Practice question
A judge’s teaching repeatedly causes missed hearings and detracts from principal judicial duties. May the judge rely solely on the academic-activities permission?
- No; Section16’s principal-duty condition remains
- Yes; any teaching overrides every judicial duty
- Yes; a lecture always has priority
- Only the students’ consent matters
- Only the school’s size matters
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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