Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination. ( 2021 )

04/27/2021 ‘fhl IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: PR 06-0422 PR 06-0422 FILED APR 2 7 2021 Bowen Greenwood IN THE MATFER OF THE PETITION OF JENA R. AKIN beitAtker,mzouft Jena R. Akin has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination(MPRE)for purposes of applying for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana. By rule, applicants for admission by motion must provide evidence of the requisite score on an MPRE taken "within three years preceding the date ofthe application for admission." Rule IV.A.3, Rules of Admission. Akin passed the MPRE in 2012 when seeking admission to the practice of law in the State of Colorado, where Akin was subsequently admitted. Akin was also admitted to the practice oflaw in the State of Wyoming. The petition states that, since 2012, Akin has "practiced law in Colorado and Wyoming without any ethical or disciplinary issues in any jurisdiction." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition ofJena R. Akin to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of a current application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana is GRANTED. The Clerk shall mail a copy of this order to Petitioner and to the Administrator of the Board of Bar Examiners at the State Bar of Montana. DATED this day of April, 2021. Chief Justice J-2„"/ (9-1 A4 442L Justices