Practice question
A judge cancels hearings to accommodate a personal teaching commitment. Does Section 16 treat teaching as superior to principal judicial duties?
- Yes; academic contracts always outrank court duties.
- No.
- Yes; students privately control the docket.
- Yes; teaching is an exemption from diligence.
- Yes; the judge may abandon all scheduled cases.
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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