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2004-02-15 |
PANGANIBAN, J. |
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| Judicial competence demands that judges should be proficient in both procedural and substantive aspects of the law.[6] They have to exhibit more than just cursory acquaintance with statutes and procedural rules and be conversant, as well, with basic legal principles and well-settled authoritative doctrines. To the end that they be the personification of justice and rule of law,[7] they should strive for a level of excellence exceeded only by their passion for truth. Anything less than this strict standard would subject them to administrative sanction. | |||||