Alaska Bar R. 43.3

Section 1.

Eligibility. A person not admitted to the

practice of law in this state may receive permission to practice

law before Alaska National Guard courts-martial and all

subsequent appeals if such person meets all of the following

conditions:

(a) The person is a graduate of a law school accredited or

approved by the Council of Legal Education of the American

Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools

when the person entered or graduated, or has graduated from a

law school in which the principles of English common law are

taught but which is located outside the United States and

beyond the jurisdiction of the American Bar Association and

the Association of American Law Schools, provided that the

foreign law school from which the person has graduated meets

the American Bar Association Council of Legal Education

Standards for approval;

(b) The person is an attorney in good standing, licensed to

practice before the courts of another state, territory, or the

District of Columbia, or is eligible to be admitted to practice

upon taking the oath of that state, territory, or the District of

Columbia; and

(c) The person has been certified to practice before

courts-martial under Title 27 of the Uniform Code of Military

Justice.

Section 2.

Application. Application for such permission shall be made as follows:

(a) The Staff Judge Advocate of the Alaska National

Guard shall apply to the Board of Governors on behalf of a

person eligible under Section 1;

(b) Application shall be made on forms approved by the

Board of Governors; and

(c) Proof shall be submitted with the application that the

applicant is a graduate of an accredited law school as provided

in Section 1 of this rule and is an attorney in good standing,

licensed to practice before the courts of another state, territory,

or the District of Columbia, or is eligible to practice upon

taking the oath of the state, territory, or the District of

Columbia.

Section 3.

Approval. The Board of Governors shall

consider the application as soon a practicable after it has been

submitted. If the Board finds that the applicant meets the

requirements of Section 1 above, it shall grant the application

and issue a waiver to allow the applicant to practice law before

Alaska National Guard courts-martial and all subsequent

appeals. The Board of Governors may delegate the power to

the Executive Director of the Bar Association to approve such

applications and issue waivers, but the Board shall review all

waivers so issued at its regularly scheduled meetings.

Section 4.

Conditions. A person granted such permission may practice law only as allowed in Alaska

National Guard courts-martial and all subsequent appeals and

shall be subject to the provision of Part II of these rules to the

same extent as a member of the Alaska Bar Association.