SC disbars dismissed Pampanga judge
By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/10/2012A former Pampanga judge earlier dismissed for issuing a patently defective order has been disbarred by the Supreme Court.
Judge Daniel Liangco had earlier been fired after he issued a court order in favor of a municipal mayor which enjoined the demolition of a house owned by a private individual in 1996.
The SC ruling had found Liangco guilty of gross misconduct in violation of Canon 1, Sections 4 and 5 of the New Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary and of inexcusable ignorance of the law in violation of Canons 1 and 10, Rule 10.03 of the Code of Professional Responsibility..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20120110nat1.html
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"“First, admission to the practice of law is a component of the administration of justice and is a matter of public interest because it involves service to the public. The admission qualifications are also qualifications for the continued enjoyment of the privilege to practice law. Second, lack of qualifications or the violation of the standards for the practice of law, like criminal cases, is a matter of public concern that the State may inquire into through this Court.”"
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