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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Ferraris, Jr.

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE RUFINO S. FERRARIS, JR., BRANCH 7, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, DAVAO CITY AND VIVIAN N. ODRUÑA, CLERK OF COURT III, SAME COURT, RESPONDENTS.

A.M. No. MTJ-21-001 [FORMERLY A.M. No. 20-12-45-MTCC] | 2022-12-06

R E S O L U T I O N
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
The public's faith and confidence in the judicial system depend, to a large extent, on the judicious and prompt disposition of cases and other matters pending before the courts.[1] The nature of work of those connected with an office charged with the dispensation of justice, from the presiding judge to the lowest clerk, requires them to serve with the highest degree of efficiency and responsibility to maintain public confidence in the judiciary.[2]
 
ANTECEDENTS

Owing to the compulsory retirement of Judge Rufino S. Ferraris, Jr. (Judge Ferraris, Jr.), the Office of the Court Administrator...