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Joselito Rallos, et al vs Judge Ireneo Lee Gako Jr

JOSELITO RALLOS, JOSEFINA RALLOS VALLAR, SIMON RALLOS representing his deceased father CARLOS RALLOS, TERESITA RALLOS YAP, and JOSELITO RALLOS, complainants, vs. Judge IRENEO LEE GAKO JR., RTC, Branch 5, Cebu City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1484 (A) | 2000-10-24

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

A judge may be held administratively liable for gross ignorance of the law when it is shown that -- motivated by bad faith, fraud, dishonesty or corruption -- he ignored, contradicted or failed to apply settled law and jurisprudence.

The Case

Two consolidated administrative cases were filed against Judge Ireneo Lee Gako Jr. of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 5.

The first case was filed by Joselito Rallos, Simon Rallos, Josefina Rallos Vallar and Teresita Rallos Yap. It was an Administrative Complaint in connection with Special Proceedings Case No. 1576-R entitled "Intestate Estate of...