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Concerned Trial Lawyers of Manila Vs. Judge Lorenzo B. Veneracion.

CONCERNED TRIAL LAWYERS OF MANILA, Complainant, versus JUDGE LORENZO B. VENERACION, Regional Trial Court, Manila, Branch 47, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-05-1920 (formerly OCA IPI No. 01-1141-RTJ) | 2006-04-26

R E S O L U T I O N


CORONA, J.:

Before us are consolidated administrative cases against retired Judge Lorenzo B. Veneracion, then presiding judge of Branch 47, Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila.[5]

In A.M. No. RTJ-05-1920, a letter[6] dated February 8, 1999 was referred to the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) by the Ombudsman.[7] It contained allegations of misconduct and tardiness against respondent Judge Veneracion by the Concerned Trial Lawyers of Manila[8].

Complainants assailed the apparent reluctance of Judge Veneracion to grant petitions for the declaration of nullity of marriage despite their alleged merit. Instead,...