In the Matter of: Rieko Shepherd, Esq.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT

IN THE MATTER OF: RIEKO SHEPHERD, : No. 24 WM 2025 ESQ. MOTION FOR EXTENSION : PURSUANT TO RULE 311(G) :

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DISSENTING STATEMENT

JUSTICE WECHT I note my dissent from the Court’s decision to grant the Motion for Extension of Admission to Practice Law Pursuant to Pa.B.A.R. 311(g). I remain in the same position I expressed in my Dissenting Statement filed at 101 WM 2024 (attached as Exhibit A) and my Dissenting Statement to the grant of reconsideration filed at 5 WM 2025 (attached as Exhibit B).

Pa.B.A.R. 311(g) provides that extensions may be granted to the limited admission available pursuant to Rule 311 “for good cause shown.” “Good cause” in these circumstances must demonstrate why the attorney could not obtain admission to the Pennsylvania bar within the thirty-month limited admission that Rule 311 provides. As in the prior cases, I would uphold that requirement here and deny the motion.