IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE

IN RE: AMENDMENT TO SUPREME COURT RULE 7,

ARTICLE VI, Section 6.04

Filed April 29, 2005

ORDER

Supreme Court Rule 7, Article VI, Section 6.04, is hereby amended by adding a new sentence at the end of the current section 6.04, so that the section will read:

Sec. 6.04 . Certificate of Good Moral Character. – An applicant seeking admission to practice law in Tennessee must submit to the Board of Law Examiners, before permission is granted to take the Examination, a certificate from the dean or supervising authority of the law school from which the applicant graduated indicating that to the best of its knowledge and belief the candidate has demonstrated such reputation and character in the opinion of the law school that indicates no reasonable basis for substantial doubt that the applicant would adhere to the standards of conduct required of attorneys in this state and that the law school has provided full and complete information requested by the Board of Law Examiners regarding the character and fitness of the candidate. If the applicant has been previously admitted to another jurisdiction, a certificate of good standing from the highest court of each state to which applicant has been admitted must accompany the application to the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. Without waiving the requirement of proof of good moral character, the Board, in its discretion and for exceptional circumstances shown by the applicant, may waive the requirement of a certificate of good standing from the highest court of each state to which applicant has been admitted.

           It is so ORDERED.

                                                                                   FOR THE COURT:

                                                                                   _______________________________________

                                                                                   Frank F. Drowota, III, Chief Justice