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Practice question: Mandatory vs. Voluntary Inhibition (See also Rule 137)

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A possible voluntary-inhibition ground has been fully disclosed, and all parties agree that the judge may continue. What does Section 12 require concerning that agreement?
  1. A secret oral understanding must replace any order.
  2. The clerk may conceal the agreement.
  3. Only counsel’s private diary is required.
  4. No record is permitted.
  5. It must be embodied in an order.

Legal references

  • 2025 CJCA, AM 25-04-04-SC, November 11, 2025, specific Canon and section identified: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836

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