[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 144-2015, July 09, 2015 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 144-2015, July 09, 2015 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 144-2015, July 09, 2015 ]

TO : ALL JUDGES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL COURTS

SUBJECT : NON-ATTENDANCE IN THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMY SEMINARS

The attention of this Office has been called that despite the directive of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) requiring trial court judges to attend its scheduled seminars, some of them still fail to comply and inform PHILJA of the reason/s for their non-attendance.

In view of the foregoing, air concerned are DIRECTED to faithfully and conscientiously OBSERVE the PHILJA directive requiring attendance in all of its seminars and to judiciously INFORM the PHILJA of the reason/s in case of inability to attend. This is to enable the PHILJA to properly monitor the compliance of all the attendees with its seminars conducted for the educational advancement of the trial court judges nationwide.

Strict compliance is enjoined.

July 9, 2015

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator