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Executive Judge’s Power to Act on Defective Judicial Inhibition Orders
SC clarifies that an executive judge may return a defective voluntary inhibition order to the judge, without usurping the Supreme Court’s sole power to reverse it.
Executive Judge Powers: Limits on Reassigning Court Personnel to Other Roles
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that executive judges cannot indefinitely reassign court personnel to duties outside their job description.
Limits of Executive Judge Authority: Avoiding Gross Ignorance of the Law
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on judges who acted on cases outside their jurisdiction, and the limits of executive judge authority.
Judicial Overreach: Defining the Limits of Disciplinary Authority in the Philippine Judiciary
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies that executive judges cannot unilaterally impose penalties on court personnel, reaffirming the Court's exclusive disciplinary power.
Search Warrants Beyond Territorial Limits: Executive Judge Authority in Drug Cases
When can a Manila judge issue a search warrant for a house in Pampanga? The Supreme Court explains executive judge authority in drug cases.
Executive Judges Cannot Overrule a Judge's Voluntary Inhibition
Supreme Court clarifies that executive judges lack authority to reverse a judge's voluntary inhibition, which is a judicial act reserved for the Court.
Executive Judge Fined for Overstepping Authority in Cases Pending Before Lower Court
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies that executive judges cannot issue orders in cases pending before lower courts, even with good intentions.
Detailing Municipal Employees to Courts: Limits of Executive Judge Authority
Supreme Court clarifies when executive judges may detail personnel to courts, and why municipal employees cannot serve as sheriffs.
Neglect of Duty: Accountability for Process Servers in the Philippine Judiciary
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies the difference between simple and gross neglect of duty for court process servers, and the limits of executive judges' disciplinary powers.
Judicial Independence vs Local Government Authority: The Limits of Executive Judge Power in Personnel Transfer
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies that executive judges cannot permanently transfer court personnel without authority from the Office of the Court Administrator.
Court Raffle Irregularities: When Clerks and Judges Face Administrative Liability
Supreme Court clarifies liability for irregular case raffles: executive judges must personally conduct them, clerks must follow procedure.