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Imelda R. Marcos vs. Judge Fernando Vil Pamintuan

IMELDA R. MARCOS, Complainant, vs. JUDGE FERNANDO VIL PAMINTUAN, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-07-2062 | 2011-01-18

EN BANC
D E C I S I O N
 
Per Curiam:
 
The judiciary cannot keep those who cannot meet the exacting standards of judicial conduct and integrity. This being so, in the performance of the functions of their office, judges must endeavor to act in a manner that puts them and their conduct above reproach and beyond suspicion. They must act with extreme care for their office indeed is burdened with a heavy load of responsibility.1
 
At bench is an administrative case filed by Imelda R. Marcos (Marcos) against Judge Fernando Vil Pamintuan(Judge Pamintuan), Presiding Judge, Branch 3, Regional Trial Court, Baguio City (RTC), for Gross...