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The following page lists all power stations in the U.S. state of Washington. These include facilities that are located in more than one state.
Contents
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1 Fossil fuel
2 Hydroelectric
3 Wind
4 Solar
5 Nuclear
6 Former facilities
7 See also
8 References
Fossil fuel[edit]
Name
Location
Coordinates
Type
Capacity (MW)
Operator
Year opened
Refs
Boulder Park Peaking Unit Spokane Valley Natural Gas 24 Avista
Centralia Power Plant Centralia 46°45′20″N 122°51′36″W / 46.75556°N 122.86000°W / 46.75556; -122.86000 (Centralia Power Plant) Coal 1340 TransAlta Corporation 1972
Chehalis Generation Facility Chehalis Natural Gas 520 PacifiCorp 2003
Encogen Generating Station Bellingham Natural Gas 167 Puget Sound Energy 1993
Fredonia Generating Station Skagit Natural Gas 314 Puget Sound Energy early 1980s, 2001
Frederickson Generating Station Frederickson Natural Gas 147 Puget Sound Energy 1981
Frederickson 1 Generating Station Frederickson Natural Gas 275 EPCOR 2002
Goldendale Generating Station Goldendale Natural Gas 277 Puget Sound Energy 2004
Mint Farm Generating Station Longview Natural Gas 310 Puget Sound Energy 2008
River Road Generating Plant Vancouver Natural Gas 248 Clark Public Utilities 2010
Satsop Combustion Turbine Satsop Natural Gas 650 Energy Northwest 2008
Sumas Generating Station Sumas Natural Gas 125 Puget Sound Energy 1993
Tenaska Generating Station Ferndale Natural Gas 266 Tenaska Energy 1994
Whitehorn Generating Station Ferndale Natural Gas 147 Puget Sound Energy 1974, 1981
Hydroelectric[edit]
Name
Capacity (MW)
Location
River
Status
PS
Operator
Ref
Bonneville Dam 1,093 Skamania County, Washington (also OR) Columbia River Operational No United States Army Corps of Engineers
Boundary Dam 1,024 Metaline Falls, Washington Pend Oreille River Operational No Seattle City Light
Box Canyon Dam 90 Ione, Washington Pend Oreille River Operational No Pend Oreille PUD
Chief Joseph Dam 2,620 Douglas and Okanogan counties, WA Columbia River Operational No United States Army Corps of Engineers
Diablo Dam 159 Whatcom County, Washington Skagit River Operational No Seattle City Light
Electron Hydroelectric Project 26 Pierce County, Washington Puyallup River Operational No Electron Hydro, LLC.
Gorge Dam 199 Whatcom County, Washington Skagit River Operational No Seattle City Light
Grand Coulee Dam 6,809 Grant and Okanogan counties Columbia River Operational Yes United States Bureau of Reclamation
Ice Harbor Dam 603 Franklin and Walla Walla counties Snake River Operational No United States Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Chelan Dam 59 Chelan, Washington Chelan River Operational No Chelan County Public Utility District
Little Goose Dam 932 Columbia and Whitman counties Snake River Operational No United States Army Corps of Engineers
Lower Baker Dam 79 Skagit County, Washington Baker River (Washington) Operational No Puget Sound Energy
Lower Granite Dam 932 Garfield and Whitman counties Snake River Operational No United States Army Corps of Engineers
Lower Monumental Dam 932 Franklin and Walla Walla counties Snake River Operational No United States Army Corps of Engineers
Merwin Dam 136 Clark and Cowlitz counties Lewis River (Washington) Operational No PacifiCorp
Priest Rapids Dam 955 Grant and Yakima counties Columbia River Operational No Grant County Public Utility District
Rock Island Dam 660 Chelan and Douglas counties Columbia River Operational No Chelan County Public Utility District
Rocky Reach Dam 1,300 Chelan and Douglas counties Columbia River Operational No Chelan County Public Utility District
Ross Dam 353 Whatcom County, Washington Skagit River Operational No Seattle City Light
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant 54 Snoqualmie, Washington Snoqualmie River Operational No Puget Sound Energy
