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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Atienza-Turla

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. EVELYN A. ATIENZA-TURLA, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 40, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, PALAYAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. RTJ-21-005 (Formerly A.M. 20-11-161-RTC) | 2020-12-09

EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
GAERLAN, J.:
 
The speedy disposition of cases in our courts is a primary aim of the Judiciary, so that the ends of justice may not be compromised and the Judiciary will be true to its commitment to provide litigants their constitutional rights to a speedy trial and a speedy disposition of their cases.[1]
 
This administrative matter stemmed from the judicial audit and physical inventory of cases conducted in the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Palayan City, Nueva Ecija, on January 31, 2019 to February 23, 2019 pursuant to Travel Order No. 12-2019 dated January 18, 2019. The court was formerly presided by Hon....