Practice question
A court employee obtains the head of office’s consent for a second executive-branch job but has no specific Supreme Court authorization. The employee says ordinary head approval satisfies every Section9 condition. Which is correct?
- Section9(e)’s specific Supreme Court requirement is additional and unmet
- Head approval always replaces the express requirement
- The executive branch is expressly excluded from the restriction
- Only the job’s salary determines authority
- Every second job is automatically permitted
Legal references
- 2025 Code of Judicial Conduct and Accountability, AM25-04-04-SC, November11,2025, CanonIV Sections16,19(a): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836
- 2025 Code of Conduct and Accountability for Court Officials and Personnel, AM25-06-11-SC, October28,2025, CanonII Sections8–9: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100842
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