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    Problem Areas in Legal and Judicial Ethics

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    This document summarizes three legal cases involving issues of judicial ethics from April 2014. The first case involved a court employee who brought a digital camera into a bar exam room, violating instructions. The second case involved a judge who failed to resolve cases within the required 90-day period. Some cases had lapsed beyond the required time period. The third case involved a judge who posted personal details and a picture of herself in an "off-shouldered" dress on Friendster, raising impropriety issues. Penalties in the cases included administrative sanctions and citations of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

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    This document summarizes three legal cases involving issues of judicial ethics from April 2014. The first case involved a court employee who brought a digital camera into a bar exam room, violating instructions. The second case involved a judge who failed to resolve cases within the required 90-day period. Some cases had lapsed beyond the required time period. The third case involved a judge who posted personal details and a picture of herself in an "off-shouldered" dress on Friendster, raising impropriety issues. Penalties in the cases included administrative sanctions and citations of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

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    This document summarizes three legal cases involving issues of judicial ethics from April 2014. The first case involved a court employee who brought a digital camera into a bar exam room, violating instructions. The second case involved a judge who failed to resolve cases within the required 90-day period. Some cases had lapsed beyond the required time period. The third case involved a judge who posted personal details and a picture of herself in an "off-shouldered" dress on Friendster, raising impropriety issues. Penalties in the cases included administrative sanctions and citations of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

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    PROBLEM AREAS IN LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS

    APRIL 2014

    Title of the Case / Date of the Problem Areas Canons violated Penalty Imposed by the
    Decision Court
    Re: Melchor Tiongson, Head Watcher, ●Simple misconduct. ● ●
    During the 2011 Bar ●An administrative case was filed against Melchor
    Examinations, B.M. No. 2482, April 1, Tiongson, a Court of Appeals (CA) employee who
    2014. was assigned to be the head watcher during the
    2011 bar examinations brought a digital camera
    inside the bar examination rooms, in violation of
    the Instructions to Head Watchers.
    Office of the Court Administrator v. ●Undue delay in resolving cases within the 90-day ● Code of Judicial Conduct ●Administrative sanction.
    Judge Borromeo R. Bustamante, requirement.
    Municipal Trial Court in Cities, ● It was found out upon judicial audit that he had
    Alaminos City, Pangasinan, a number of cases pending for decision, some of
    A.M. No. MTJ-12-1806 which the reglementary period have already
    April 7, 2014. lapsed.
    Antonio M. Lorenzana v. Judge Ma. ●Impropriety. ●New Code of Judicial Conduct ●
    Cecilia I. Austria, RTC, Br. 2, Batangas ●Posting her details as judge in Friendster and
    City, A.M. No. RTJ-09-2200, April 2, posting a picture with an indecent attire (“off-
    2014. shouldered” suggestive dress) for the public’s
    consumption.

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