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Imelda S. Enriquez vs. Judge Anacleto L. Caminade.

IMELDA S. ENRIQUEZ, Complainant, vs. JUDGE ANACLETO L. CAMINADE, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-05-1966 | 2006-03-21

D E C I S I O N 


PANGANIBAN, CJ: 

Judges are expected to exhibit more than just cursory acquaintance with statutes and procedural laws. In all good faith, they must know the laws and apply them properly. Judicial competence requires no less. Where the legal principle involved is sufficiently basic and elementary, lack of conversance with it constitutes gross ignorance of the law. 

The Case and the Facts 

This administrative case stems from a verified Complaint[1] filed with the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) by Imelda S. Enriquez. In that case, Judge Anacleto Caminade was charged with gross misconduct, knowingly...