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Atty Manuel Rosales vs Judge Romulo Villanueva, RTC, Br 12, Ligao, Albay

ATTY. MANUEL M. ROSALES, complainant, vs. JUDGE ROMULO S.G. VILLANUEVA, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, Ligao, Albay, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-03-1784 | 2003-06-17

R E S O L U T I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

On June 30, 1997, Atty. Manuel M. Rosales filed a Complaint against respondent Judge Romulo S.G. Villanueva for Grave Misconduct and Acts Unbecoming of a Judge.

Complainant stated that he is the legal counsel of respondent's father, Jose Villanueva, Sr., in a case for partition[1] filed by respondent in his own behalf and in behalf of his brothers and sisters.

Complainant alleged that on June 16, 1997, between 8:30 to 9:00 a.m., he and Crispolo Cerdan, the driver of respondent's father, were outside the courtroom of Branch 36 of the Regional Trial Court of Iriga City awaiting the pre-trial of the case...