Mariano Marcos
State University

Six MMSU law students now certified for supervised court practice

By Aljon P. Tugaoen

For the first time in the history of the Mariano Marcos State University -  College of Law, six senior juris doctor students took oath as Level II-certified law student practitioners at the Regional Trial Court First Judicial Region - Branch 18 in the city of Batac, today, October 14.

Having sworn before Judge Maria Corazon M. Labrador, executive judge of the Regional Trial Courts in Batac City, the senior law students can already appear in court, on behalf of clients, with the supervision of law clinic professors.

The law student-practitioners include Mr. Clifftine Mae Agdeppa, Ms. Roi Angeli Domingo, Ms. Kyla Janine Garvida, Mr. Christian Glenn Nicolai Lucas, Ms. Eunice Francia Macagba and Mr. Christian Paul Salvatierra.

College of Law Dean Atty. Brian Corpuz said the student-practice rule “will give our students the first-hand and pragmatic experiences in litigation and other court practices in line with the administration of justice."

“May this be a light as they journey toward their goals of becoming advocates of the legal profession,” Dean Corpuz added.

Dean Corpuz and College of Law Secretary Atty. Ma. Saniata Marcos accompanied the students for the oath-taking. (JVBT, StratCom)