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Flores-Concepcion vs. Castaneda [DISSENTING OPINION, REYES J. JR., J.]

SHARON FLORES-CONCEPCION, COMPLAINANT, V. JUDGE LIBERTY O. CASTANEDA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 67, PANIQUI, TARLAC, RESPONDENT.

[ A.M. No. RTJ-15-2438 [Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 11-3681-RTJ] | 2020-09-02

DISSENTING OPINION

REYES, J. JR.J.:

I dissent.

"Never is the truism that a public office is a public trust of more relevance than in the case of judges. " [1]

An allegation of "annulment-fixing" was imputed against Judge Liberty O. Castaneda (respondent) by Sharon Flores-Concepcion (complainant), who was surprised to discover, without due notice of any proceeding relative thereto, that her marriage with her husband was declared null in Civil Case No. 450-09, entitled "Vergel Castillo Concepcion v. Sharon Flores Concepcion."

In her Complaint-Affidavit,[2] complainant alleged that in November 2010, she was...