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04/09/2012 "See News Release 020 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents." SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 12-OB-0551 IN RE: MARCIA DENISE JORDAN ON APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR PER CURIAM*
In this matter, petitioner, Marcia Denise Jordan, reapplies for admission to the bar after three previous denials. For the reasons set forth, we again deny her application, and we shall permanently prohibit her from reapplying in the future.

UNDERLYING FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Petitioner enrolled in law school in 1993. During the 1995-96 academic year, petitioner, then a third-year law student, served as president of the Student Bar Association ("SBA"). Petitioner graduated from law school in May 1996, and thereafter she successfully passed the February 1997 Louisiana bar examination. However, on April 17, 1997, the day before the admissions ceremony, petitioner's law school rescinded her Dean's Certificate1 in the wake of allegations that she had embezzled student funds during her tenure as SBA president. Without a Dean's Certificate, petitioner was no longer eligible for admission to the bar, and accordingly, the Committee on Bar Admissions ("Committee") filed a motion in this court seeking to withdraw its certification of petitioner for admission. This court granted the motion and thereafter appointed a commissioner to take character and fitness evidence.
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Chief Justice Kimball not participating in the opinion.

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