Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:39-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:39-3: Written Examination, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Written Examination
An attorney shall be eligible for certification in a designated area of practice upon successful completion of a written examination on that area of practice within 18 months of the notification by the Board that the qualification requirements of R. 1:39-2 have been met. Admission to each written examination shall be upon payment of the examination fee to be set from time to time by the Board, subject to approval by the Supreme Court. The Board shall adopt Regulations governing the format and content of the examination and grading procedures to be followed.
Note: Former rule adopted January 26, 1979 to be effective April 1, 1979; former rule deleted and present rule adopted May 15, 1980 to be effective September 8, 1980; amended June 28, 1996, to be effective September 1, 1996; corrective amendment adopted August 1, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; amended July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:39-3 "Written Examination" {
An attorney shall be eligible for certification in a designated area of practice upon successful completion of a written examination on that area of practice within 18 months of the notification by the Board that the qualification requirements of R. 1:39-2 have been met. Admission to each written examination shall be upon payment of the examination fee to be set from time to time by the Board, subject to approval by the Supreme Court. The Board shall adopt Regulations governing the format and content of the examination and grading procedures to be followed.
Note: Former rule adopted January 26, 1979 to be effective April 1, 1979; former rule deleted and present rule adopted May 15, 1980 to be effective September 8, 1980; amended June 28, 1996, to be effective September 1, 1996; corrective amendment adopted August 1, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; amended July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000.
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referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:39-2 · R. 1:39-4 → · chapter 1:39 · all rules
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