In re Steven XX.
Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York; January 20, 1998; New York; State Appellate Court
Petitioner applied for an advance ruling regarding past conduct under the Court’s rules (22 NYCRR 805.1 [o]). After reviewing the application and considering the unanimous recommendation from the Committee on Character and Fitness for the Third Judicial District, the Court concluded that the petitioner’s 1979 criminal convictions and the conduct leading to those convictions do not disqualify the petitioner from being admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor-at-law in New York on character grounds. This decision is supported by precedent, specifically referencing Matter of Newhall, 143 AD2d 293. The Court ordered that the application is granted.