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2008-02-06 |
NACHURA, J. |
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| However, we take this occasion to remind the respondent of the high standards of conduct imposed upon lawyers in the judiciary. Lawyers in the government service are under an even greater obligation to observe the basic tenets of the legal profession because public office is a public trust.[20] They should be more circumspect in their adherence to their professional obligations under the Code of Professional Responsibility, for their disreputable conduct is more likely to be magnified in the public eye.[21] | |||||