Practice question
A judge instructs employees to attend on time but habitually stays away from the assigned station without a lawful basis. Does supervising employee attendance alone satisfy Canon II, Section 5?
- No; the judge has a personal attendance and service duty.
- Yes, staff attendance substitutes for the judge’s duty.
- Yes, only completed judgments matter under Section 5.
- Yes, a judge may dispense with every administrative rule.
- Yes, the section applies solely to temporary employees.
Legal references
- 2025 Code of Judicial Conduct and Accountability, AM25-04-04-SC, Preamble, General Provisions and Canons I–II: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836
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