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2006-04-25 |
GARCIA, J. |
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| Judge Blanco was remiss in her responsibility as a judge by failing to adopt a system of record management. Surely, she ought to know the cases pending in her sala and their status. She is expected to keep her own record of cases so that she may act on them with dispatch.[15] She cannot be allowed to blame her court personnel for her own incompetence or negligence. A judge cannot simply take refuge behind the inefficiency or mismanagement of his court personnel, for the latter are not the guardians of the former's responsibility.[16] | |||||
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2001-08-28 |
PARDO, J. |
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| Under Article VIII, Section 15 (1) (2) of the Constitution, the lower court must decide or resolve cases submitted for decision within three months from the filing of the last required pleading, brief, or memorandum.[21] Judges are repeatedly reminded that failure to decide cases within the required period is not excusable and constitutes gross inefficiency,[22] which is a ground for administrative sanction against the defaulting judge.[23] Good faith and lack of malicious intent cannot completely free respondent judge from liability.[24] | |||||