct creates a presumption of and may result, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, in a finding of lack of good moral character and/or fitness to practice law.
i) Conviction of a felony
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