Colorado

Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure

Rule 208.5 – Inquiry Panel Findings

(1) If the inquiry panel determines that the applicant has not established that he or she possesses the character and fitness necessary to practice law in Colorado:

(a) The panel shall set forth its findings in writing within thirty-five days after the meeting at which such determination is made;
(b) The findings shall state with particularity the specific reasons the applicant has failed to establish that he or she possesses the character and fitness necessary to practice law in Colorado;
(c) The Office of Attorney Admissions shall serve a copy of the inquiry panel’s findings on the applicant by mail or through the Office of Attorney Admissions’ web-based application management system, accompanied by a notice that the findings shall become the Character and Fitness Committee’s recommendation to be filed with the Supreme Court, unless the applicant files with the Office of Attorney Admissions and the Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge a written request for a hearing pursuant to C.R.C.P. 209.1.
(2) Clearance for Admission. If the inquiry panel determines that the applicant should not be denied admission, the applicant shall be cleared for admission.

C.R.C.P. 208.5

Source: Entire rule added and effective September 1, 2014.