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2006-07-31 |
CALLEJO, SR., J. |
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| It must be stressed that sheriffs play an important role in the administration of justice, and as agents of the law, high standards are expected of them.[18] Being ranking officers of the court and agents of the law, they must discharge their duties with great care and diligence.[19] They should at all times show a high degree of professionalism in the performance of their duties as officers of the court.[20] Being at the grassroots of our judicial machinery, sheriffs are in close contact with the litigants; hence, their conduct should all the more maintain the prestige and the integrity of the Court.[21] It cannot be overstressed that the image of a court of justice is mirrored in the conduct, official and otherwise, of the personnel who work there, from the judge to the lowest employee.[22] As such, the Court will not tolerate or condone any conduct of judicial agents or employees which tend to or actually diminish the faith of the people in the Judiciary.[23] | |||||
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2003-09-18 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| The administration of justice is a sacred task and it demands the highest degree of efficiency, dedication and professionalism.[11] In this regard, the court finds it necessary to reiterate that "[S]heriffs and deputy sheriffs, being ranking officers of the court and agents of the law, must discharge their duties with great care and diligence. In serving and implementing court writs, as well as processes and orders of the court, they cannot afford to err without affecting adversely the proper dispensation of justice."[12] Sheriffs play an important role in the administration of justice and as agents of the law, high standards are expected of them.[13] They should always hold inviolate and invigorate the tenet that a public office is a public trust.[14] | |||||