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PHILIPPINE JUDICIARY
CANON 4: PROPRIETY
PROPRIETY AND THE APPEARANCE OF PROPRIETY ARE ESSENTIAL TO
THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF A JUDGE
PROPRIETY
- Conformity to prevailing customs and usages
SECTION 1.
REASON:
Public holds judges to higher standards of integrity and ethical
conduct than lawyers
SECTION 2.
• Judges are subject to scrutiny both in private and public conduct and is
liable for acts that if committed by any other person would not necessarily
be deemed improper.
SECTION 3.
TWO PROHIBITIONS:
1. A judge may not use judicial office to advance private interests.
2. A judge may not give the impression that he or she can be
influenced to use the judicial office to advance the private interests
of others.
SECTION 9.
Confidential information acquired by judges in
their judicial capacity shall not be used or
disclosed for any other purpose not related to
their judicial duties.
a. Write, lecture, teach and participate in activities concerning the law, the legal
system, the administration of justice or related matters;
b. Appear at a public hearing before an official body concerned with the matters
relating to the law, the legal system, the administration of justice or related
matters; and
c. Engage in other activities if such activities do not detract from the dignity of the
judicial office or otherwise interfere with the performance of judicial duties.