Article by Jonathan D. Klein originally published in the Federal Practice and Procedure Section Newsletter Vol. 11, No. 1/January 2017 On April 14, 2016, New Jersey officially joined 40 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing admission by motion, putting an end to decades of dialogue and debate on the controversial subject. Admission by motion, as formally adopted by the New Jersey Supreme Court, removes only the requirement that certain applicants take and pass the New Jersey bar examination (the form and content of which was also altered by the Court’s April administrative determination). As the Court reassured, “[a]ll applicants, whether by motion or by exam, must still be certified by the Committee on Character and meet all other criteria for admission.” Admission by motion thus does not, as some might mistakenly believe, equate to automatic admission to the New Jersey bar. Download to read more.#admissionbymotion