Last week, former Labor Commissioner and GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Roberts announced his candidacy for the Oregon Supreme Court. He joins a race that already includes attorney Gene Hallman and Judge Virginia Linder. (Previous coverage on BlueOregon, including comments from Jack himself - here, here, and here.)
[ BlueOregon: Breaking News: Jack Roberts draws a challenge to his Bar application ]

Oh what fun.

The deadline for staff to deliver materials to the Board of Governors is Jan 23rd for the Feb 3rd gathering.

At a minimum I would argue that he needs to retake the bar exam. But my dry argument would be based on harmonizing the treatment of persons who first seek to gain membership with those that have been inactive.

Then again, the requirement of membership in an organization might cause problems were I to run for City Auditor and seek voter owned publicity money. Were I in that position I too would find it tempting to not pretend to not know things learned in law school and then apply the judgment and skill of a lawyer, zealously on behalf of the general public rather than for private clients.

And Neil G. is just a non-lawyer consultant, too, and thus within the reach of the bar and their statutory right to seek an injunction against the unlawful practice of law.