November 27, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Heise and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 946 (MCL 600.946).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
946. (1) Any person An individual who is duly
licensed to
practice law in the court of last resort of any other state or
territory or the District of Columbia, of the United States of
America, and who applies for admission to the bar of this state
without examination, is required to prove all of the following to
the
satisfaction of the board of law examiners: that:
(a) (1)
He or she is a member in
good standing at of the bar
of
such that other state, territory, or district, and has the
qualifications as to moral character, citizenship, age, general
education, fitness, and ability required for admission to the bar
of
this state. ; and
(2)
He intends in good faith either to maintain an office in
this
state for the practice of law, and to practice actively in
this
state, or to engage in the teaching of law as a full-time
instructor
in a reputable and qualified law school duly
incorporated
under the laws of this state; and
(b) (3)
His Subject to subsection
(2), his or her principal
business or occupation for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately
preceding
his or her application has been either the was any of the
following:
(i) The active practice of law
in such that other state,
territory,
or district. or the
(ii) The teaching of law as a full-time instructor in a
reputable and qualified law school duly incorporated under the laws
of this or some other state or territory, or the District of
Columbia,
of the United States of America. , or that period of
active
(iii) Active service, full-time as distinguished from active
duty for training and reserve duty, in the armed forces of the
United States, during which the applicant was assigned to and
discharged the duties of a judge advocate, legal specialist, or
legal
officer by any other designation, shall be considered as the
practice
of law for the purposes of this section, which if that
assignment
and the inclusive dates thereof shall be of that
assignment are certified to by the judge advocate general or
comparable officer of the armed forces concerned or by the
principal
assistant to whom this certification may be is delegated.
;
or any
(iv) A combination of time periods
of practice thereof. the
practices described in subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii).
(2) The supreme court may, in its discretion, on special
motion
and for good cause shown, increase said the 5-year period
described in subsection (1)(b). Any period of active service in the
armed
forces of the United States not meeting that does not meet
the
requirements of duty in the armed forces as herein stated
described in subsection (1)(b)(iii) may be excluded from the 5-year
period
above prescribed described
in subsection (1)(b) and the
period extended accordingly.