Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
College of Law
Intramuros, Manila
f. Retaining Fee
g. Contingent Fee arrangement
h. Champertous Contract
i. Quantum Meruit
j. Attorneys Lien
k. Charging Lien
l. Assumpsit
L. Liabilities of Lawyers
1. Actions against lawyers
a. disciplinary actions
a.1 Basis for disciplinary actions against lawyers
a.2 Disciplinary action, defined
a.3. Kinds
i. Warning
ii. Reprimand or admonition
iii. Fine
iv. Suspension
A.M. No. RTJ-12-2316, October 9, 2012
(Formerly A.M. No. 09-7-280-RTC) OCA v.
Judge Castaeda, RTC, Branch 67,
Panigui, Tarlac
v. disbarment
Brennisen v. Atty. Contawi, A.C. No.
7481,April 24, 2012
vi. contempt
vii. imprisonment
a.4 Grounds for disciplinary actions
b. criminal action
i. Pardon
c. damage suit
2. Power to suspend/disbar is a judicial function
3. Freedom of Expression
Part 2. JUDICIAL ETHICS
A. Introduction
1. Judicial Ethics, defined
2. Sources of Judicial Ethics
3. Importance of Judicial Ethics
B. Judicial Obligations
Canons 1- 5, Code of Judicial Conduct (CJC)
Canon 31, Canons of Judicial Ethics (CJE)
Arban v. Borja, A.M. No R-281-RTJ August 26, 1986
Dela Paz v. Inutan, A.M. No. 201 MJ June 30, 1975
C. Qualities of a Judge
Canon 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 13, CJE
Rule 1.02, CJC
Rule 1.03, CJC
Rule 3.02, CJC
Rule 3.05, CJC
1st Sentence Rule 3.04, CJC
D. Personal Conduct of the Judge
1. Independent Conduct
Canon 1, CJC
2. Impropriety
Canons 2 and 3, CJC
b. Sanctions
i. dismissal from the service with forfeiture of benefits and
disqualification from reinstatement or appointment to any
public office including a government-owned or controlled
corporation
A.M. No. MTJ-03-1503, November 16, 2006, NBI vs.
Judge Adaoag, MCTC, Gerona-Ramos-Pura, Tarlac
A.M. No. RTJ-12-2316, October 9, 2012(Formerly A.M.
No. 09-7-280-RTC) OCA v. Judge Castaeda, RTC,
Branch 67, Panigui, Tarlac
ii. Suspension
A.M. No. 09-2-19-SC, February 24, 2009 In Re:
Undated Letter of Mr. Louis C. Biraogo, Petitioner in
Biraogo v. Nograles and Limkaichong, G.R. No.
179120
iii. fine
OCA v. Judge Quilatan, A.M. No. MTJ-09-1745,
September 27, 2010,
Jamsani-Rodriguez v. Gregory S. Ong, Jose R.
Hernandez, and Rodolfo A. Ponferrada, A.M. No. 0819-SB-J, April 12, 2011
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