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Applicant passed the New York State bar exam in July 2012. After a hearing, this Court’s Committee on Character and Fitness issued a decision recommending disapproval of the application. Applicant now petitions for an order granting his application for admission to practice notwithstanding the Committee’s decision (see Rules of App Div, 3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 805.1 [m]).
Applicant was disbarred in New Jersey in 2006 for knowingly misappropriating escrow and client trust funds. The Committee commended his efforts , at rehabilitation but nevertheless concluded that he does not possess the character and general fitness requisite for an attorney and counselor-at-law (see Judiciary Law § 90 [1] [a]).
We conclude that the Committee acted in accordance with the relevant Court rule (see Rules of App Div, 3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 805.1) and made a reasonable decision based on the record.
McCarthy, J.P., Egan Jr., Lynch, Devine and Clark, JJ., concur.
Ordered that the petition is denied.