ADMINISTRATIVE
CIRCULAR NO. 35
TO:
REGIONAL
TRIAL COURTS, SHARI'A DISTRICT COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS,
MUNICIPAL
TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL
COURTS AND SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURTS
SUBJECT:
INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF COURTS CONDUCTING MANDATORY CONTINUOUS TRIAL.
[1] Under
Administrative
Orders Nos. 135 and 135-A, pilot courts were designated to conduct
continuous
trial mandated under Administrative Circular No. 4.cralaw:red
[2] The
performance
of the pilot courts indicates a need to increase the number of courts
that
shall conduct continous trial pending application of the continous
trial
nationwide to all trial courts;
[3] The
present manpower
resources and support services of the trial courts including
availability
of lawyer's service indicate that one-half of the organized trial
courts
may efficiently adopt the continous trial system in the adjudication of
cases filed with said court, as recommended by the Judicial Planning
Development
and Implementation Office;
[4] The
selection
of the additional courts shall be made by the Court Administrator by a
raffle of the branches of all multi-sala stations of the Regional Trial
Courts, Shari'a District Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal
Trial
Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial
Courts
and Shari'a Circuit Courts in all regions so that one-half of the
branches
in each station shall be drawn at random and included in the list of
courts
adopting the continous trial systems;
[5] The
Court Administrator
shall be assisted by the existing judge's association as well as the
Deputy
Court Administrators in conducting the raffle;
[6] In this
raffle,
those who have already been designated under Administrative Orders Nos.
135 and 135-A shall be considered as part of the fifty percent. Thus,
if
in multi-sala station of ten branches, two are already designated, only
three more branches will be drawn by raffle.cralaw:red
[7] Where a
vacancy
exists in any station, the designation of an acting judge shall be made;
[8] The
Courts in
all single-sala stations shall adopt the continuous trial system;
[9] Trial
courts
not included in the designation may adopt the continoous trial system
by
agreement of the parties or at the instance of the Presiding Judge when
warranted by their dockets and available manpower and support services,
including availability of counsel;
[10] The
Court Administrator
shall submit to the Chief Justice the list of all trial courts selected
by raffle, including all courts in single-sala stations not later than
August 8, 1989; and cralaw:red
[11]
Beginning September
1, 1989, all branches of trial courts so designated shall adopt the
continuous
trial system in the adjudication of all cases in their courts.cralaw:red
July 27,
1989.
[Sgd.]
MARCELO
B. FERNANChief
Justice |