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In re: Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the Regional Trial Court, Br. 45, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, and Report on the Incident at Br. 49, Same Court

IN RE: REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 45, URDANETA CITY, PANGASINAN, AND REPORT ON THE INCIDENT AT BRANCH 49, SAME COURT.

A.M. No. 08-4-253-RTC | 2011-01-12

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

 

BERSAMIN, J.:

 

The Court, through the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), routinely conducts an audit of the caseload and performance of a retiring trial judge. The Court will unhesitatingly impose appropriate sanctions despite the intervening retirement of the judge or member of the staff should the audit establish any inefficiency on the part of the retiring trial judge or of any member of the staff.

 

Here, we sanction a judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and his Branch Clerk of Court, despite the former's intervening retirement, for the inefficient management of their court...