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Oct 28, 2024 judicial immunity administrative complaint legal ethics supreme court judicial remedies

Judicial Immunity: Administrative Complaints Cannot Substitute Judicial Remedies

Administrative complaints cannot substitute judicial remedies against judges. Learn from a recent Supreme Court ruling on judicial immunity.

Feb 15, 2017 agrarian reform just compensation exhaustion of administrative remedies dar land bank supreme court

Judicial Immunity and the Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies in Agrarian Compensation Cases

The Supreme Court clarifies when landowners may directly sue for just compensation despite the exhaustion of administrative remedies doctrine.

Dec 10, 2013 judicial immunity legal ethics contempt of court lawyer discipline code of professional responsibility

Judicial Immunity vs Accountability: When Can Judges Be Disciplined

The Supreme Court clarifies the line between judicial accountability and contempt liability for frivolous complaints against judges.

Jan 15, 2013 judicial immunity administrative liability judges code of judicial conduct sandiganbayan

Judicial Immunity: When CAN Judges Be Held Liable for Their Decisions?

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies the limits of judicial immunity and when judges may face administrative liability for their rulings.

Jan 25, 2010 judicial immunity administrative complaints legal ethics philippine courts judges

Judicial Immunity and Unsubstantiated Administrative Complaints Against Judges

Philippine courts dismiss administrative complaints against judges when the allegations are unsupported and the acts complained of are judicial in nature.

Mar 20, 2009 criminal-law

Judicial Immunity When CAN Judges BE Held Liable FOR Reckless Acts

Aug 13, 2004 judicial immunity administrative complaint judges code of professional responsibility supreme court

Judicial Immunity Shielding Judges From Baseless Administrative Complaints

When can judges be disciplined for erroneous rulings? The Supreme Court clarifies judicial immunity and the limits of administrative complaints.

Feb 13, 2004 judicial immunity administrative complaints sandiganbayan good faith philippine courts

Judicial Immunity: When Judges Cannot Be Sued for Official Acts

The Supreme Court dismissed an administrative complaint against three Sandiganbayan justices, reaffirming that judges are shielded from suits over official acts done in good faith.

Oct 16, 1997 judicial immunity 90-day rule administrative liability judges philippine law

Judicial Immunity and the 90-Day Rule: When Judges Face Liability for Delay

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that judges are immune from suit for erroneous decisions, but delay in deciding cases within 90 days is administrative liability.