Swift Dam 240 Skamania County, Washington Lewis River (Washington) Operational No PacifiCorp
Upper Baker Dam 91 Whatcom County, Washington Baker River (Washington) Operational No Puget Sound Energy
Wells Dam 851 Chelan and Douglas counties Columbia River Operational No Douglas County Public Utility District
Wanapum Dam 1,038 Grant and Kittitas counties Columbia River Operational No Grant County Public Utility District
Yale Dam 134 Clark and Cowlitz counties Lewis River (Washington) Operational No PacifiCorp
Wind[edit]
Name
Location
Coordinates
Capacity (MW)
Status
Ref
Wild Horse Wind Farm Kittitas County 47°01′07″N 120°12′58″W / 47.01861°N 120.21611°W / 47.01861; -120.21611 (Wild Horse Wind Farm) 273 Operational [1]
Marengo Wind Farm Columbia County 46°22′27″N 117°46′36″W / 46.37417°N 117.77667°W / 46.37417; -117.77667 (Marengo Wind Farm) 211 Operational [1] [2]
White Creek Wind Farm Klickitat County 46°43′36″N 120°50′02″W / 46.72667°N 120.83389°W / 46.72667; -120.83389 (White Creek Wind Farm) 205 Operational [1] [2]
Big Horn Wind Farm Klickitat County 45°45′22″N 120°48′31″W / 45.75611°N 120.80861°W / 45.75611; -120.80861 (Big Horn Wind Farm) 200 Operational [1] [2]
Stateline Wind Farm Walla Walla County 46°02′13.98″N 118°48′23.74″W / 46.0372167°N 118.8065944°W / 46.0372167; -118.8065944 (Stateline Wind Farm) 177 Operational [1]
Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm Columbia County 46°24′07″N 117°48′44″W / 46.40194°N 117.81222°W / 46.40194; -117.81222 (Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm) 157 Operational [1] [2]
Harvest Wind Farm Klickitat County 45°48′50.86″N 120°20′50.40″W / 45.8141278°N 120.3473333°W / 45.8141278; -120.3473333 (Harvest Wind Farm) 99 Operational [1] [2]
Nine Canyon Wind Farm Benton County 46°6′14.2″N 119°8′53.9″W / 46.103944°N 119.148306°W / 46.103944; -119.148306 (Nine Canyon Wind Farm) 99 Operational [1] [2]
Goodnoe Hills Wind Farm Klickitat County 45°46′46.2″N 120°31′24.8″W / 45.779500°N 120.523556°W / 45.779500; -120.523556 (Goodnoe Hills Wind Farm) 94 Operational [1] [2]
Windy Flats Klickitat County 45°44′31″N 120°43′32″W / 45.74194°N 120.72556°W / 45.74194; -120.72556 (Windy Flats) 262.4 Operational [2]
Coastal Energy Grays Harbor County 46°47′38.2″N 124°04′01.2″W / 46.793944°N 124.067000°W / 46.793944; -124.067000 (Coastal Energy) 6 Operational [1] [2]
Lower Snake River Wind Project Garfield County 46°28′46″N 117°37′50″W / 46.479364°N 117.630615°W / 46.479364; -117.630615 (Lower Snake River Wind Facility) 342.7 Operational [3]
Juniper Canyon Klickitat County 45°54′7.9″N 120°12′26.2″W / 45.902194°N 120.207278°W / 45.902194; -120.207278 (Juniper Canyon) 151.2 Operational [4] [2]
Kittitas Valley Wind Farm Kittitas County 47°9′13.8″N 120°40′42.9″W / 47.153833°N 120.678583°W / 47.153833; -120.678583 (Kittitas Valley Wind Farms) 100.8 Operational [1] [2]
Vantage Wind Power Project Kittitas County 46°57′15.3″N 120°11′8.6″W / 46.954250°N 120.185722°W / 46.954250; -120.185722 (Vantage Wind Power Project) 90 Operational [5] [2]
Big Horn 2 Klickitat County 45°45′22″N 120°48′31″W / 45.75611°N 120.80861°W / 45.75611; -120.80861 (Big Horn Wind Farm) 50 Operational [1] [2]
Linden Ranch Klickitat County 45°44′33.8″N 120°46′55.5″W / 45.742722°N 120.782083°W / 45.742722; -120.782083 (Linden Ranch) 50 Operational [1] [2]
Windy Point Klickitat County 45°45′57″N 120°39′6.6″W / 45.76583°N 120.651833°W / 45.76583; -120.651833 (Windy Point) 137.6 Operational [2]
Tucannon River Wind Farm Columbia County 46°28′26.1″N 117°35′47.8″W / 46.473917°N 117.596611°W / 46.473917; -117.596611 (Tucannon River Wind Farm) 267 Operational [6] [2]
Swauk Valley Ranch Wind Kittitas County 47°8′30.2″N 120°45′15.1″W / 47.141722°N 120.754194°W / 47.141722; -120.754194 (Swauk Valley Ranch Wind) 4.3 Operational [7] [2]
Solar[edit]
Name
Location
Coordinates
Capacity (MW)
Status
