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SCHWARE v. BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS

No. 92.

353 U.S. 232 (1957)

77 S.Ct. 752

1 L.Ed.2d 796

SCHWARE v. BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS OF NEW MEXICO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 6, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Monte Levy argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

William A. Sloan and Fred M. Standley, Attorney General of New Mexico, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented is whether petitioner, Rudolph Schware, has been denied a license to practice law in New Mexico in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

New Mexico has a system for the licensing of persons to practice law similar to that in effect in most States.1 A Board of Bar Examiners determines if candidates...

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