Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This article provides a historical look at the meaning of the phrase "good moral character" in the context of the fitness of an individual for the practice of law. Going back to the 1700s, the author traces the origins of fitness requirements. This historical timeline uncovers a shockingly violent period when engaging in duels with pistols seemed to be an unwritten requirement to be considered a gentleman and a lawyer.
First Page
19
Last Page
35
Publication Date
11-1-2001
Department
Other
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Roots, Roger
(2001)
"When Lawyers Were Serial Killers: Nineteenth Century Visions of Good Moral Character,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 22:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Suggested Citation
Roger Roots, When Lawyers Were Serial Killers: Nineteenth Century Visions of Good Moral Character, 22 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 19 (2001).
