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YAKAH v. BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS.

448 Mass. 740 (2007)

MATHIAS KWASI YAKAH v. BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Looney, Jr. (Charles P. Kindregan, Jr., with him) for the petitioner.

Katy E. Koski (Robert J. Muldoon, Jr., with her) for Board of Bar Examiners.

Present: Ireland, Spina, Cowin, & Cordy, JJ.

IRELAND, J.

The Board of Bar Examiners (board) denied the petitioner's request to be admitted by motion, requiring the petitioner to first obtain a juris doctor degree. S.J.C. Rule 3:01, § 6.2, as appearing in 382 Mass. 755 (1981). The petitioner appealed from the decision to a single justice, who reserved and reported the issue to the full court. Because we conclude that the petitioner has failed to demonstrate that his legal education at the Ghana School of...

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