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PETITION OF SCHAENGOLD

No. 5231

422 P.2d 686 (1967)

Petition of Melvin Edward SCHAENGOLD for Review of Recommendation of Board of Bar Examiners that Membership in the State Bar of Nevada Be Denied.

Supreme Court of Nevada

January 23, 1967

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Edward Schaengold, in pro per.

Jerry Carr Whitehead, Reno, for the Board of Bar Examiners.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Chief Justice.

Melvin Schaengold passed the Nevada bar examination in 1965, but has not yet been admitted to practice. The Board of Bar Examiners recommends that he be denied admission because he "has had a long and sustained history of mental illness" which, in the opinion of the Board, impairs his judgment and ability to give advice to others. Three hospitalizations, the current testimony of a psychiatrist, and isolated occurrences in...

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