Opinion
PR 23-0232
07-11-2023
IN RE PETITION OF MARY CLAIRE TRIMBLE FOR WAIVER OF RULE X(B) AND ADMISSION TO THE BAR OF MONTANA
ORDER
Mary Claire Trimble has petitioned for waiver of Rule X(B), Rule of Admission, and for admission to the State Bar on active status.
Trimble was notified by the State Bar Admissions Administrator on December 3, 2021, that Trimble had completed eligibility requirements for admission by Uniform Bar Examination score transfer. The letter advised Trimble that "[t]he Montana Rules of Admission require that you present yourself for admission within one year from the date of this notice." However, Trimble did not thereafter move for admission within one year. Rule X(B) of the Rules of Admission provides that, "[i]f an applicant does not appear for admission to the State Bar of Montana within one year after successfully meeting the requirements for admission, the applicant's application will be terminated and the applicant may be admitted only after reapplication as provided in these Rules." Thus, Trimble requests waiver of this Rule.
Trimble's petition explains that she was working fulltime while also managing a serious medical complication. Trimble has established good cause for waiver of Rule X(B). Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the petition of Mary Claire Trimble for waiver of Rule X(B), Rules of Admission, is GRANTED, and that upon payment of any application fees and competition of any other processing requirements as set forth by the Bar Admissions Administrator, Mary Claire Trimble may be sworn in to the practice of law in the State of Montana, and placed on active status. Arrangements for swearing-in may be made by contacting the office of the Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court.
The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this order to the Petitioner and the State Bar of Montana.