Opinion
PR 06-0422
01-03-2023
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF KIMBERLY K. RIDGE
ORDER
Kimberly K. Ridge has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of Ridge's 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 VII.A.9, Rules of Admission.
Ridge passed the MPRE in 2013 when seeking admission to the practice of law in Massachusetts and she remains a member in good standing of the State Bar of Massachusetts. The petition states that Ridge has been practicing law for 8 years "without any ethical or disciplinary issues." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Kimberly K. Ridge to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of Ridge's 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.