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Court Personnel Disbarred for Extorting Litigant Over Court Document
Supreme Court penalizes court interpreter for demanding money to release a litigant's property document, imposing fine and disqualification.
Court Interpreter Suspended for Incompetent Translations in RTC Malaybalay
SC suspends court interpreter for inaccurate Visayan-to-English translations, stressing the heavy responsibility of judicial employees.
Court Interpreter Suspended for Incompetent Translations: A Lesson in Judicial Accountability
The Supreme Court suspended a court interpreter for inefficiency and incompetence in translating testimonies, underscoring the critical role of accurate interpretation in the judiciary.
Court Personnel Extortion: When Demanding Money for Court Documents Is Gross Misconduct
A court interpreter who demanded money to release a litigant's document was found guilty of gross misconduct, bribery, and graft.
Habitual Absenteeism in the Judiciary: Dismissal for Court Employee Who Abandoned Post
Supreme Court dismisses court interpreter for habitual absenteeism, forfeiting benefits and barring re-employment in government service.
Habitual Absenteeism in the Judiciary: When Resignation Cannot Shield a Court Employee from Dismissal
The Supreme Court held that a court interpreter who incurred 133.5 unauthorized absences was guilty of habitual absenteeism and dismissed from service despite resigning.
Dismissal for Dishonesty and Grave Misconduct: Court Personnel Held to Highest Standard
Court interpreter dismissed for grave misconduct and illegal exaction; stenographer suspended for simple dishonesty in administrative case.
Dismissal for Grave Misconduct: Court Personnel Who Usurp Authority and Exact Illegal Fees
Supreme Court dismisses court interpreter for grave misconduct—usurping judicial functions and illegally exacting fees from lawyers and litigants.
Court Employee Accountability: Inefficiency and Incompetence in Judicial Service
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on court interpreter's administrative liability for inefficiency, incompetence, and failure to perform official duties.
Falsifying Time Records: A Breach of Public Trust in the Philippine Judiciary
Court interpreter suspended six months for falsifying daily time records to attend law school. The Supreme Court rules on dishonesty, due process, and public accountability.
Falsifying Daily Time Records in Government Service: A Case of Breach of Public Trust
Court interpreter suspended for falsifying DTRs to attend law classes. A lesson on dishonesty and accountability in government service.
Falsifying Time Records: A Breach of Public Trust in the Philippine Judiciary
Court interpreter suspended for falsifying daily time records to attend law school, a dishonesty case that underscores accountability in the judiciary.
Moral Integrity in Public Service: Court Employee Sanctioned for Immoral Conduct
Court interpreter fined P50,000 for illicit affair with married man. Resignation does not erase administrative liability in the judiciary.
Court Employee's Dishonesty and Grave Misconduct: A Lesson in Public Trust
Court interpreter dismissed for soliciting money from litigants under false pretenses, violating public trust and court integrity.
Court Interpreter Dismissed and Fined for Dishonesty and Grave Misconduct
Court interpreter who forged a judge's signature to defraud litigants is dismissed and fined P40,000 for dishonesty and grave misconduct.
Dismissal for Falsifying Time Records: Court Interpreter's Act of Punching a Colleague's Time Card
Court interpreter dismissed for punching a colleague's time card. The Supreme Court rules such acts are falsification and dishonesty, grave offenses warranting dismissal.
Upholding Public Trust Accountability for Dishonored Debts in Government Service
Court interpreter reprimanded for willful failure to pay just debts. Learn the ethics rules for government employees and their personal obligations.
Court Employee Dismissed for Grave Misconduct: Soliciting Fees Under a Lawyer's Name
A court interpreter's dismissal for soliciting P15,000 under a lawyer's name underscores the judiciary's strict integrity standards.
Dismissal of Administrative Complaint Against Court Interpreter: Burden of Proof in Administrative Cases
Administrative complaints require substantial evidence; mere allegations and assumptions are insufficient to hold court personnel liable for misconduct.
Court Interpreter Cleared of Administrative Charges for Lack of Evidence
Supreme Court dismisses administrative complaint against court interpreter, stressing complainant's burden of proof in administrative cases.
Court Interpreter Dismissed for Misappropriating Fiduciary Funds: A Lesson in Public Trust
Supreme Court dismisses court interpreter for misappropriating P540,500 in fiduciary funds, underscoring strict accountability for court personnel.
Integrity in Public Service: Dismissal for Immorality and Dishonesty in Data Sheet
Court interpreter dismissed for concealing criminal conviction and pending cases in her Personal Data Sheet, violating public trust.
Graft and Corruption in the Philippines: When Court Personnel Exploit Public Office for Private Gain
A Supreme Court ruling on a court interpreter's extortion of a litigant shows how graft and corruption in the Philippines is punished.
Judicial Ethics: Court Employees Must Be Above Suspicion at All Times
A court interpreter's well-meaning help in an election case still drew a fine—why judicial employees must avoid even the appearance of impropriety.