Practice question
A judge orally announces a preferred outcome but has not prepared, signed or filed the required written merits judgment. Does the announcement alone satisfy Rule 36, Section 1?
- Yes; every oral comment is a complete judgment.
- Yes; no writing is ever required.
- No; the prescribed written, signed and filed judgment remains necessary.
- Yes; the parties' applause supplies filing.
- Yes; a witness can replace the judge's signature.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 36, Section 1.
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — Article VIII, Section 14.
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