PORTER v. BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS

SJC-13062.

489 Mass. 1012 (2022)

LIONEL PORTER v. BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

April 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lionel Porter, pro se.

Matthew C. Welnicki , for Board of Bar Examiners.


After the Board of Bar Examiners (board) reported that Lionel Porter was not qualified for admission to the Massachusetts bar because of certain character and fitness concerns, Porter petitioned a single justice of this court for review. The single justice dismissed Porter's petition and denied his application for admission to the bar. Porter now appeals. We affirm.

1. Procedural background. Porter graduated from an accredited law school in 1985. He has applied for...

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