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Suzie Scanlon to be Recognized with 2018 Homefront to Hired Award
Military spouse attorneys often have to place their own careers on hold as they move around the globe to accompany their service member on their military assignments. Too often, dreams of a career in...
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Florida Admissions Rule Supports Military Spouse Attorneys
Effective September 17, 2018, military spouse attorneys on orders to Florida will now be able to apply for temporary admission without examination to the Florida Bar pursuant to the newly enacted...
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Show Me State Shows Support for Military Families with Licensing Change
Effective January 1, 2019, military spouse attorneys accompanying a service member on orders to Missouri will be able to apply for temporary admission without examination to the Missouri Bar pursuant...
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Wyoming Enacts New Military Spouse Law Licensing Accommodation
By Kristen Jones, 2018-2019 MSJDN Treasurer-Elect This month we celebrate Wyoming as the 32nd state (and 33rd jurisdiction) to pass a military spouse licensing rule. Effective October 1, 2018, military...
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MSJDN Calls Upon California Supreme Court to Reconsider Proposed Military...
Efforts to enact a military spouse attorney licensing accommodation in California have been underway since the founding of the Military Spouse J.D. Network (MSJDN) in 2011. In the meantime, 33 other...
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Adopts Military Spouse Licensing Rule
Pennsylvania is now the 33rd state to adopt a military spouse licensing accommodation rule. On January 29, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Board of Law Examiners adopted a new rule that allows...
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Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Advances in California
On February 22nd, the California Supreme Court approved amendments to the Rules of Court, including the adoption of Rule 9.41.1, which establishes special admission for Registered Military Spouse...
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Utah Adopts Military Spouse Law Licensing Accommodation
On March 7, 2019, the Utah Supreme Court adopted Rule 14-805, “Admission for spouse of active military stationed in Utah”. Rule 14-805 creates a mechanism for the admission of military spouse...
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Arkansas Adopts Rule for Military Spouse Attorney Licensing
On March 7, 2019, the Arkansas Supreme Court published and adopted Rule XVII of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Arkansas, “Military Spouse Temporary Admission,” effective immediately. Rule...
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A Statement from Military Spouse JD Network on Recent Tragic Events and...
Recent domestic events have highlighted that inequities still prevail in our communities and in our justice system. As a military spouse bar association, MSJDN is committed to the principle that all...
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