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REMEDIOS I. JUGUETA v. JUDGE ALEJANDRO R. BONCAROS

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	AM NO. MTJ-05-1605 2006-06-08	PEDRO C. ABESA v. JUDGE JOSE P. NACIONAL AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.
Respondent had exceeded the boundaries of propriety and regularity. Respondent should have known fully well that in every litigation, the manner and attitude of a judge are crucial to everyone concerned.[10] It is not for him to indulge or even to give the appearance of catering to the at-times human failing of yielding to first impressions.[11] He is to refrain from reaching hasty conclusions or prejudging matters.[12] It would be deplorable if he lays himself open to the suspicion of reacting to feelings rather than to facts, of being imprisoned in the net of his own sympathies and predilections.[13] His language, both written and spoken, must be guarded and measured, lest the best intentions be misconstrued. He should avoid such action as would subject him to suspicion of interest in a case in his court.[14] It is of utmost importance that a judge must preserve the trust and confidence reposed in him by the parties as an impartial, unbiased and dispassionate dispenser of justice. When he conducts himself in a manner that gives rise, fairly or unfairly, to perceptions of bias, such faith and confidence are eroded. His decisions, whether right or wrong, will always be under suspicion of irregularity.[15]
	AM NO. MTJ-03-1501 2005-03-14	JAIME LIM CO v. JUDGE RUBEN R. PLATA CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
For making such a comment, respondent Judge violated Canon 2 of the then Code of Judicial Ethics, which provided that, "A Judge should avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities."[27] Since respondent Judge occupied an exalted position in the administration of justice, he should pay a high price for the honor bestowed upon him; and his private, as well as his official, conduct must at all times be free from the appearance of impropriety.[28]
	AM No. RTJ-01-1638 2003-12-08	ATTY. MANUEL T. MOLINA v. JUDGE BENEDICTO A. PAZ CARPIO, J.
Even the personal behavior of judges in their everyday lives should be beyond reproach. Judges should avoid even the slightest infraction of the law.[13] Those who occupy exalted positions in the administration of justice must pay a high price for the honor bestowed on them. Their private as well as their official conduct must be always free from the appearance of impropriety.[14]