Conn. Practice Book § 2-8

To entitle an applicant to admission to the bar,

except under Section 2-13 or 2-13A of these rules,

the applicant must satisfy the bar examining committee that:

(1) The applicant is a citizen of the United States

or an alien lawfully residing in the United States,

which shall include an individual authorized to

work lawfully in the United States.

(2) The applicant is not less than eighteen years

of age.

(3) The applicant is a person of good moral

character, is fit to practice law, and has either

passed an examination in professional responsi -

bility, which has been approved or required by the

committee, or has completed a course in profes -

sional responsibility in accordance with the regulations of the committee. Any inquiries or procedures

used by the bar examining committee that relate

to the health diagnosis, treatment, or drug or alcohol dependence of an applicant must be narrowly

tailored and necessary to a determination of the

applicant’s current fitness to practice law, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and

amendment twenty-one of the Connecticut constitution, and conducted in a manner consistent with

privacy rights afforded under the federal and state

constitutions or other applicable law.

(4) The applicant has met the educational

requirements as may be set, from time to time,

by the bar examining committee

(5) The applicant has filed with the director of

the bar examining committee an application to

take the examination and for admission to the

bar, all in accordance with these rules and the

regulations of the committee, and has paid such

application fee as the committee shall from time

to time determine.

(6) The applicant has passed an examination

in law in accordance with the regulations of the

bar examining committee.

(7) The applicant has complied with all of the

pertinent rules and regulations of the bar examining committee.

(8) As an alternative to satisfying the bar examining committee that the applicant has met the

committee’s educational requirements, the applicant who meets all the remaining requirements

of this section may substitute proof satisfactory

to the committee that: (A) the applicant has been

admitted to practice before the highest court of

original jurisdiction in one or more states, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico or in one or more district courts of the United

States for ten or more years and at the time of

filing the application is a member in good standing

of such a bar; and (B) the applicant has actually

practiced law in such a jurisdiction for not less

than five years during the seven year period

immediately preceding the filing date of the application.