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Office of Court Administrator vs Judge Tomas Noynay, RTC, Br 23, Allen, Northern Samar

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, complainant, vs. Judge TOMAS B. NOYNAY, Regional Trial Court, Branch 23, Allen, Northern Samar, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1704 | 2003-03-18

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Delay in the rendition of judgments diminishes the people's faith in our judicial system. If, for some valid reasons, judges cannot comply with the deadlines prescribed by law, they should apply for extensions of time to avoid administrative sanctions.

The Case and the Facts

This administrative case stems from a Certification[1] dated July 13, 2001, written by Judge Salvador L. Infante of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 23, Allen, Northern Samar. He reported therein that at least 56 criminal and civil cases[2] had been left undecided by Judge Tomas B. Noynay, the former acting presiding judge of...