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Office of the Court vs. Retired Judge Chavez [RESOLUTION]

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, vs. Retired Judge PABLO R. CHAVEZ, Former Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 87, Rosario, Batangas, Atty. TEOFILO A. DIMACULANGAN, JR., Clerk of Court VI, Mr. ARMANDO ERMELITO M. MARQUEZ, Court Interpreter III, Ms. EDITHA E. BAGSIC, Court Interpreter III, and Mr. DAVID CAGUIMBAL, Process Server, all of Regional Trial Court, Branch 87, Rosario, Batangas, Respondents. -------------------------- Re: Undated Anonymous Letter-Complaint against the Presiding Judge, Clerk of Court and Court Stenographer of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 87, Rosario, Batangas. Present: SERENO, C.J., CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, MENDOZA, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, JARDELEZA, CAGUIOA,* MAR TIRES, TIJAM, and REYES, JR., JJ

A.M. No. RTJ-10-2219 | 2017-08-01

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
RESOLUTION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
For resolution is the motion for reconsideration1 filed by respondent retired Judge Pablo R. Chavez (Judge Chavez) of our Decision2 dated March 7, 2017.
 
We adjudged Judge Chavez guilty of gross neglect of duty and undue delay in rendering decisions and imposed on him the penalty of forfeiture of all his retirement benefits, except accrued leave credits, in lieu of dismissal from service which can no longer be imposed due to Judge Chavez's retirement.
 
In his motion, Judge Chavez explains that the acts of omission attributed to...