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Applicants notified of an adverse moral character determination can request an administrative review by the Committee of Bar Examiners within 30 days. The request must include a statement of background, reasons for review, and rehabilitative efforts, and will be reviewed by a designated panel within 60 days. The Committee will notify the applicant of its determination within 15 days of its meeting.

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Procedures-Regarding-Requests-for-Administrative-Review

Applicants notified of an adverse moral character determination can request an administrative review by the Committee of Bar Examiners within 30 days. The request must include a statement of background, reasons for review, and rehabilitative efforts, and will be reviewed by a designated panel within 60 days. The Committee will notify the applicant of its determination within 15 days of its meeting.

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OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS

PROCEDURES REGARDING REQUESTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW


BY THE COMMITTEE OF BAR EXAMINERS OF ADVERSE
DETERMINATIONS OF MORAL CHARACTER

A. An applicant notified of an adverse determination of moral character by staff may submit a written
request for administrative review by the Committee of Bar Examiners (Committee) within 30 days of
the date of the notice of the State Bar’s determination.

B. The request for administrative review may be submitted via email, the Applicant Portal, or sent to:

Moral Character Determinations Unit


Office of Admissions
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
ATTN: PROGRAM MANAGER, MORAL CHARACTER DETERMINATIONS

C. An applicant’s request for administrative review by the Committee must contain a concise
statement (1) describing the applicant’s relevant background and the moral character issues raised
by staff, (2) expressing the reasons why the determination by staff should be reviewed, and (3)
describing the applicant’s rehabilitative efforts. Supplemental materials may be included with the
request.

D. Upon receipt of the request for administrative review, the program manager will promptly deliver
the applicant’s request for administrative review, a complete copy of applicant’s moral character
application, and a copy of the informal conference recording, unless the applicant elected not to
participate in an informal conference, to the chair of the Moral Character Subcommittee.

E. The chair of the Moral Character Subcommittee will designate a panel of two members of the Moral
Character Subcommittee, or of the Committee if members of the Moral Character Subcommittee
are unavailable, to conduct the administrative review. At least one member of the panel will be a
licensee of the State Bar of California.

F. Within 60 days of receipt of the request for review, the panel will review the entirety of the record
including the informal conference recording and any supplemental material provided by the
applicant at the time of the request for administrative review.

San Francisco Office Los Angeles Office


180 Howard Street 845 S. Figueroa Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 www.calbar.ca.gov Los Angeles, CA 90017
G. The panel may request additional information from the applicant or the State Bar. Administrative
reviews by the Committee are intended to be limited to a review of the record. In exceptional
circumstances, however, the panel may invite the applicant to attend another informal conference.
In such instances, one member of the panel will be selected by the panel as the lead interviewer.
The Moral Character Determinations unit will facilitate and coordinate any informal conferences
initiated by the panel. The Moral Character Determinations unit’s program manager and counsel
may attend any informal conference initiated by the panel. Informal conferences conducted by the
Committee will be audio or video recorded.

H. The panel will present its findings and recommendation to the Committee for determination at the
next regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee. The Committee may adopt the findings and
recommendation of the panel or take any other action it deems appropriate.

I. Within 15 days of the Committee’s determination, the State Bar will notify the applicant of the
Committee’s determination. A notice of denial of a positive moral character determination will be
sent to the applicant by email with a proof of service.

J. These guidelines and procedures also apply to an applicant’s request for review by the Committee
of a State Bar staff decision to deem an application abandoned under Admissions Rule 4.43, with
the exception of Guideline G, above, as it refers to informal conferences.

Approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners on December 2, 2022

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