Ref
Wild Horse Solar Facility Kittitas County 0.5 Operational [7]
White Bluffs Solar Station Benton County 0.0387 Operational [7]
Ellensburg Community Solar Project Kittitas County 0.0576 Operational [8]
Nuclear[edit]
Name
Location
Coordinates
Type
Capacity (MW)
Status
Year opened
Columbia Generating Station Benton County 46°28′16″N 119°20′2″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W / 46.47111; -119.33389 (Columbia Generating Station) Nuclear 1,150 Operating 1984
Former facilities[edit]
Satsop, not finished never online
See also[edit]
List of power stations in the United States
List of wind farms in the United States
Wind power in Washington
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m Staff (July 2010). "U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Washington". American Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Staff. "The Wind Power - Wind Farms". Retrieved 2016-12-15.
Jump up ^ Puget Sound Energy. "Lower Snake River Wind Facility Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2013.
Jump up ^ [1]
Jump up ^ Vantage Wind Energy Project
Jump up ^ Tucannon River Wind Farm
^ Jump up to: a b c Renewable Project Northwest
Jump up ^ Ellensburg Community Solar Project
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Admission to the bar in the United States
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Admission to the bar in the United States is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S state and similar jurisdiction (e.g., territories under federal control) has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission (or privilege to practice law), which can lead to different admission standards among states. In most cases, a person who is "admitted" to the bar is thereby a "member" of the particular bar.
In the canonical case, lawyers seeking admission must earn a Juris Doctor degree from a law school approved by the jurisdiction, and then pass a bar exam administered by it. Typically, there is also a character and fitness evaluation, which includes a background check. However, there are exceptions to each of these requirements. A lawyer who is admitted in one state is not automatically allowed to practice in any other. Some states have reciprocal agreements that allow attorneys from other states to practice without sitting for another full bar exam; such agreements differ significantly among the states.
Contents
1 Terminology
2 General requirements for admission
2.1 Law schools not accredited by the ABA
2.1.1 California "registered" law schools
2.2 Admission without law school
3 Tactical considerations regarding admission in multiple states
4 Types of state bar associations
4.1 Mandatory (integrated) bar
4.2 Voluntary and private bar associations
5 Federal courts
5.1 District Court Reciprocity
5.2 Patent practice
5.3 Military law
6 Apprenticeship issue
7 Character and fitness
8 Admission formalities
9 Incidents of admission
10 References
11 External links
Terminology[edit]
the bar (railing) at the Rhode Island Supreme Court
The use of the term "bar" to mean "the whole body of lawyers, the legal profession" comes ultimately from English custom. In the early 16th century, a railing divided the hall in the Inns of Court, with students occupying the body of the hall and readers or Benchers on the other side. Students who officially became lawyers were "called to the bar", crossing the symbolic physical barrier and thus "admitted to the bar".[1] Later, this was popularly assumed to mean the wooden railing marking off the area around the judge's seat in a courtroom, where prisoners stood for arraignment and where a barrister stood to plead. In modern courtrooms, a railing may still be in place to enclose the space which is occupied by legal counsel as well as the criminal defendants and civil litigants who have business pending before the court.
