Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey

R. 1:24-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:24-1: Qualifications and Requirements for Application, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Qualifications and Requirements for Application

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(a) Application and Fees. The Board shall, subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, establish deadlines for the filing of all application materials. Each applicant shall pay the required fees established by the Board, with the approval of the Supreme Court, to the Secretary, Board of Bar Examiners.

(b) Fingerprints. Each applicant shall be fingerprinted with respect to each application in accordance with rules prescribed by the Board and shall pay the required fees established by the Board, with the approval of the Supreme Court.

(c) Age. Each applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant is more than 18 years of age.

(d) Education. Each applicant shall provide, in a manner prescribed by the Board, certification by a duly authorized officer of the applicant's law school that it is approved by the American Bar Association and that it has awarded the applicant a Juris Doctor degree or its equivalent.

(e) Admission in Other Jurisdictions. Each applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant is a member of the bar in good standing in every other jurisdiction which has ever admitted the applicant to practice.

Note: Source-R.R. 1:19-2(a) (c), 1:19-4. Paragraph (b) amended April 2, 1973 to be effective immediately; paragraph (c) adopted July 24, 1978 to be effective September 11, 1978; paragraphs (b) and (c) amended October 18, 1979 to be effective immediately; paragraph (c) deleted September 21,1981 to be effective immediately; paragraph (b) caption and text amended November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; paragraph (b) amended March 15, 1989, to be effective immediately; caption of Rule 1:24 amended, caption amended, paragraphs (a) and (b) captions and text amended, and new paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) adopted, August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.

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rule 1:24-1 "Qualifications and Requirements for Application" {
(a) Application and Fees. The Board shall, subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, establish deadlines for the filing of all application materials. Each applicant shall pay the required fees established by the Board, with the approval of the Supreme Court, to the Secretary, Board of Bar Examiners.
(b) Fingerprints. Each applicant shall be fingerprinted with respect to each application in accordance with rules prescribed by the Board and shall pay the required fees established by the Board, with the approval of the Supreme Court.
(c) Age. Each applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant is more than 18 years of age.
(d) Education. Each applicant shall provide, in a manner prescribed by the Board, certification by a duly authorized officer of the applicant's law school that it is approved by the American Bar Association and that it has awarded the applicant a Juris Doctor degree or its equivalent.
(e) Admission in Other Jurisdictions. Each applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant is a member of the bar in good standing in every other jurisdiction which has ever admitted the applicant to practice.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:19-2(a) (c), 1:19-4. Paragraph (b) amended April 2, 1973 to be effective immediately; paragraph (c) adopted July 24, 1978 to be effective September 11, 1978; paragraphs (b) and (c) amended October 18, 1979 to be effective immediately; paragraph (c) deleted September 21,1981 to be effective immediately; paragraph (b) caption and text amended November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; paragraph (b) amended March 15, 1989, to be effective immediately; caption of Rule 1:24 amended, caption amended, paragraphs (a) and (b) captions and text amended, and new paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) adopted, August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-25; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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