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Keuppers vs. Judge Murcia

ROSILANDA M. KEUPPERS, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE VIRGILIO G. MURCIA, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 2, ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. MTJ-15-1860 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 09-2224-MTJ) | 2018-04-03

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
A municipal trial judge who solemnizes a marriage outside of his territorial jurisdiction violates Article 7 of the Family Code, and is guilty of grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. He should be properly sanctioned.
 
The Case

This administrative matter commenced from the 1st Indorsement dated November 4, 2009,[1] whereby the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao endorsed to the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) for appropriate action the complete records of the case initiated by affidavit-complaint by complainant Rosilanda...