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Every application for admission to practice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph a of subdivision one of section ninety of the judiciary law by a person who has been certified by the state board of law examiners, in accordance with the provisions of section four hundred sixty-four of said law, shall be referred by the appellate division to the committee for a district in its judicial department. Every application for admission to practice which is made on motion without the taking of the bar examination, pursuant to rules of the court of appeals and the provisions of paragraph b of subdivision one of section ninety of the judiciary law, by a person already admitted to practice in another jurisdiction, shall be referred by the appellate division to the committee for a district in its judicial department.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Civil Practice Law and Rules - CVP Rule 9402. Application for admission - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/civil-practice-law-and-rules/cvpny-cplr-rule-9402/
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