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A.M. NO. 01-8-10-SC 2001 JUdge Penaltes
A.M. NO. 01-8-10-SC 2001 JUdge Penaltes
SUPREME COURT
Manila
A.M. NO. 01-8-10-SC
SEC. 5. Report. - Within thirty (30) days from the termination of the investigation, the
investigating Justice or Judge shall submit to the Supreme Court a report containing findings of
fact and recommendation. The report shall be accompanied by the record containing the evidence
and the pleadings filed by the parties. The report shall be confidential and shall be for the
exclusive use of the Court.
SEC. 6. Action. - The Court shall take such action on the report as the facts and the law may
warrant.
SEC. 7. Classification of charges. - Administrative charges are classified as serious, less serious,
or light.
SEC. 8. Serious charges. - Serious charges include:
1. Bribery, direct or indirect;
2. Dishonesty and violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Law (R.A. No.
3019);
3. Gross misconduct constituting violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct;
4. Knowingly rendering an unjust judgment or order as determined by a competent court
in an appropriate proceeding;
5. Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude;
6. Willful failure to pay a just debt;
7. Borrowing money or property from lawyers and litigants in a case pending before the
court;
8. Immorality;
9. Gross ignorance of the law or procedure;
10. Partisan political activities; and
11. Alcoholism and/or vicious habits.
SEC. 9. Less Serious Charges. - Less serious charges include:
1. Undue delay in rendering a decision or order, or in transmitting the records of a case;
2. Frequently and unjustified absences without leave or habitual tardiness;
3. Unauthorized practice of law;
REYNATO S. PUNO
Associate Justice
SANTIAGO M. KAPUNAN
Associate Justice
VICENTE V. MENDOZA
Associate Justice
ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN
Associate Justice
LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING
Associate Justice
BERNARDO P. PARDO
Associate Justice
ARTURO B. BUENA
Associate Justice
MINERVA P. GONZAGA-REYES
Associate Justice
CONSUELO YNARES-SANTIAGO
Associate Justice
ANGELINA SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ
Associate Justice