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2009-07-27 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Likewise, Judge Gamotin-Nery's explanation fails to convince us. Being designated Acting Presiding Judge in another sala in addition to her original station is no excuse for respondent judge's delay in promptly deciding cases pending before her sala. In Re: Report on the Judicial Audit of Cases in the RTC, Br. 35, Iriga City,[35] we said that being designated Acting Presiding Judge in two other salas is insufficient reason to justify delay in deciding a case for he could have asked for an extension of the period within which to decide it.[36] | |||||
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2009-07-27 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Judicial Audit of Cases in the RTC, Br. 35, Iriga City,[35] we said that being designated Acting Presiding Judge in two other salas is insufficient reason to justify delay in deciding a case for he could have asked for an extension of the period within which to decide it.[36] We are not unmindful of the burden of heavy caseloads heaped on the shoulders of every trial judge. But that cannot excuse them from doing their mandated duty to resolve cases with diligence and dispatch. Judges burdened with heavy caseloads should request the Court for an | |||||
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2000-01-19 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| . . . [c]onstantly impressed upon judges - may it not be said ,without success - the need to decide cases promptly and expeditiously, for it cannot be gainsaid that justice delayed is justice denied. Delay in the disposition of cases undermines the people's faith and confidence in the judiciary. Hence, judges are enjoined to decide cases with dispatch. Their failure to do so constitutes gross inefficiency and warrants the imposition of administrative sanction[s] against them.[27] | |||||