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ATTY. LUCITA E. MARCELO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE PELAGIA J. DALMACIO-JOAQUIN, PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 1, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN, RESPONDENT.

ATTY. LUCITA E. MARCELO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE PELAGIA J. DALMACIO-JOAQUIN, PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 1, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. MTJ-14-1839 | 2015-07-22

SECOND DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

CARPIO, ACTING CJ.:

The Case
 
This involves an administrative complaint[1] filed by Atty. Lucita E. Marcelo against Judge Pelagia J. Dalmacio-Joaquin, Presiding Judge of Branch 1 of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan (MTCC-San Jose del Monte), for grave abuse of authority, grave misconduct, and violation of Section 4(a), (b), and (c) of Republic Act No. 6713 (RA 6713).[2]

The Facts
 
Complainant, as counsel for accused in three criminal cases raffled off to respondent judge's sala, failed to appear during the hearing on 21 January 2011 in Criminal Case No....