ARONSON v. AMBROSE

Civ. No. 326/1971.

366 F.Supp. 37 (1972)

Mark B. ARONSON and Kenneth W. Behrend on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Daniel W. AMBROSE, Chairman of the District Court of the Virgin Islands Committee of Bar Examiners and other members of the Committee of Bar Examiners of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Defendants.

District Court, Virgin Islands, D. St. Thomas and St. John.

April 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark B. Aronson and Kenneth W. Behrend, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Daniel W. Ambrose, Richard E. Grunert, Vincent A. Gamal, Winston A. Hodge, Roger L. Campbell, Committee of Bar Examiners, District Court of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, V. I., for defendants.


OPINION

CHRISTIAN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs are before this court challenging the refusal of the Committee of Bar Examiners to recommend their admission to the practice of law in this jurisdiction.1 By letter of June 9, 1971, the plaintiffs were informed that on the face of their applications, they did not meet the requirements for admission. Three reasons were assigned:

1. they had not passed the Virgin Islands Bar Examination...

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