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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Former Judge Leonardo L. Leonida of the RTC, BR 27, Sta. Cruz, Laguna

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, vs. FORMER JUDGE LEONARDO L. LEONIDA, OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 27, STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-09-2198 | 2011-01-18

 
EN BANC
D E C I S I O N 
 
PER CURIAM: 
 
This administrative case at bench stemmed from a judicial audit and inventory of pending cases conducted by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), in Branch 27, Regional Trial Court, Sta. Cruz, Laguna (Branch 27, Sta. Cruz), and in Branch 74, Regional Trial Court, Malabon City (Branch 74, Malabon). 
 
The audits were conducted because respondent Judge Leonardo L. Leonida (Judge Leonida) applied for Optional Retirement effective July 5, 2008. Judge Leonida was the presiding judge of Branch 27, Sta. Cruz, from October 1997 until his retirement and was detailed as...