Colorado Supreme Court Rules Committees, 0621 COBJ, Vol. 50, No. 6 Pg. 74
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FROM THE COURTS COURT BUSINESS
Announcement
On April 14,2021, Chief Justice Boatright signed an Order mandating electronic filing using the Colorado Courts E-Filing Service for attorneys filing documents in the Supreme Court. This order is effective July 1, 2021.
The following are not subject to the order: 1) documents filed by parties not represented by counsel, and 2) motions to appoint a retired or resigned justice or judge pursuant to C.R.S. 13-3-11 and C.R.C.P. 122.
The Order is available on the supreme court's website: www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/ file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/SC%20 Landing%20Page/Mandating%20E-Filing.pdf.
Rule Change 2021(04) Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Colorado Rules 203.2, 203.3, 205.3, 205.4, 205.6, 208.2, and 209.5
Rule 203.2. Applications for Admission on Motion by Qualified Out-of-State Attorneys
(1) An applicant who meets the following requirements may, upon motion, be admitted by the Supreme Court to the practice of law in Colorado. An applicant under this rule shall:
(a) Have been admitted to practice law in another jurisdiction of the United States1 through examination;
(b)-(g) [NO CHANGE]
(2)-(4) [NO CHANGE]
(5) For purposes of this rule, all applicants must pass the Multi-State Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) prior to admission. For applicants licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States and engaged in the active practice of law for 15 or more years at the time of application without any public discipline, a passing score previously accepted by another jurisdiction of the United States will be accepted for admission in Colorado without regard to when that passing score was achieved. For other applicants under this Rule, a passing score will be valid if it was achieved at an examination taken not more than five years before acceptance of the application for admission in Colorado. The Supreme Court shall review and determine the passing score for the MPRE for admission in Colorado.
(6) [NO CHANGE]
Rule 203.3. Applications for Admission on Motion based upon UBE Score Transfer
(1) Score Transfer, Generally. An applicant who has taken the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) in a jurisdiction other than Colorado, and who meets the following requirements may, upon motion, be admitted to the practice of law in Colorado based upon UBE score transfer. The applicant under this rule shall:
(a) [NO CHANGE]
(b) Be otherwise eligible to sit for the UBE in Colorado under C.R.C.P. 203.4;
(c)-(f) [NO CHANGE]
(2) [NO CHANGE]
(3) All Colorado UBE score transfer applicants must pass the Multi-State Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE). For applicants licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States and engaged in the active practice of law for 15 or more years at the time of application without any public discipline, a passing score previously accepted by another jurisdiction of the United States will be accepted for admission in Colorado without regard to when that passing score was achieved. For other applicants who are licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States, a passing score will be valid if it was achieved at an examination taken not more than five years before acceptance of the application for admission in Colorado. For applicants who are not licensed in another jurisdiction of the United...
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