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Showing 1–3 of 3 articles for “disqualification rules”

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.

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.