Practice question
A judge proposes enforcing prescribed hours for all staff while personally reporting only when an important litigant appears. The judge also claims judicial fidelity excludes efficient court operations. What does Canon II require?
- Personal reporting and service, together with efficient and effective court operation under pertinent administrative rules.
- Only high-profile cases justify the judge’s attendance.
- Court administration is wholly outside fidelity.
- A judge’s attendance depends on counsel’s invitation.
- Staff compliance cancels every personal duty of the judge.
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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