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APPEAL OF MURPHY

482 Pa. 43 (1978)

393 A.2d 369

Appeal of Edward M. MURPHY, II, from the Decision of the State Board of Law Examiners. Application of Thomas Sylvester ACKER for Admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Murphy, II, Dunmore, David H. Acker, New Castle, for appellant.

Susan L. Anderson, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

For many years this Court, exercising its inherent right to determine the conditions of admission to the bar of this state,1 has insisted on two complementary requirements: one, that an applicant for admission be a graduate both of an accredited college and of an accredited law school; and two, that the applicant take and pass the bar examination administered by the Pennsylvania...

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