Edward G. PARTIN II v. STATE BOARD OF LAW
EXAMINERS

97-683                                             ___ S.W.2d ___

                    Supreme Court of Arkansas
              Opinion delivered September 11, 1997


1.   Attorney & client -- bar admission -- supreme court's jurisdiction solely
     for appellate review. -- Pursuant to Rule XIII of the Rules
     Governing Admission to the Bar, a petitioner must first submit
     any application for initial admission to the Board of Law
     Examiners for determination of eligibility; the supreme court
     does not have original jurisdiction of petitions for admission
     to the bar of Arkansas; rather, the court's jurisdiction in
     connection with applications for admission to the bar is
     solely for appellate review of the Board's decisions.

2.   Attorney & client -- bar admission -- petition dismissed for lack of
     original jurisdiction -- motion and request moot. -- The supreme court
     dismissed the petition for admission to the bar of Arkansas
     for lack of original jurisdiction and declared the motion for
     consideration of previous record and briefs and request for
     oral argument moot.


     Petition for Admission to the Bar of Arkansas; dismissed.
     Motion for Consideration of Previous Record and Briefs and
Request for Oral Argument; moot.
     Petitioner, pro se.
     Kaplan, Brewer & Maxey, by: Philip E. Kaplan, for respondent.
     Per Curiam.
     Petitioner Edward G. Partin II has filed  a petition for
admission to the bar of Arkansas and  a motion for consideration of
previous record and briefs and request for oral argument.
     Petitioner sought admission to the Bar of Arkansas in 1993. He
had completed the necessary educational requirements and had passed
the Arkansas bar examination. The Board of Law Examiners refused to
recommend his admission on the ground that he was not morally
qualified.  The Board concluded that Petitioner's efforts at
rehabilitation were not complete in view of what members perceived
as his lack of candor. On appeal, this court affirmed the Board's
decision.  Partin v. Bar of Arkansas, 320 Ark. 37, 894 S.W.2d 906
(1994).
     Petitioner again seeks admission to the bar of Arkansas and
alleges that he has completed the necessary educational
requirements and that he has passed the Arkansas Bar examination
and the Multistate Professional Responsibility examination.
Petitioner further alleges that he was admitted to the bar of
Louisiana on April 25, 1995.
     Rule XIII of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar
requires that any application for initial admission shall be
submitted to the Executive Secretary of  the Board  and that the
determination of eligibility shall be made by the Board in
accordance with Rule XIII.  In the event the Board denies
eligibility, the applicant may appeal the Board's decision to this
court for review de novo upon the record.
     The Board's decision to deny Petitioner's previous application
for admission to the bar of Arkansas was affirmed by this court in
1995.  Partin v. Bar of Arkansas, supra.  Pursuant to Rule XIII of
the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, Petitioner must first
submit any application for initial admission to the Board for
determination of eligibility. This court does not have original
jurisdiction of petitions for admission to the bar of Arkansas.
Rather, this court's jurisdiction in connection with applications
for admission to the bar is  solely for appellate review of the
Board's decisions.  Rule XIII of the Rules Governing Admission to
the Bar.
     The petition for admission to the bar of Arkansas is,
therefore, dismissed for lack of original jurisdiction.  The motion
for consideration of previous record and briefs and request for
oral argument is, therefore, moot.
Brown, J., not participating.