Legal Insights
Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.
Mar 31, 2006judicial conductadministrative lawmental fitnessjudge removalsupreme courtcode of judicial conduct
Judicial Conduct and Mental Fitness: When Can a Philippine Judge Be Removed From Office
The Supreme Court clarifies the line between judicial misconduct and mental incapacity in removing a judge from office.
When Mental Capacity at Arraignment Matters: A Landmark Drug and Criminal Case Remand
The Supreme Court vacated a death penalty conviction because the trial court failed to assess the accused's mental fitness before arraignment.