MATTER OF SIMMONS

No. 201,671-5.

414 P.3d 1111 (2018)

In the MATTER OF the Bar Application of Tarra Denelle SIMMONS.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed April 5, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Avrom Strait , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, Shon Hopwood , Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave. Nw., Washington, DC, 20001-2022, Counsel for Appellant(s).

Catherine Ann Biestek , Attorney at Law, Jean Kelley Mcelroy , Washington State Bar Association, 1325 4th Ave. Ste. 600, Seattle, WA, 98101-2539, Counsel for Respondent(s).

T. David Copley , Laura R Gerber , Tana Lin , Keller Rohrback LLP, 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 3200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3276, Prachi Vipinchandra Esq. Dave , Attorney at Law, 901 5th Ave. Ste. 630, Seattle, WA, 98164-2086, Amicus Curiae on behalf of et al. ACLU of Washington.


¶ 1 Determining moral character as a credential for practicing law has a long and intriguing history.1 While lawyers may have more work to do in regard to how the public perceives our contributions to society, the evaluation of a bar applicant's character is an important step toward building confidence in...

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