In re R.R.R.

The board of bar examiners properly refused to waive the education requirements for admission to the state bar for an applicant who obtained a law degree by correspondence courses at a non-accredited law school.

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R. R. R. appeals the Board of Bar Examiners’ decision to deny his request for a waiver of the educational requirements for admission to the State Bar of Georgia, in order that R. R. R. be able to sit for the Bar Examination. R. R. R. is a graduate of Monticello University Law School, a school not approved by either the American Bar Association or by the Board of Bar Examiners. R. R. R. completed his degree at home and without attending classes. The Board refused to waive the requirement that an applicant must have received an initial law degree from a law school approved by the American Bar Association or by the Board of Bar Examiners.1 We find that the Board did not abuse its discretion in refusing the waiver, and we affirm.

This Court has the power and the duty to set the educational requirements for admission to the practice of law in this State, and therefore, “admission to the State Bar is governed by the Rules promulgated by this Court, which place the burden on the applicant to establish the fitness to practice law.” In Re G.E.C., 269 Ga. 744, 745 1 506 SE2d 843 1998. See also In Re Terese S. Oliver, 261 Ga. 850 413 SE2d 435 1992. R. R. R. contends that he is fit to practice law because his legal educational experience and knowledge gained match that of one graduating from a law school approved by the American Bar Association. However, his submitted assertions regarding curriculum, examination and writing samples, and statements from his wife and friends about the amount of time R. R. R. spent in home study, in no manner demonstrate the quality of his educational experience or the competence gained in the law, if any.

In re R.R.R.

The board of bar examiners properly refused to waive the education requirements for admission to the state bar for an applicant who obtained a law degree by correspondence courses at a non-accredited law school.

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