Practice question
Does the CJCA classify an admonition or warning as a penalty?
- No; Section22 expressly says it is not a penalty under the Code.
- Yes, always dismissal.
- Yes, always suspension for three years.
- Yes, always a PHP500,000 fine.
- Yes, always disqualification from office.
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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