Robert M. Joost v. Board of Bar Examiners

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Robert M. Joost’s request to waive the bachelor’s-degree and accredited-law-school requirements for admission to the Massachusetts bar. It held that those requirements have a rational connection to an applicant’s fitness to practice law and that Joost’s extensive legal experience did not entitle him to a waiver. The full court reviewed the request de novo because it has final authority over admission to practice law.