Rules governing the admission to the practice of law are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court. The officers and directors of the state bar do not have authority to approve or disapprove of any rule governing admissions to the practice of law or to regulate or administer those admissions standards.
Tex. Gov't Code § 81.061
SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE
Known as the State Bar Act
The act spans §§ 81–81 (104 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Board of Law Examiners v. Gabriel (1997)
Most recently applied in Board of Law Examiners v. Gabriel (July 1997)
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.