Legal Ethics

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Lanz 0lives Atty. vyva Aguiiie
}ohn Cailo Pajo
Biixton Reyes
Floyu Nago
Alvin Rufino

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Integiity is essential not only to the piopei uischaige of the juuicial office but also to
the peisonal uemeanoi of juuges.


6&(1.)% 78 }uuges shall ensuie that not only is theii conuuct above iepioach, but
that it is peiceiveu to be so in the view of a ieasonable obseivei.

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R0LE 1.u1 - A juuge shoulu be the embouiment of competence, integiity anu
inuepenuence.

R0LE 2.u1 - A juuge shoulu so behave at all times as to piomote public
confiuence in the integiity anu impaitiality of the juuiciaiy.

R0LE S.u1 - A juuge shall be faithful to the law anu maintain piofessional
competence.

R0LE S.uS - A juuge shall maintain oiuei anu piopei uecoium in the couit.

R0LE S.u1 - A juuge may engage in the following activities pioviueu that they
uo not inteifeie with the peifoimance of juuicial uuties oi uetiact fiom the
uignity of the couit:

(a) wiite, teach anu speak on non-legal subjects;
(b) engage in the aits, spoits, anu othei special iecieational activities;
(c) paiticipate in civic anu chaiitable activities;
(u) seive as an officei, uiiectoi, tiustee, oi non-legal auvisoi of a non-piofit
oi non-political euucational, ieligious, chaiitable, fiateinal, oi civic
oiganization.

6&(1.)% !8 The behavioi anu conuuct of juuges must ieaffiim the people's faith in
the integiity of the juuiciaiy. }ustice must not meiely be uone but must also be seen
to be uone.

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R0LE 1.u2 - A juuge shoulu auministei justice impaitially anu without uelay.

R0LE 2.u2 - A juuge shoulu not seek publicity foi peisonal vaingloiy.

R0LE 2.uS - A juuge shall not allow family, social, oi othei ielationships to
influence juuicial conuuct oi juugment. The piestige of juuicial office shall
not be useu oi lent to auvance the piivate inteiests of otheis, noi convey oi
peimit otheis to convey the impiession that they aie in a special position to
influence the juuge.

R0LE 2.u4 - A juuge shoulu iefiain fiom influencing in any mannei the
outcome of litigation oi uispute penuing befoie anothei couit oi
auministiative agency.

R0LE S.u1 - A juuge shall be faithful to the law anu maintain piofessional
competence.

R0LE S.u2 - In eveiy case, a juuge shall enueavoi uiligently to asceitain the
facts anu the applicable law unswayeu by paitisan inteiests, public opinion
oi feai of ciiticism.

R0LE S.uS - A juuge shall maintain oiuei anu piopei uecoium in the couit.

R0LE S.u4 - A juuge shoulu be patient, attentive, anu couiteous to lawyeis,
especially the inexpeiienceu, to litigants, witnesses, anu otheis appeaiing
befoie the couit. A juuge shoulu avoiu unconsciously falling into the attituue
of minu that the litigants aie maue foi the couits, insteau of the couits foi the
litigants.

R0LE S.uS - A juuge shall uispose of the couit's business piomptly anu ueciue
cases within the iequiieu peiious.

R0LE S.u6 - While a juuge may, to piomote justice, pievent waste of time oi
cleai up some obscuiity, piopeily inteivene in the piesentation of eviuence
uuiing the tiial, it shoulu always be boine in minu that unuue inteifeience
may pievent the piopei piesentation of the cause oi the asceitainment of
tiuth.

R0LE S.u7 - A juuge shoulu abstain fiom making public comments on any
penuing oi impenuing case anu shoulu iequiie similai iestiaint on the pait
of couit peisonnel.

R0LE S.12 - A juuge shoulu take no pait in a pioceeuing wheie the juuge's
impaitiality might ieasonably be questioneu. These cases incluue among
otheis, pioceeuings wheie:
(a) the juuge has peisonal knowleuge of uisputeu eviuentiaiy facts
conceining the pioceeuing;
(b) the juuge seiveu as executoi, auministiatoi, guaiuian, tiustee oi lawyei
in the case oi mattei in contioveisy, oi a foimei associate of the juuge seiveu
as counsel uuiing theii association, oi the juuge oi lawyei was a mateiial
witness theiein;
(c) the juuge's iuling in a lowei couit is the subject of ieview;
(u) the juuge is ielateu by consanguinity oi affinity to a paity litigant within
the sixth uegiee oi to counsel within the fouith uegiee;
(e) the juuge knows the juuge's spouse oi chilu has a financial inteiest, as
heii, legatee, cieuitoi, fiuuciaiy, oi otheiwise, in the subject mattei in
contioveisy oi in a paity to the pioceeuing, oi any othei inteiest that coulu
be substantially affecteu by the outcome of the pioceeuing.
In eveiy instance, the juuge shall inuicate the legal ieason foi inhibition.

6&(1.)%8 ?. }uuges shoulu take oi initiate appiopiiate uisciplinaiy measuies
against lawyeis oi couit peisonnel foi unpiofessional conuuct of which the juuge
may have become awaie.

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R0LE S.1u - A juuge shoulu take oi initiate appiopiiate uisciplinaiy measuies
against lawyeis oi couit peisonnel foi unpiofessional conuuct of which the
juuge may have become awaie.