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Military spouse attorney admission by state

Many states have a special route for lawyers who move with a service member. Where a state’s entry is blank, the pulled documents did not cover it.

StateMilitary spouse
AlabamaNot in the pulled documents
AlaskaNot in the pulled documents
ArizonaLimited practice method including military spouse under Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 38-39
ArkansasYes - Military Spouse Temporary Admission under Rule XVII for dependent spouse of service member on active duty in Arkansas
CaliforniaRegistered Servicemember Spouse Attorney program available under Multijurisdictional Practice Program
ColoradoAvailable as Military Spouse Certification temporary limited license/certification
ConnecticutYes - Military Spouse Temporary Licensing available
DelawareYes - military spouse attorneys may apply for limited permission to practice
District of ColumbiaRule 46-B Military Spouse Admission
FloridaNot in the pulled documents
GeorgiaMilitary spouse attorneys may apply for admission as a Military Spouse Attorney under Supreme Court of Georgia Rule 103
HawaiiUSUS spouse-attorney assigned to active duty in Hawaii may be provisionally admitted without written examination if eligibility conditions are fulfilled
IdahoYes - Military Spouse Provisional Admission without taking Idaho bar examination for dependents residing in Idaho due to military orders
IllinoisYes - admission of military spouse attorneys from other jurisdictions under Rule 719
IndianaBoard may waive minimum practice requirement for military spouse admitted in another state whose spouse is subject to military transfer to Indiana for active duty
IowaYes, Military Spouse and Servicemember Admission listed as admission type
KansasRestricted License for Military Spouse
KentuckyYes - dependent spouse of active-duty service member on military orders stationed in Kentucky may be provisionally admitted
LouisianaNot in the pulled documents
MaineNot in the pulled documents
MarylandSpecial authorization for military spouse attorneys available under Rule 19-216
MassachusettsYes - BBE welcomes inquiries and petitions for Admission by Motion from military spouse attorneys
MichiganYes - military spouse lawyer licensed elsewhere who intends to practice in Michigan may be eligible for temporary admission under MCL 600.947 and 600.947a
MinnesotaNot in the pulled documents
MississippiNot in the pulled documents
MissouriYes - temporary admission for attorney spouses of active duty military under Rule 8.106
MontanaNot in the pulled documents
NebraskaYes - may be admitted upon approval of proper application under subsection (D)
NevadaLimited practice certification available for spouse of US Uniformed Services member present in Nevada pursuant to military orders
New HampshireSpouses of active military personnel assigned to New Hampshire may seek waiver of strict compliance with duration of practice requirements for admission by motion and by transferred UBE score
New JerseyNot in the pulled documents
New MexicoNot in the pulled documents
New YorkNot in the pulled documents
North CarolinaYes - Military Spouse Comity applicant available, no fee required per Rule .0503(4)
North DakotaYes - Military Spouse Certification under Rule 3.3
OhioYes, temporary admission available for military or military spouse attorneys
OklahomaNot in the pulled documents
OregonNot in the pulled documents
PennsylvaniaYes - limited admission available for spouse of active-duty service member present in Pennsylvania if all Rule 304 requirements satisfied
Rhode IslandYes - temporary admission for spouse of active-duty service member stationed in Rhode Island
South CarolinaNot in the pulled documents
South DakotaYes - attorney licensed elsewhere shall be admitted if spouse is active-duty military transferred to South Dakota and other requirements met
TennesseeTemporary license available; applicant meeting (1)-(11) requirements may be temporarily licensed and admitted upon Board approval
TexasNot in the pulled documents
UtahNot in the pulled documents
VermontNot in the pulled documents
VirginiaNot in the pulled documents
WashingtonYes - Military Spouse Admission by Motion under APR 3(c)(2); spouse of active duty service member stationed in Washington not required to sit for bar examination
West VirginiaMilitary Spouse Application available with $150 filing fee
WisconsinNot in the pulled documents
WyomingYes - spouse or registered domestic partner of a U.S. Uniformed Services member stationed in Wyoming may obtain a license to practice