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

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Distinguish mandatory and voluntary inhibition under Canon III, Sections 11–12 of the 2025 CJCA. Give one clear example of a mandatory ground and state the standard for voluntary inhibition.

Legal references

  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836 — 2025 CJCA, Canon III, Sections 2 and 9–13.
  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_137_judicial.html — Rule 137, Sections 1–2, judicial disqualification.

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