[DrewDevil]

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I have a friend that went to Law School, passed, passed the bar exam, then was refused a law license based on an arrest over a decade ago. What was your interview process like after you passed the bar? Ever heard of anything like this? How stringent is Texas? (My friend was not even found guilty of charges, if I recall correctly, only arrested.)

Ray

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In Texas, to become a lawyer you must graduate from an accredited law school, pass the bar, and apply to the state bar with a "Declaration of Intent to Practice Law." You submit to a background check, fingerprint, questionnaire, and the state bar has the ability to interview you to determine if you have the requisite moral character to practice law, or something. As I recall correctly, the state bar has pretty wide latitude to deny someone's application, so there doesn't have to be a criminal conviction on record, for example. There is an appeals process, but the appeal has to be filed within a certain time after the denial.