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Admission to the Bar.  \n(a) Committee on Admissions.  \n(1) The court shall appoint a standing committee known as the Committee on Admissions (Committee) consisting of at least seven members of the Bar of this court, one of whom shall serve as counsel to the Committee. Each appointment shall be for a term of three years. In case of a vacancy arising before the end of a member’s term, the successor appointed shall serve the unexpired term of the predecessor member. When a member holds over after the expiration of the term for which that member was appointed, the time served after the expiration of that termshall be part of a new term. No member shall be appointed to serve longer than two consecutive regular three-year terms, unless an exception is made by the court.  \n(2) Subject to the approval of the court, the Committee may adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of this rule. The members of the Committee shall receive such compensation and necessary expenses as the court may approve.  \n(3) Members of the Committee and their lawfully appointed designees and staff are immune from civil suit for any conduct in the course of their official duties.  \n(b) Admission to the Bar of this jurisdiction. Admission may be based on:  \n(1) examination in this jurisdiction;  \n(2) transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination score attained in another jurisdiction;  \n(3) the applicant’s qualifying score on the Multistate Bar Examination administered in another jurisdiction and membership in the bar of such other jurisdiction; or  \n(4) membership in good standing in the bar of another jurisdiction for at least five years immediately prior to the application for admission.  \n(c) Admission based on examination in this jurisdiction.  \n(1) Place and Dates of Examination. Examinations for admission to the Bar shall be held on two successive days in February and July of each year in Washington, D.C., at a place designated by the Committee on dates designated by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) . The Committee may extend the days for examination for an applicant pursuant to a request for testing accommodations.  \n(2) Application to Take the Bar Examination: Format, Time for Filing, Confidentiality, and Fees.  \n(A) Format. An application to take the bar examination must be submitted in a format approved by the Committee.  \n(B) Time for Filing. An applicant must file the application with the Director of Admissions (Director) no later than December 15 for the February examination and May 3 for the July examination unless:  \n(i) the time is extended by the Committee for exceptional cause shown; or  \n(ii) the applicant files the application within 15 days after the deadline and, unless waived under Rule 46(c)(2)(E), pays an additional, non-refundable late fee to the Clerk ofthe D.C. Court of Appeals in an amount and form approved by the Committee.  \n(C) Confidentiality. The contents of the application are confidential, but the Committee may disclose the contents ofthe application:  \n(i) to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for good cause;  \n(ii) to the Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law for good cause; or  \n(iii) on order of the court.  \n(D) Fees. The application must be accompanied by:  \n(i) a payment to the Clerk ofthe D.C. Court of Appeals in an amount and form approved by the Committee; and  \n(ii) payment or proof of payment to NCBE in an amount and form specified on the application.  \n(E) Waiver of Late Fee. The late fee required by Rule 46(c)(2)(B)(ii) is waived for an applicant who applies within 15 days after the deadline if the applicant sat for and was unsuccessful on the immediately prior examination and the results of that examination were not released to the applicant before the deadline.  \n(3) Proof of Legal Education in a Law School Approved by the American Bar Association. An applicant who has graduated from a law school that at the time of graduation was approved by the Am","cbCaicxlhhNJxxAb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicxlhhNJxxAb","pdf",65689,12,"English","# Rule 46. Admission to the Bar\n## (a) Committee on Admissions\n## (b) Admission to the Bar of this jurisdiction\n## (c) Admission based on examination in this jurisdiction\n### Place and Dates of Examination\n### Application to Take the Bar Examination","[{\"question\":\"How is the Committee on Admissions appointed under Rule 46?\",\"answer\":\"The court appoints a standing Committee on Admissions consisting of at least seven members of the Bar, one of whom serves as counsel. 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