Has he ever been able to pass the bar exam?
from Wikipedia: After UCLA, Villaraigosa attended the People’s College of Law (PCL), an unaccredited law school that promotes labor union causes in Los Angeles. His desire to practice law has been prevented due to his repeated inability to pass the California Bar Exam, which he has failed four times.[7] He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from University of Southern California in May 2006.[...failed four times?
No...He never passed it after banging his head on the wall four times...