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Code of Conduct for Court Personnel

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR COURT PERSONNEL

A.M. No. 03-06-13-SC | 2004-04-23

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR COURT PERSONNEL





WHEREAS, the dispensation of justice is the basic duty and responsibility of the Judiciary as enshrined in the Constitution; it is a sacred task of divine origin.



WHEREAS, the Constitution declares that a public office is a public trust, and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, loyalty and efficiency, act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives.



WHEREAS, court personnel, from the lowliest employee to the clerk of court or any position lower than that of a judge or justice, are involved in the dispensation of...