ALBANY – Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman proposed Tuesday allowing third-year law students to volunteer as “Pro Bono Scholars” who would dedicate a large part of their final semester to serving low-income clients in return for accelerated admission to the bar.

The program was the centerpiece of the chief judge’s annual State of the Judiciary address at the Court of Appeals in Albany.

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