General requirements for admission[edit]
See also: Law school in the United States
The first bar exam in what is now the United States was instituted by Delaware Colony in 1763, as an oral examination before a judge.[2] The other American colonies soon followed suit.[2] By the late 19th century, the examinations were administered by committees of attorneys, and they eventually changed from an oral examination to a written one.[2]
Today, each state has its own rules which are the ultimate authority concerning admission to its bar. Generally, admission to a bar requires that the candidate do the following:
In most situations, earn a Juris Doctor from a law school approved by that state (often, but not always,[3] this means accredited by the American Bar Association) (indeed, in certain states, e.g., Arizona, one may not actually take the bar exam unless one's law school is ABA accredited, and this requirement has withstood constitutional attack); or, where permitted, participate in an approved Law Clerk program ("reading the law"). The first law school in colonial America was not established until 1773. Abraham Lincoln is an example of a lawyer who did not attend law school, and did not even read with anyone else, stating in his autobiography that he "studied with nobody".[4] Another telling example is Levi Woodbury, who was the 30th person appointed to the US Supreme Court, yet the first to have attended law school.
In all United States jurisdictions except Maryland, Puerto Rico, and Wisconsin, pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), an examination covering the professional responsibility rules governing lawyers. This test is not administered at the same time as any U.S. bar exam. Most candidates usually sit for the MPRE while still in law school, right after studying professional responsibility (a required course in all ABA-accredited law schools), while the material is still fresh in their memory. Some states require that a candidate pass the MPRE before being allowed to sit for the bar exam. Connecticut and New Jersey waive the MPRE for candidates who have received a grade of C or better in a law school professional ethics class.
Pass a bar examination, usually administered by the state bar association or under the authority of the supreme court of the particular state.
As of June 2015[update], 16 jurisdictions have adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE).[5] Missouri and North Dakota were the first two states to administer the UBE, doing so in February 2011.[6] Since then, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming have adopted and administered the UBE.[6] According to the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which prepares the UBE, it is intended to "test knowledge and skills that every lawyer should be able to demonstrate prior to becoming licensed to practice law", and "is uniformly administered, graded, and scored by user jurisdictions and results in a portable score."[5] UBE jurisdictions are allowed to additionally test candidates' knowledge of state-specific law, through either a test or course.[5] The UBE consists of three parts:[5]
The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), a standardized test consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions covering seven (7) key areas of law: Constitutional law, Contracts, Criminal law and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, Real Property and Torts. Examinees have three (3) hours to answer 100 questions in a morning session and the same for an afternoon session. The MBE is administered on the last Wednesday in February and July.
The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), a uniform though not standardized test that examines a candidate's ability to analyze legal issues and communicate them effectively in writing. The NCBE provides nine possible MEE questions for each bar exam administration; the UBE uses six of these. This exam is administered on the last Tuesday of each February and July. Topics range from the seven MBE topics above, and include Business law (Agency, Corporations, LLC and Partnerships), Commercial law (Commercial paper, Secured Transactions and the Uniformed Commercial Code [UCC]), Conflicts of law, Estates and Probate (Trusts and Wills), and Family Law.
The Multistate Performance Test (MPT), a "closed-universe" test in which each candidate is required to perform a standard lawyering task, such as a memo or brief. The candidate is provided with a case file and a "library" which contains all of the substantive law required to perform the task (plus some non-relevant material). The MPT is administered on the last Tuesday in each February and July. The NCBE provides two MPT questions for each administration; the UBE uses both.
In states that do not use the UBE, the examination usually follows a similar format:
The MBE is currently required in all jurisdictions except Louisiana and Puerto Rico. The most recent state to adopt the MBE was Washington, which began using the MBE when it adopted the UBE in July 2013.[7]
In jurisdictions that do not use the MPRE, candidates must pass a professional responsibility ("ethics") exam included as part of the main bar exam. Some states, such as Michigan, employ the MPRE and include ethics questions in their main exam.
