Instead, the SC directed the Office of the Bar Confidant to issue a special certificate that Llamas passed the 2002 Bar.
The High Tribunal said Llamas could not be formally recognized as a lawyer since he was not able to take his oath.
Taking the oath and signing the roll of attorneys are personal acts that could not be delegated to a successful examinee’s heirs.
Bar confidant Cristina Layusa said the oathtaking and signing are not only ceremonial but indispensable as part of the SC’s rules and traditions.
In a resolution dated March 18, the SC said records showed Llamas possessed all the qualifications of becoming a member of the Bar, but the petition of his mother, Ma. Lourdes Llamas, could only be noted by the Bar confidant.
The 26-year-old Llamas was gunned down by Basher Abdulrahman last Jan. 10 over a minor traffic mishap at the corner of Buendia and Taft Avenues in Pasay City.
The suspect remains at large. – Aurea Calica