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COLLEGE OF LAW
LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS
Second Semester AY 2014-2015
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Cases:
96. Businos v. Ricafort, AC 4349, December 22, 1997
97. Espiritu v. Cabredo IV, AC 5831, January 23, 2003
98. Schultz v. Flores, AC 4219, December 8, 2003
99. Frias v. Lozada, AC 6656, December 13, 2005
100. Tarog v. Atty. Ricafort, AC 8253, March 15, 2011
Canon 17 Trust and Confidence
Cases:
101. Lorenzana Food Corporation v. Daria, AC 2736, May 27, 1991
Canon 18 Competence
(a) Rule
(b) Rule
(c) Rule
(d) Rule
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Cases:
102. Edquibal v. Ferrer, AC 5687, February 3, 2005
103. Ramos v. Imbang, AC 6788, August 23, 2007
104. Barbuco v. Atty. Beltran, AC 5092, August 11, 2004
105. Reontoy v. Ibadlit, AC CBD 190, January 28, 1998
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JUDICIAL ETHICS
A. Sources of judicial ethics
a. New Code of Judicial Conduct (2004)
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b. Canon 2 Integrity
Integrity is essential not only to the proper discharge of the judicial
office but also to the personal demeanor of judges.
i. Sec 1 Conduct above reproach
ii. Sec 2 Reaffirm peoples faith
iii. Sec 3 Disciplinary action
Cases:
128. Anonymous v. Judge Rio C. Achas, MTCC Branch 2, Ozamiz
City, Mis Occ, AM MTJ-11-1801, February 27, 2013
129. Rallos v. Gako, AM RTJ-98-1484, March 17, 2000
130. Manzon v. Judge Perello, AM RTJ-02-1686, May 7, 2004
c. Canon 3 Impartiality
Impartiality is essential to the proper discharge of the judicial office. It
applies not only to the decision itself but also to the process by which
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