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Practice question: Preamble; General Provisions

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A judge claims the 2004 Code remains the sole current ethical code because ethical codes cannot be superseded. Which General Provision of the 2025 CJCA answers the claim?
  1. The clause abolishing every court
  2. The repealing clause stating that the 2025 Code supersedes the 2004 Code and previous judicial ethical rules
  3. A clause making ethical duties optional
  4. A clause restricting the Code to Bar examinations
  5. A clause converting judicial office into private practice

Legal references

  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836 — A.M. 25-04-04-SC, November 11, 2025, CJCA Preamble and General Provisions, Sections 1–3.

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