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Emelie Taguba Lucero vs Judge Felino Bangalan

EMELIE TAGUBA LUCERO, Complainant, versus JUDGE FELINO U. BANGALAN, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Allacapan, Cagayan, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-04-1534 | 2004-09-07

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

A judge should be faithful to the law and maintain professional competence.[1] As an administrative officer of the court, a judge should organize and supervise the court personnel to ensure the prompt and efficient dispatch of business, and require at all times the observance of high standards of public service and fidelity.[2]

On August 15, 2003, Emelie Taguba Lucero filed a verified complaint[3] with the Office of the Court Administrator charging Judge Felino U. Bangalan, the presiding judge of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Allacapan, Cagayan, with Gross Ignorance of the Law for Rendering an...