Re: The Internal Rules of the Supreme Court
On June 18, 2013, the Philippine Supreme Court amended Section 3 (e), Rule 2 of its Internal Rules. The amendment specifies that the Court en banc is responsible for handling cases involving significant penalties, such as the dismissal of judges or judiciary personnel, disbarment of lawyers, or suspensions exceeding one year. It also includes cases where fines imposed surpass forty thousand pesos. This resolution aims to clarify the jurisdiction of the Court en banc regarding disciplinary matters within the judiciary.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- <--!06182013-->A.M. No. 10-4-20-SC
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Notices
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 2013
EN BANC
A.M. No. 10-4-20-SC
RE: THE INTERNAL RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court en banc issued a Resolution datedJUNE 18, 2013, which reads as follows:
"A.M. No. 10-4-20-SC (Re: The Internal Rules of the Supreme Court). — Acting on the Letter dated June 17, 2013 of Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro, the Court Resolved to AMEND Section 3 (e), Rule 2 of the Internal Rules of the Supreme Court, to read as follows:
RULE 2
THE OPERATING STRUCTURES
SEC. 3. Court en banc matters and cases. — The Court en banc shall act on the following matters and cases:
xxx xxx xxx
(e) cases where the penalty recommended or to be imposed is the dismissal of a judge, official or personnel of the Judiciary, the disbarment of a lawyer, the suspension of any of them for a period of more than one year, or a fine exceeding forty thousand pesos;
xxx xxx xxx (adv60)
Cite This Law
Re: The Internal Rules of the Supreme Court, <--!06182013-->A.M. No. 10-4-20-SC, Jun 18, 2013 (Philippines)
Re: The Internal Rules of the Supreme Court, <--!06182013-->A.M. No. 10-4-20-SC (Phil. 2013)
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