The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed from the service a lower court judge who borrowed money amounting to P5,000 from a lawyer who has a pending case in her sala.
In an en banc per curiam decision, the SC said that Judge Victoria Pornillos, of the Malolos City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 10, has violated provisions of the Rules of Court.
The Rules of Court prohibit the borrowing of money from a lawyer who has a pending case in a court of law.
The SC stressed that such offense of the erring judge is also considered as “gross misconduct” for violating the Code of Judicial Conduct.
The SC also found out later that Judge Pornillos did not expeditiously promulgate decision on cases pending in her sala, which violates the Rules of Court and a Circular of the SC.
Record of the case shows that Pornillos oftentimes borrow money from other court employees ranging from P500 to P1,000.
However, such loans were settled by the lady judge herself.
Nonetheless, the SC pointed out that, the settlement of such loans does not mean anything, in the sense that it does not negate the fact that Pornillos violated the Rules of Court and a Circular of the Court. – source: philippine news agency
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