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Atty. NESCITO C. HILARIO and MA. MERIEM A. URSUA vs. Hon. JULIAN C. OCAMPO III, in His Capacity as the Executive Judge of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Naga City and as Presiding Judge of the MTC of Naga City, Branch I

Atty. NESCITO C. HILARIO and MA. MERIEM A. URSUA, complainants, vs. Hon. JULIAN C. OCAMPO III, in His Capacity as the Executive Judge of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Naga City and as Presiding Judge of the MTC of Naga City, Branch I, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-00-1305 | 2001-12-03

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Noncompliance with the procedure prescribed by the Supreme Court for the raffling of cases is an administrative offense. Failure to abide by these rules diminishes respect for the rule of law.

The Case

In an Administrative Complaint dated August 14, 1998,[1] Atty. Nescito C. Hilario and Ma. Meriem A. Ursua charged Judge Julian C. Ocampo III, Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Naga City (Branch I), with five offenses: grave abuse of authority, dishonesty, gross ignorance of the law, bias or partiality, and knowingly rendering an unjust order in connection with the actuations of the judge relative to Criminal...