Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001
Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01, issued on December 19, 2001, states that, in line with Proclamation No. 129, all judiciary employees in the Philippines are not required to report for work from December 26 to 28, 2001. However, to address urgent matters such as petitions for bail, Executive Judges must assign judges from Municipal Trial Courts and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts to be on duty during these dates, supported by a skeletal staff. Regional Trial Courts and other courts will also have designated judges on duty, while clerks' offices must maintain minimal staffing to provide essential services. Separate instructions apply to Supreme Court employees, with specific personnel required to report for duty.
Quick Answers
- What is Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001 about?
- Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01, issued on December 19, 2001, states that, in line with Proclamation No. 129, all judiciary employees in the Philippines are not required to report for work from December 26 to 28, 2001. However, to address urgent matters such as petitions for bail, Executive Judges must assign judges from Municipal Trial Courts and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts to be on duty during these dates, supported by a skeletal staff. Regional Trial Courts and other courts will also have designated judges on duty, while clerks' offices must maintain minimal staffing to provide essential services. Separate instructions apply to Supreme Court employees, with specific personnel required to report for duty.
- What type of law is Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01?
- Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001 (Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001 enacted?
- Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001 (Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01) was enacted on Dec 19, 2001.
- What is the citation for Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001?
- Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001, Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01, Dec 19, 2001 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 19, 2001
SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 63-01
| TO | : | All Trial Court Judges and Personnel |
| SUBJECT | : | Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001 |
Under Proclamation No. 129 of the Office of the President dated 5 December 2001, all employees of the Government are not required to report for work on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001 except as therein provided.
Pursuant to the said Proclamation, officials and employees of the Judiciary need not report for work on 26 to 28 December 2001.
However, considering that petitions for bail and other urgent matters may be filed in court on those dates, the Executive Judges shall assign Judges of the Municipal Trial Courts and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts within their respective administrative areas to be on duty on those dates to act primarily on such matters. They shall be assisted by a skeletal force from their staff. CEIHcT
The Executive Judges in multiple-sala Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, and Municipal Trial Courts in Cities shall assign a judge in each court who shall be on duty on the aforementioned dates.
All Executive Judges of Regional Trial Courts shall remain on duty on said dates. They may, however, assign the Vice Executive Judges, if any, on rotation basis.
The Offices of the Clerks of Court shall likewise maintain a skeletal force to provide regular services to the public on the aforementioned dates.
A separate Circular has been issued for Supreme Court employees who must report for work on 26 to 28 December 2001. The Presiding Justices of the Court of Appeals and the Sandiganbayan shall determine who of their personnel shall report for work on the aforementioned dates.
The Office of the Court Administrator, with the assistance of the Public Information Office, shall implement this Administrative Circular, which shall forthwith be published in the newspaper of general circulation. DaTISc
(SGD.) HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR.Chief JusticeSupreme Court of the Philippines
Cite This Law
Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001, Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01, Dec 19, 2001 (Philippines)
Court Duty on 26, 27 and 28 December 2001, Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 63-01 (Phil. 2001)
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