State-specific content is usually included in the examination, such as essays in Washington, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Some states, such as Florida, include both essays and multiple-choice questions in their state-specific sections; Virginia uses full essays and short-answer questions in its state-specific section.
Be certified (usually by the state bar association) as having the good moral character and fitness to practice law.
Apply to that state's authority responsible for licensing lawyers and pay required fees. Upon approval by that authority, the admittee takes an oath to comply with the rules governing the practice of law in that state, and receives a certificate of admission.
In some jurisdictions, e.g., New Jersey, satisfy additional educational requirements; however, continuing legal education (CLE) is generally a matter of license renewal, not admission.
Law schools not accredited by the ABA[edit]
Alabama, California,[8] Connecticut, Georgia,[9] Massachusetts, West Virginia and Tennessee allow individuals to take the bar exam upon graduation from law schools approved by state bodies but not accredited by the American Bar Association. The state of New York makes special provision for persons educated to degree-level in common law from overseas, with most LLB degree holders being qualified to take the bar exam and, upon passing, be admitted to the bar.[10] But in certain states (e.g., Arizona), one may not be allowed to actually take the bar exam unless one's law school is accredited by the ABA, and this requirement has withstood constitutional attack: thus, graduates of a law school without ABA accreditation may not sit for the Arizona bar, although they may take the bar in other states.
California "registered" law schools[edit]
In California, certain law schools are registered with the Committee of Bar Examiners[11] of The State Bar of California. Such schools, though not accredited by either the ABA or the Committee on Bar Examiners, are authorized to grant the Juris Doctor (J.D.) law degree. Students at these schools must take and pass the First-Year Law Students' Examination (commonly referred to as the "Baby Bar") administered by the CBE.[12] Upon successful passing of the "Baby Bar," those students may continue with their law studies to obtain their J.D. degree.[13] Students at law schools accredited by either the ABA or CBE are exempt from having to take and pass the Baby Bar.
Admission without law school[edit]
In California, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming[14] an applicant who has not attended law school may take the bar exam after study under a judge or practicing attorney for an extended period of time.[15][16] This method is known as "reading law" or "reading the law".
New York requires that applicants who are reading the law have at least one year of law school study (Rule 520.4 for the Admission of Attorneys).[17]
Maine allows students with two years of law school to serve an apprenticeship in lieu of completing their third year.
Tactical considerations regarding admission in multiple states[edit]
Most attorneys seek and obtain admission only to the bar of one state, and then rely upon pro hac vice admissions for the occasional out-of-state matter. However, many new attorneys do seek admission in multiple states, either by taking multiple bar exams or applying for reciprocity. This is common for those living and working in metro areas which sprawl into multiple states, such as Washington, D.C. and New York City. Attorneys based in predominantly rural states or rural areas near state borders frequently seek admission in multiple states in order to enlarge their client base.
Note that in states that allow reciprocity, admission on motion may have conditions that do not apply to those admitted by examination. For example, attorneys admitted on motion in Virginia are required to show evidence of the intent to practice full-time in Virginia and are prohibited from maintaining an office in any other jurisdiction. Also, their licenses automatically expire when they no longer maintain an office in Virginia.[18][19]
Types of state bar associations[edit]
Admission to a state's bar is not necessarily the same as membership in that state's bar association. There are two kinds of state bar associations:
Mandatory (integrated) bar[edit]
Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia require membership in the state's bar association to practice law there.[20] These states have what is called having a mandatory, unified, or integrated bar.
For example, the State Bar of Texas is an agency of the judiciary and is under the administrative control of the Texas Supreme Court,[21] and is composed of those persons licensed to practice law in Texas; each such person is required by law to join the State Bar by registering with the clerk of the Texas Supreme Court.[22]
The State Bar of California is another example of an integrated bar as is The Florida Bar.
