Application of Jefferson

238 A.3d 268, 471 Md. 70

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: September 14, 2020
• Docket: 15m/19
• Status: Published

Opinion

Argued: September 11, 2020

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF MARYLAND

Misc. No. 15

September Term, 2019

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ANTONETTE YVONNE JEFFERSON FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR OF MARYLAND

Barbera, C.J. McDonald Watts Hotten Getty Booth Biran,

JJ.

Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic. ORDER Suzanne Johnson 2020-09-14 14:33-04:00

Filed: September 14, 2020 Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION * IN THE

OF ANTONETTE YVONNE JEFFERSON * COURT OF APPEALS

FOR ADMISSION TO THE * OF MARYLAND

BAR OF MARYLAND * Misc. No. 15

* September Term, 2019

ORDER

WHEREAS Antonette Yvonne Jefferson has applied for admission to the

Maryland Bar,

WHEREAS, pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-204(a), the Character

Committee for the Fourth Appellate Circuit undertook an investigation of Ms. Jefferson’s

character and fitness for the practice of law and, on March 12, 2019, conducted a hearing

at which Ms. Jefferson appeared and testified,

WHEREAS, the Character Committee prepared a comprehensive report for

the State Board of Law Examiners in which it unanimously recommended that Ms.

Jefferson be denied admission to the Bar,

WHEREAS, pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-204(b), on October 25, 2019,

the State Board of Law Examiners conducted a hearing at which Ms. Jefferson appeared

and testified, WHEREAS, after holding the hearing and receiving additional information

from Ms. Jefferson, the State Board of Law Examiners, on February 18, 2020, unanimously

recommended in a report to the Court that Ms. Jefferson be denied admission to the Bar,

WHEREAS, Ms. Jefferson requested the opportunity for a hearing before

the Court, pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-204(c), and filed a brief and other documents for

the Court’s consideration in connection with the hearing,

WHEREAS, the Court conducted a hearing on September 11, 2020, at which

Ms. Jefferson appeared and presented argument,

WHEREAS, the Court has carefully considered the report of the Character

Committee, the report of the State Board of Law Examiners, and the submissions made by

Ms. Jefferson,

WHEREAS, the Court finds that Ms. Jefferson has not met her burden under

Maryland Rule 19-204(d) to establish that she has the requisite character and fitness for the

practice of law, it is this 14th day of September, 2020,

ORDERED, that the application of Antonette Yvonne Jefferson for

admission to the Maryland Bar is denied.

/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge