Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination. ( 2021 )

07/13/2021 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: PR 06-0422 PR 06-0422 FILED IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ORDEAUL 1 3 2021 MELISSA CALHOON JONES Bowen Greenw000 Clerk of Supreme Cour State of Montana Melissa Calhoon Jones has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of Jones' application 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 of the application for admission." Rule IV.A.3, Rules of Admission. Jones passed the MPRE in 1996 when seeking admission to the practice of law in California, where Jones was admitted. Jones has also been admitted to the practice of law in the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland. The petition states Jones has "practiced law as a labor and employment attorney for nearly 25 years, without any ethical or disciplinary issues in any of the jurisdictions where she is licensed." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Melissa Calhoon Jones to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of Jones' 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 W`• day ofJuly, 2021. Chief Justi