§ 9403 — Referral to another judicial district

New York § 9403

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law CVP: Civil Practice Law & Rules
• Art. 94: Admission to Practice

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Rule 9403. Referral to another judicial district. Notwithstanding\nrule 9402, any application for admission to practice pending before a\ncommittee, may be referred to the committee for another judicial\ndistrict in the same or another department by order or direction of the\npresiding justice of the appellate division of the department embracing\nthe district in which the application is pending. Such order or\ndirection may be made only upon the written request of the chairman or\nacting chairman of the committee before which the application is pending\nand only upon his written certification either:\n 1. that the applicant, since he applied to take the bar examination or\nto dispense with such examination or since he applied on motion to be\nadmitted to practice, has changed his actual residence to such other\njudicial district in the same or other department, or, if not a resident\nof the state, has acquired full-time employment in or changed his place\nof full-time employment to such other judicial district in the same or\nother department; or\n 2. that the majority of the members of such committee are not\nqualified to vote on the application or have disqualified themselves\nfrom voting or have refrained from voting thereon; or\n 3. that the members of such committee are equally divided in their\nopinion as the application; or\n 4. that strict compliance with rule 9402 will cause undue hardship to\nthe applicant.\n