Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
4-21-2019
Abstract
To the extent that the character and fitness evaluation continues to exclude those candidates who have not shown remorse or rehabilitation, it remains essential to ensuring the integrity of the legal profession. However, it is unfair to presume that a blemish on an applicant’s record suggests a lack of good moral character, until proven otherwise. Past mistakes and errors in judgment do not automatically indicate that an individual is unfit to practice law. Nor does the lack of “sanctionable conduct” in one’s past conclusively prove that the individual will uphold the integrity of the profession.
Recommended Citation
McCain, Allyson, "The Moral Character Evaluation: Proving That Your Past Does Not Define Your Future" (2019). GGU Law Review Blog. 61.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggu_law_review_blog/61
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