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	AM No. RTJ-14-2399 2014-11-19	GASPAR BANDOY v. JUDGE JOSE S. JACINTO MENDOZA, J.
Everyone, especially a judge, is presumed to know the law. One who accepts the exalted position of a judge owes the public and the Court the duty to maintain professional competence at all times.[37]
	AM No. RTJ-08-2131 2010-11-22	LORNA M. VILLANUEVA v. JUDGE APOLINARIO M. BUAYA BRION, J.
One who accepts the exalted position of a judge owes the public and the Court the duty to maintain professional competence at all times.[33] When a judge displays an utter lack of familiarity with the rules, he erodes the confidence of the public in the courts. A judge owes the public and the Court the duty to be proficient in the law and is expected to keep abreast of laws and prevailing jurisprudence. Ignorance of the law by a judge can easily be the mainspring of injustice.[34]
	AM NO. MTJ-04-1556 2005-03-31	PURITA LIM v. JUDGE CESAR M. DUMLAO YNARES-SANTIAGO, J
It is settled that one who accepts the exalted position of a judge owes the public and the court the ability to be proficient in the law and the duty to maintain professional competence at all times.[19] When a judge displays an utter lack of familiarity with the rules, he erodes the confidence of the public in the courts. A judge owes the public and the court the duty to be proficient in the law and is expected to keep abreast of laws and prevailing jurisprudence. Ignorance of the law by a judge can easily be the mainspring of injustice.[20]