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2014-07-08 |
SERENO, C.J. |
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| Certainly, respondent is unfit to continue enjoying the solemn office of a notary public. In several instances, the Court did not hesitate to disbar lawyers who were found to be utterly oblivious to the solemnity of their oath as notaries public.[30] Even so, the rule is that disbarment is meted out only in clear cases of misconduct that seriously affect the standing and character of the lawyer as an officer of the court and the Court will not disbar a lawyer where a lesser penalty will suffice to accomplish the desired end.[31] The blatant disregard by respondent of her basic duties as a notary public warrants the less severe punishment of suspension from the practice of law and perpetual disqualification to be commissioned as a notary public. | |||||
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2008-02-12 |
CORONA, J. |
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| Disbarment is the most severe form of disciplinary sanction.[46] We have held in a number of cases that the power to disbar must be exercised with great caution[47] and should not be decreed if any punishment less severe such as reprimand, suspension, or fine will accomplish the end desired.[48] The rule then is that disbarment is meted out only in clear cases of misconduct that seriously affect the standing and character of the lawyer as an officer of the court.[49] | |||||