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Alice Davila vs Judge Joselito Generoso

MS. ALICE DAVILA, complainant, vs. JUDGE JOSELITO S.D. GENEROSO, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-95-1062 | 2000-07-31

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

The office of a judge requires him to obey all the lawful orders of his superiors. A judge is required to decide cases before him with dispatch, mindful that delay in the disposition of cases erodes the faith of the people in the judicial system. A judge who cannot comply with such a sworn duty should not serve the judiciary any longer.

Administrative Matter No. MTJ-95-1062 was commenced by a letter-complaint[1] sent to the Court Administrator by Ms. Alice Davila (complainant Davila), complaining of undue delay in the disposition of Criminal Case No. 12293 before respondent Presiding Judge of Branch 34 of the...