Rules of the Supreme Court: Admission to Practice Law – 2026
Part II of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Kentucky, governing admission to the practice of law: the Office of Bar Admissions and the Character and Fitness Committee, the bar examination, admission without examination, admission of foreign legal consultants, and limited certifications including pro hac vice admission under SCR 3.030(2), which requires Kentucky co-counsel whose presence is necessary at all trials.
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II Admission of Persons to Practice Law
2.000
Office of Bar Admissions
2.002
Fiscal provisions
2.005
Travel
2.007
Qualification, compensation, and expenses of board of bar examiners and character and fitness committee
2.008
Confidentiality
2.009
Immunity
2.010
Requirements for admission to the Kentucky bar
2.011
Moral character and fitness
2.012
Oath of allegiance
2.013
Intent to practice law in the Commonwealth
2.014
Legal education
2.015
Professional responsibility examinations
2.016
Application for early registration as a law student--Deleted
2.017
Completion of New Lawyer Program
2.018
Application process
2.020
Board of bar examiners
2.021
Late filing of application for admission by examination--Deleted
2.022
Application for admission by examination
2.023
Late filing of application for admission by examination
2.024
Re-application for admission by examination
2.025
Re-certification of character and fitness--Deleted
2.030
Disposition of application and fee--Abolished
2.040
Character and Fitness Committee; nominations
2.041
Immunity--Deleted
2.042
Conditional admission, restoration and reinstatement
2.050
Formal hearings
2.060
Committee's decision as to eligibility
2.062
Re-certification of character and fitness
2.070
Legal education--Deleted
2.080
Bar examinations
2.082
Nonstandard test accommodations
2.085
Approval of certificate of admission to practice law
2.090
Admission by transferred bar examination score
2.091
Special testing accommodations--Deleted
2.095
Approval of certificate of admission to practice law--Deleted
2.100
Requirement of admission to practice law; prerequisites--Deleted
2.110
Admission without examination
2.111
Limited certificate of admission to practice law
2.112
Limited admission for attorney participants in a public defender, legal services programs, or office of a Commonwealth's or county attorney
2.113
Military spouse provisional admission
2.115
Qualification, compensation, expenses, and assistants of board of bar examiners and committee on character and fitness--Deleted
2.116
Supervised practice
2.117
Practice pending admission
2.120
Administration of oath of issuance of certificate of admission to practice law
2.300
Reinstatement of persons to practice law scope and purpose of reinstatement guidelines--Deleted
2.540
Limited student practice
2.550
Repeal of previous rules--Deleted