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The Supreme Court amended Part A, Section 4(b); Part A, Section 5; Part A, Section 10(b); Part A, Section 11; Part C, Section 2; Part C, Section 4 and Part D, Section 5 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Georgia. These amendments reflect increases in filing fees and late fees for Fitness Applications.
The Supreme Court amended Part A, Section 10 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Georgia.
The Supreme Court has amended Part B, Section 2, Application for Examinations, of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Georgia.
The Supreme Court has amended Part C, Section 2 (d) and Part B, Section 8 (d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Georgia.
The following order was passed by the Honorable Supreme Court of Georgia:
It is ordered that Part B, Section 7 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law be amended to read as follows:
Section 7: Re-Examination
There shall be no limit on the number of times an applicant may take the examination. However, once an applicant fails the examination three (3) times, the applicant will not be eligible to sit for the next available examination.
If this applicant fails any subsequent examination, the applicant must sit out the next available examination.
The Supreme Court of Georgia amended Part B, Section 6(c) concerning the subjects covered on the essay portion of the bar exam.