Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination. ( 2020 )

12/15/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANAF !LED Case Number: PR 06-0422 PR 06-0422 OEC 1 5 2020 Bovve n Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court State of hilontana IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION ORDER OF MARCUS M. KERNER Marcus M. Kerner has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of his application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana. By rule, applicants for admission by motion must provide evidence of the requisite score on an MPRE taken "within three years preceding the date of the application for admission." Rule IV.A.3, Rules ofAdmission. Kerner initially passed the MPRE in 1982 and was thereafter admitted to the practice of law in the State of California. He practiced 36 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, retired in 2019, and now resides in Montana. His affidavit states he has "never been disbarred or suspended for any reason from the practice of law in any jurisdiction." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Marcus M. Kerner to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of his current application for admission by rnotion to the State Bar of Montana is GRANTED. The Clerk shall mail a copy of this order to Petitioner and to the Administrator of the Board of Bar Examiners at the State Bar of Montana. DATED this I day of December, 2020. Chief Justice • iS4 /;4 414, Justices