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Understanding Judicial Bias And The Right To Fair Trial In Philippine Courts
Learn how Philippine courts define judicial bias and protect the right to fair trial through clear rules and real case examples.
Safeguarding Judicial Independence: Dismissal of Baseless Complaints Against Judges
The Supreme Court dismisses baseless administrative complaints against CA justices, reinforcing that adverse rulings alone do not prove judicial bias or partiality.
THE Limits OF DUE Process Challenging Convictions Based ON Alleged Judicial Bias
Certiorari vs Appeal: The Proper Remedy in Philippine Courts for Evidentiary Errors and Alleged Judicial Bias
Understand when to file certiorari versus appeal in Philippine courts, and how evidentiary errors and judicial bias are treated under procedural rules.
Bias Claims Against Judges: What Evidence Philippine Courts Require
Supreme Court clarifies the evidentiary standard for proving judicial bias and partiality in administrative complaints against Philippine judges.
Upholding Candor: Attorney Suspended for Misleading Statements to the Court
A lawyer who filed a motion to withdraw citing workload, then swore he lied to hide judicial bias, was suspended one year for violating the lawyer's oath.
Judicial Bias Understanding When A Judge Must Step Down IN Philippine Courts
Learn when Philippine judges must inhibit or step down from a case due to bias, based on Supreme Court rulings and the Code of Judicial Conduct.
Fair Trial or Biased Judge: When a Trial Judge's Questions Are Proper in Philippine Courts
The Supreme Court clarifies when a judge's clarificatory questions during trial are proper and do not prove judicial bias.