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    Board of Law Examiners

    Also known as:
    Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners
    Active dates:1891-
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 481.01
    Court Rules Bar 3.B
    1891 Minn. Laws Chap. 36
    Function:

    Administers the state bar examination in Minnesota and recommends successful candidates to the supreme court, which grants admission to the bar.

    History:

    The Law Examiners Board accepts applicants for, composes, and administers the state bar examination and recommends successful candidates to the supreme court, which grants admission to the bar. By statute, the Board consists of seven attorneys at law appointed by the supreme court to nonconcurrent three-year terms (not less than three, nor more than seven,
    attorneys at law). The board was created by Chapter 36, General Laws of 1891, which provided for the court's appointment to the board of one attorney from each congressional district.
    Membership:

    As of 2012, 9 members, 7 lawyers and 2 public member. All members are appointed by the Supreme Court. Members serve 3 year terms.
    Internet resource:
    Minnesota Management & Budget Agency Profile
    Board of Law Examiners
    Board Information
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1985-2020.
    Record last updated: 05/31/2023
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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