Board Of Examiners

What does Board Of Examiners mean in American Law?

The definition of Board Of Examiners in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

A body created in many states charged with examining applicants for licenses to practice a trade or profession to determine their competence and character. They frequently are charged with administering and grading a written examination, e.g., the ubiquitous bar examination. The examiners are ordinarily members of the trade or profession entry into which is sought, but there is some recent movement toward adding to their number one or more laymen as representatives of consumers.