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OCA vs. Judge Gonzales

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE CANDELARIO V. GONZALES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 45, BAIS CITY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. RTJ-16-2463 (Formerly A.M. No. 16-05-110-RTC) | 2021-07-27

EN BANC

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
The 1987 Constitution mandates that all cases or matters be decided or resolved by the lower courts within three months from date of submission. The failure of a judge to decide a case within the required period is not excusable and is a ground for administrative sanction against the defaulting judge.[1]
 
This is an administrative complaint based on the Judicial Audit and Inventory of Cases conducted in Branch 45, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Bais City, Negros Oriental presided by Judge Candelario V. Gonzales (Judge Gonzales) from November 24 to 26, 2014 pursuant to Travel Order No. 133-2014...