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Consider the following sentence:"I'm an attorney admitted in good standing."What does it mean 'admitted in good standing'?(And is this formal language?)

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Christine Christieis this formal language?

Yes.

Christine Christie
"I'm an attorney admitted in good standing."
What does ~~it mean~~ 'admitted in good standing' mean?

'admitted to the bar' is the standard phrase. Basically, it means licensed to practice law. 'in good standing' means the attorney hasn't done anything to get him suspended or disbarred and hasn't let his license lapse.

A certificate of good standing attests to an attorney’s admission to practice and current status of good standing before the bar. The phrase “good standing” means that the attorney has been duly admitted to practice, is not currently suspended or disbarred, is currently registered with the Office of Court Administration, and is not in arrears in the payment of the $375 biennial registration fee required by Judiciary Law § 468-a.

https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad2/attorneymatters_CertificatesofGoodStanding.shtml

You also see 'admitted to practice in [name of district]'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States

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