Qualifications for Admission to Bar

A person is qualified for admission to the Bar of Guam who proves to the satisfaction of the Board of Law Examiners: (a) that he has resided in Guam for not less than three (3) months preceding certification and intends in good faith to practice in Guam; (b) that he is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (c) that he is of good moral character; (d) that he has not been convicted in any court of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (e) that he has completed at least two years of college; (f) that he/she has graduated from a law school in the United States, its territories or possessions, which is accredited by the American Bar Association or that he/she has previously taken and passed one (1) or more parts of the Guam Bar Examination after graduating from a law school not accredited by the American Bar Association but previously approved by the Judicial Council. No correspondence law school may be so approved. (g) that he has passed a final examination given by the Board of Law Examiners, which examination shall be given at least twice each year. SOURCE: GC § 28019; subsection (e) amended by P.L. 14-104:10; subsection (f) amended by P.L. 14-104:10 and P.L. 17-29:12 and repealed/reenacted by P.L. 20- 175:3 (5/18/90). Formerly numbered Appendix A 7 GCA § 9113, renumbered by Compiler to § 9A113. NOTE: Must be cross-referenced with the current Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Rules and/or the current Rules for the Discipline of Attorneys to determine whether it was repealed. See COMMENT above. NOTE: The former law (before P.L. 20-175) added, between the end of subsection (f) and the beginning of subsection (g): ", and". P.L. 20-175 ended subsection (f) as shown in this publication.