IN RE: the Petition to Amend SCR 40.075 and 22.28. (2016)

On September 15, 2016, the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE), by its director, Jacquelynn B. Rothstein, filed a petition with the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The petition requests the court amend the conditional admission rule, Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 40.075. The Memorandum in Support of the petition sets forth the petitioner's reasons for seeking these changes and is available at www.wicourts.gov.

IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition shall be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by a publication of a copy of this order and of the petition in the official state newspaper once each week for three consecutive weeks, and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the full text of the proposed rules, including changes, if any, in existing rules, shall be placed on the Internet site maintained by the director of state courts for the supreme court. See www.wicourts.gov.

BY THE COURT:

Diane M. Fremgen Clerk of Supreme Court