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2007-09-25 |
YNARES-SATIAGO, J. |
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| Judge Pacalna's failure to observe fundamental rules relative to the petitions for inclusion cannot be excused. As a judge of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court vested with jurisdiction to hear and decide petitions for inclusion or exclusion of voters, he is expected to be familiar with the legal requirements. Having accepted the exalted position of a judge, he is expected to exhibit more than just a cursory acquaintance with the laws and rules of procedure. The litigants will have faith in the administration of justice only if they believe that the occupants of the bench cannot be accused of deficiency in their grasp of legal principles.[50] | |||||
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2004-07-27 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| A judge may be held liable for serious misconduct when there is reliable evidence showing that the judicial acts complained of were corrupt or inspired by an intention to violate the law or were in persistent disregard of well-known legal rules. The misconduct must imply wrongful intention and not a mere error of judgment.[21] | |||||