Voluntary and private bar associations[edit]
A voluntary bar association is a private organization of lawyers. Each may have social, educational, and lobbying functions, but does not regulate the practice of law or admit lawyers to practice or discipline lawyers. An example of this is the New York State Bar Association.
There is a statewide voluntary bar association in each of the eighteen states that have no mandatory or integrated bar association. There are also many voluntary bar associations organized by geographic area (e.g., Chicago Bar Association), interest group or practice area (e.g., Federal Communications Bar Association), or ethnic or identity community (e.g., Hispanic National Bar Association).
The American Bar Association (ABA) is a nationwide voluntary bar association with the largest membership in the United States. The National Bar Association was formed in 1925 to focus on the interests of African-American lawyers after they were denied membership by the ABA.[23]
Federal courts[edit]
Admission to a state bar does not automatically entitle an individual to practice in federal courts, such as the United States district courts or United States court of appeals. In general, an attorney is admitted to the bar of these federal courts upon payment of a fee and taking an oath of admission. An attorney must apply to each district separately. For instance, a Texas attorney who practices in federal courts throughout the state would have to be admitted separately to the Northern District of Texas, the Eastern District, the Southern District, and the Western District. To handle a federal appeal, the attorney would also be required to be admitted separately to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for general appeals and to the Federal Circuit for appeals that fall within that court's jurisdiction. As the bankruptcy courts are divisions of the district courts, admission to a particular district court usually includes automatic admission to the corresponding bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy courts require that attorneys attend training sessions on electronic filing before they may file motions.
Some federal district courts have extra admission requirements. For instance, the Southern District of Texas requires attorneys seeking admission to attend a class on that District's practice and procedures. For some time, the Southern District of Florida administered an entrance exam, but that requirement was eliminated by Court order in February 2012.[24] The District of Rhode Island requires candidates to attend classes and to pass an examination.
An attorney wishing to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States must apply to do so, must be admitted to the bar of the highest court of a state for three years, must be sponsored by two attorneys already admitted to the Supreme Court bar, must pay a fee and must take either a spoken or written oath.[25]
Various specialized courts with subject-matter jurisdiction, including the United States Tax Court, have separate admission requirements. The Tax Court is unusual in that a non-attorney may be admitted to practice. However, the non-attorney must take and pass an examination administered by the Court to be admitted, while attorneys are not required to take the exam. Most members of the Tax Court bar are attorneys.
Admission to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is open to any attorney admitted to practice and in good standing with the U.S. Supreme Court, any of the other federal courts of appeal, any federal district court, the highest court of any state, the Court of International Trade, the Court of Federal Claims, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. An oath and fee are required.[26]
Some federal courts also have voluntary bar associations associated with them. For example, the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, the Bar Association of the Third Federal Circuit, or the Association of the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit all serve attorneys admitted to practice before specific federal courts of appeals.
District Court Reciprocity[edit]
United States District Court Reciprocity Map
56 districts (around 60% of all district courts) require an attorney to be admitted to practice in the state where the district court sits. The other 39 districts (around 40% of all district courts) extend admission to certain lawyers admitted in other states, although conditions vary from court to court. Only 13 districts extend admission to attorneys admitted to any U.S. state bar.[27] This requirement is not necessarily consistent within a state. For example, in Ohio, the Southern District generally requires membership in the Ohio state bar for full admission,[28] while full admission to the Northern District is open to all attorneys in good standing with any U.S. jurisdiction.[29][30][31] The District of Vermont requires membership in the Vermont State Bar or membership in the Bar of a federal district court in the First and Second Circuits.[32] The District of Connecticut, within the Second Circuit, will admit any member of the Connecticut bar or of the bar of any United States District Court.[33]
Patent practice[edit]
Persons wishing to "prosecute" patent applications (i.e., represent clients in the process of obtaining a patent) must first pass the USPTO registration examination, frequently referred to as the "patent bar." Detailed information about applying for the registration examination is available in the USPTO's General Requirements Bulletin.[34] Although only registered patent attorneys or patent agents can prosecute patent applications in the USPTO, passing the patent bar is not necessary to advise clients on patent infringement, to litigate patent issues in court, or to prosecute trademark applications.
