Practice question
An applicant signs an attendance sheet at the oath ceremony but does not sign the official Roll of Attorneys. Is the attendance signature necessarily the required Roll signature?
- Yes; every ceremony signature is the Roll
- Yes; a signature anywhere substitutes
- No; the attendance record and the official Roll are distinct
- Yes; the applicant may simply announce equivalence
- No; nobody may ever sign the Roll after a ceremony
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_24-10-05-sc_2025.pdf — A.M. No. 24-10-05-SC, August 12, 2025, effective November 3, 2025; amended Rule 138 §§1,6–13,15–19.
- https://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/sep2013/bm_2540_2013.html — In re Medado, B.M. No. 2540, September 24, 2013, EN BANC MAIN resolution (Roll signature and unauthorized practice; historical penalty not a current fixed sanction).
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