N.M. R. Bar Adm. 15-101
These rules shall be known as the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar.
N.M. R. Bar Adm. 15-101
Committee commentary. - The entirety of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar have been recompiled and amended, with significant portions rewritten. These amended and recompiled rules apply to all applications submitted to the board after the effective date of the Supreme Court's adoption, and Articles 1 and 6 of these rules are effective on the date of the Supreme Court's order adopting them.
[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2023-00036, effective December 31, 2023.]
ANNOTATIONS The 2013 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 13-8300-012, effective May 14, 2013, expanded the definition of "good standing" to include the criteria that an applicant has not been suspended for nonpayment of bar dues or failure to complete education requirements; and in Item (b) of Subparagraph (8) of Paragraph A, after "suspension", added the remainder of the sentence. The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, added Subparagraph (10) in Paragraph A. The 1994 amendment, effective November 1, 1994, substituted "Board of Bar Examiners" for "New Mexico Supreme Court" at the end of Paragraph A(7). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. - Attorneys: revocation of state court pro hac vice admission, 64 A.L.R.4th 1217.