A J.D. degree is not required to sit for the patent bar. Lawyers who pass the patent bar exam may refer to themselves as a patent attorney (rules of legal ethics prohibit lawyers from using the title "patent attorney" unless they are admitted to practice before the USPTO). While patent lawyers have a relevant four-year degree and many have graduate technical degrees, patent litigation attorneys do not have to be patent attorneys, although some are. On the other hand, non-lawyers who pass the patent bar are referred to as "patent agents." Patent agents may not hold themselves out as licensed attorneys.
Applicants must have U.S. citizenship, permanent residency (a Green Card), or a valid work visa for a patent-related job. An applicant on a work visa, upon passing the exam, is only given "limited recognition" to perform work for the employer listed on the work visa. Only U.S. citizens can maintain their registration in the patent bar while they are working outside the United States. Additionally, the USPTO requires that applicants to the patent bar have earned a bachelor's degree. Applicants are categorized as having earned an accredited "bachelor's degree in a recognized technical subject" (category A), having earned a "bachelor's degree in another subject" with sufficient credits to qualify for the exam (category B), or having "practical engineering or scientific experience" (category C).
Applicants in "category A" must have an engineering or "hard science" degree in a field listed in the General Requirements Bulletin. Note that the degree field as shown on the diploma must be exactly as it appears on the list; for example, "aerospace engineering" does not qualify under category A, while "aeronautical engineering" does. A computer science degree is accepted under "category A" as long as it is received from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited or CSAB-accredited program.
Applicants in "category B" must have earned a bachelor's degree, and must have sufficient credits in science and engineering courses to meet the USPTO's requirements; the number of credits depends on the specific discipline. The coursework must include a minimum of eight credit-hours of acceptable classes in either chemistry or physics. Each course being relied upon by the applicant for credit is evaluated by the USPTO's Office of Enrollment and Discipline for suitability; see the General Requirements Bulletin for the details. Engineering and Computer Science majors whose degree programs do not meet "category A" requirements (typically due to the named field of the degree or, especially in computer science, lack of program accreditation) can apply under "category B."
Applicants in "category C" may present evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam as proof of technical education. They must also have a bachelor's degree. Although the admission requirements allow applicants to substitute proof of technical experience for technical education, this is rarely done in practice.
Military law[edit]
Service as a member of a military service's Judge Advocate General's Corps requires graduation from an ABA-accredited law school, a license to practice law in any state or territory of the United States, and training at the specialized law school of one of the three military services (The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School for the Army, the Naval Justice School for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and the Air Force Judge Advocate General School for the Air Force).
In a court-martial, the accused is always provided JAG Corps defense counsel at no expense to the accused, but is also entitled to retain private civilian counsel at his or her own expense. Civilian counsel must either be a member of both a federal bar and a state bar, or must be otherwise authorized to practice law by a recognized licensing authority and certified by the military judge as having sufficient familiarity with criminal law as applicable in courts-martial.[35]
Apprenticeship issue[edit]
The American legal system is unusual in that, with few exceptions, it has no formal apprenticeship or clinical training requirements between the period of academic legal training and the bar exam, or even after the bar exam. Two exceptions are Delaware and Vermont, which require that candidates for admission serve a full-time clerkship of at least five months (Delaware) or three months (Vermont) in the office of a lawyer previously admitted in that state before being eligible to take the oath of admission. New Jersey has a similar requirement, with the addition of training and instruction.
