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Query of Atty. Karen M. Silverio-Buffe, former Clerk of Court - Branch 81, Romblon, Romblon - on the prohibition from engaging in the private practice of law

QUERY OF ATTY. KAREN M. SILVERIO-BUFFE, FORMER Clerk of Court - BRANCH 81, ROMBLON, ROMBLON - ON THE PROHIBITION FROM ENGAGING IN THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW.

A.M. No. 08-6-352-RTC | 2009-08-19

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

This administrative matter started as a letter-query dated March 4, 2008 of Atty. Karen M. Silverio-Buffe (Atty. Buffe) addressed to the Office of the Court Administrator, which query the latter referred to the Court for consideration. In the course of its action on the matter, the Court discovered that the query was beyond pure policy interpretation and referred to the actual situation of Atty. Buffe, and, hence, was a matter that required concrete action on the factual situation presented.

The query, as originally framed, related to Section 7(b)(2) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6713, as amended (or the Code of...