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TO:
ALL
JUDGES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS,
MUNICIPAL
TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT
TRIAL
COURTS
SUBJECT:
CONTINUING
JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. The program
shall
have two levels.
(2) a judicial career program for trial judges. A. Newly appointed trial Judges shall undergo an orientation program, This includes Municipal Judges who are appointed to the Regional Trial Courts. The orientation programs shall consists of the following: a familiarization course on all Supreme Court administrative circulars, judicial ethics, including Court rules and decisions, relations with the Bar, work attitude and work ethics, courtroom semantics, communication techniques and decision writing. This course shall be undertaken in the Supreme Court under the supervision of the Office of the Court Administrator. B. After completion of the familiarization program, the newly appointed Judge shall thereafter undergo an immersion program at his station. He shall immediately report to his station but shall not begin to hear cases until after a one-week immersion program completed. The immersion program shall consists of the following activities: (3) inventory of all pending cases in the sala or branch to which he is assigned; (4) a tour of the territory covered within the jurisdiction of his Court; (5) familiarization with the various local governments and other government agencies operating within the territory covered by his Court. The Executive Judge shall submit to the Supreme Court, a certificate of completion of the immersion program within ten [10] days from its completion. The new Judge shall formally assume his judicial duties upon completion of the immersion course. The judicial career enrichment and judicial executive programs shall be held once a year under a course of study which shall have the following substantial features: (b) monitoring and assessment of the performance of participating Judges; (c) judicial clinic to discuss Court problems; (d) dialogue with members of the Bar and government officials involve in the administration of justice; and (e) other relevants aspects of judicial training as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice. October 11, 1988.
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