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2009-07-07 |
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| The Court has repeatedly emphasized that everyone in the judiciary, from the presiding judge to the clerk, must always be beyond reproach and must be circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility as to let them free of any suspicion that may taint the judiciary.[19] Any impression of impropriety, misdeed or negligence in the performance of official functions must be avoided.[20] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[21] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[22] | |||||