I am now 23 years old, and have been incarcerated since the age of 16 for shooting a police officer in 2002. I was, for lack of better terms, lost and a fool when I was younger. I have since found a direction, and part of my goals include practing law. I am currently enrolled in a Pac-Ten University and have mantained a cumulative 4.0 GPA. I have already completed a two-year degree, after having come in with no high-school credits. I am only nine classes away from my Bachelor's in Philosophy with the Pre-Law option. I have created and run mentoring programs from within the facility using weightlifting and physical fitness as a forum for change, learned the plumbing trade, and saved enough money from wages ranging from $3.00 an hour to $0.25 an hour that I bought my first house in 2006, which is currently rented out, paying my monthly mortgage and providing a small monthly income.
My question is this- am I fooling myself in believing that I will be admitted to a bar, or is it realistic to believe that after having shown and demonstrated for so many years (nearly 7 now) my change, growth, and perspective in life, that I could be admitted to and finish a Graduate law program, and practice law? I have done some independent research already, and while there are a few states that won't admit one to the bar with a felony, the majority simply require a "moral fitness evaluation." I am confident that in such an evaluation, I can demonstrate my moral fitness, despite my felony record. However, I wonder if there are pretty much some black and white "no's" when it comes to this type of political crime?
Any information and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.
My question is this- am I fooling myself in believing that I will be admitted to a bar, or is it realistic to believe that after having shown and demonstrated for so many years (nearly 7 now) my change, growth, and perspective in life, that I could be admitted to and finish a Graduate law program, and practice law? I have done some independent research already, and while there are a few states that won't admit one to the bar with a felony, the majority simply require a "moral fitness evaluation." I am confident that in such an evaluation, I can demonstrate my moral fitness, despite my felony record. However, I wonder if there are pretty much some black and white "no's" when it comes to this type of political crime?
Any information and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.