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Office of the Court vs. Former Judge Tormis

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. FORMER JUDGE ROSABELLA M. TORMIS, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9920 (Formerly A.M. No. MTJ-07-1691) | 2016-08-30

RESOLUTION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
A judge should know, or ought to know, his or her role as a solemnizing officer.

This disbarment complaint is an offshoot of our Decision in Office of the Court Administrator v. Judge Necessario, et al.[1] Respondent Former Judge Rosabella M. Tormis (Tormis), together with other judges and employees of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Cebu City, was dismissed for turning the solemnization of marriages into a business.[2] Tormis was dismissed from the service for the second time, and this Court directed the Office of the Bar Confidant to initiate disbarment proceedings against her.

On July 3, 2007, Atty....