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Aug 17, 2015judicial ethicscompulsory disqualificationgross ignorance of the lawadministrative casejudges
Judicial Ethics: Compulsory Disqualification and Gross Ignorance of the Law
A judge who hears a case involving a relative violates compulsory disqualification rules and may face administrative liability for gross ignorance of the law.
Jun 28, 2005judicial ethicsdisqualification of judgescode of judicial conductadministrative caserule 137
Judicial Impartiality When Family Ties Conflict With Legal Duty In The Courtroom
A judge who hears a case where his son-in-law appears as counsel violates mandatory disqualification rules, even if the outcome seems fair.
Proving Residency and Citizenship for Candidacy: Lessons from Valles v. COMELEC
How the Supreme Court clarified citizenship, dual allegiance, and disqualification rules for elective office in the Philippines.