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2012-06-26 |
PER CURIAM |
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| Our conception of good judges has been, and is, of men who have a mastery of the principles of law, who discharge their duties in accordance with law.[30] Hence, with the foregoing disquisitions and Judge Belen's previous infractions, which are all of serious nature and for which he had been severely warned, the Court therefore adopts the recommendation of the OCA to mete the ultimate penalty of dismissal against Judge Belen for grave abuse of authority and gross ignorance of the law. The Court can no longer afford to be lenient in this case, lest it give the public the impression that incompetence and repeated offenders are tolerated in the judiciary.[31] | |||||