On October 12, 2005, the Washington State Supreme Court adopted amendments to Admission to Practice Rule 5 and 18, mandating that, prior to admission, Bar applicants must complete a minimum of four hours of approved pre-admission education.[36][37]
Some law schools have tried to rectify this lack of experience by requiring supervised "Public Service Requirements" of all graduates.[38] States that encourage law students to undergo clinical training or perform public service in the form of pro bono representation may allow students to appear and practice in limited court settings under the supervision of an admitted attorney. For example, in New York's Third Appellate Department, "Any officer or agency of the state ... or any legal aid organization ... may make application to the presiding justice of this court for an order authorizing the employment or utilization of law students who have completed at least two semesters of law school and eligible law school graduates as law interns to render and perform legal services ... which the officer, agency or organization making the application is authorized to perform."[39] Similarly, New York's state Department of Labor allows law students to practice in unemployment benefits hearings before the agency.[40]
Character and fitness[edit]
In addition to the educational and bar examination requirements, most states also require an applicant to demonstrate good moral character. Character Committees look to an applicant's history to determine whether the person will be fit to practice law in the future. This history may include prior criminal arrests or convictions, academic honor code violations, prior bankruptcies or evidence of financial irresponsibility, addictions or psychiatric disorders, sexual misconduct, prior civil lawsuits or driving history.[41] In recent years, such investigations have increasingly focused on the extent of an applicant's financial debt, as increased student loans have prompted concern for whether a new lawyer will honor legal or financial obligations. For example, in early 2009, a person who had passed the New York bar and had over $400,000 in unpaid student loans was denied admission by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division due to excessive indebtedness, despite being recommended for admission by the state's character and fitness committee.[42] He moved to void the denial, but the court upheld its original decision in November 2009, by which time his debt had accumulated to nearly $500,000.[43] More recently, the Court of Appeals of Maryland rejected the application of a candidate who displayed a pattern of financial irresponsibility, applied for a car loan with false information, and failed to disclose a recent bankruptcy.[44]
When applying to take a state's bar examination, applicants are required to complete extensive questionnaires seeking the disclosure of significant personal, financial and professional information. For example, in Virginia, each applicant must complete a 24-page questionnaire[45] and may appear before a committee for an interview if the committee initially rejects their application.[46] The same is true in the State of Maryland, and in many other jurisdictions, where the state's supreme court has the ultimate authority to determine whether an applicant will be admitted to the bar.[47] In completing the bar application, and at all stages of this process, honesty is paramount. An applicant who fails to disclose material facts, no matter how embarrassing or problematic, will greatly jeopardize the applicant’s chance of practicing law.[48]
Admission formalities[edit]
Once all prerequisites have been satisfied, an attorney must actually be admitted. The mechanics of this vary widely. For example, in California, the admittee simply takes an oath before any state judge or notary public, who then co-signs the admission form. Upon receiving the signed form, the State Bar of California adds the new admittee to a list of applicants recommended for admission to the bar which is automatically ratified by the Supreme Court of California at its next regular weekly conference; then everyone on the list is added to the official roll of attorneys. The State Bar also holds large-scale formal admission ceremonies in conjunction with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the federal district courts, usually in the same convention centers where new admittees took the bar examination, but these are optional.
In other jurisdictions, such as the District of Columbia, new admittees must attend a special session of court in person to take the oath of admission in open court; they cannot take the oath before any available judge or notary public.
Incidents of admission[edit]
A successful applicant is permitted to practice law after being sworn in as an officer of the Court; in most states, that means they may begin filing pleadings and appearing as counsel of record in any trial or appellate court in the state. Upon admission, a new lawyer is issued a certificate of admission, usually from the state's highest court, and a membership card attesting to admission.
Two states are exceptions to the general rule of admission by the state's highest court:
In New York, admission is granted by one of the state's four intermediate appellate courts corresponding generally to the Department of residence of the applicant; once admitted, however, the applicant can practice in any (non-federal) court in the state.[49]
In Georgia, each new attorney is admitted to practice by the Superior Court of any county, typically the county in which he or she resides or desires to practice. The new attorney, although licensed to practice in any local trial court in the state, must separately seek admission to the Georgia Court of Appeals as well as the Georgia Supreme Court.[50]
In most states, lawyers are also issued a unique bar identification number. In states like California where unauthorized practice of law is a major problem, the state bar number must appear on all documents submitted by a lawyer.[51]
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External links[edit]
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A Guide to the Maryland Bar Admissions Process, published by BarAdmit.com
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