Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination. ( 2020 )

rC"P",41 07/22/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: PR 06-0422 PR 06-0422 FI ,.,44 0, Jul_ 2 1 2020 Bowen c5reenwO0d IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THOMAS M. MELTON cler(tAVIX)Rat:urt Thomas M. Melton has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of his application for adrnission 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 of Admission. Melton passed the MPRE in 1984 when seeking admission to the practice of law in Oklahoma, where he was admitted, and he has since also been admitted to practice in Utah. Melton has not been subject to any disciplinary action as a lawyer. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Thomas M. Melton to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of his current application for admission by motion 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 Examilet at the State Bar of Montana. DATED this —day of July, 2020. ChiefJustie