Practice question
A judicial respondent receives a suspension decision and proposes continuing to sit until a later convenient date. What does CanonVII, Section28 require?
- Immediate service of the penalty upon receipt and a manifestation within five calendar days that suspension has started.
- A personal election of the starting date.
- Continued service until the complainant approves suspension.
- No action unless a local official issues a separate order.
- Service only after the next judicial appointment cycle.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, ArticleVIII Sections6,11; ArticleXI Section3(6),(8): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- 2025 CJCA, AM25-04-04-SC, CanonVII Sections3–4,7–12,22,24–28: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836
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