In Re: Judge Ferdinand J. Marcos A.M. No. 97-2-53-RTC July 6, 2001 Complainant: Mr. Rotilla A. Mar!o an" #$r C%il"r$n R$pon"$nt: Ju"&$ '$r"inan" J. Mar!o FACTS: (n 1996, !omplainant, t%$ )i*$ o* r$pon"$nt Ju"&$ '$r"inan" J. Mar!o, an" t%$ir !%il"r$n +l$" a !omplaint a&aint r$pon"$nt *or %i *ailur$ to u!i$ntly upp u ppor ortt t%$ t%$ *ami *amily ly an" an" *or *or %ai %ain& n& an illi illi!i !itt r$lat $latio ion n%i %ip p )it% )it% a la) la) tu" tu"$n $nt. t. Complainant pray$" t%at all r$mun$ration "u$ r$pon"$nt $ "ir$!tly r$l$a$" to t%$m ut t%$ !omplaint )a lat$r )it%"ra)n an" "imi$". (n 20 2000 00,, C%i$ C%i$** Jut Juti! i!$ $ #ila #ilari rio o /ai /ai"$ "$ r$!om $!omm$ m$n" n"$" $" *or *or t%$ t%$ u up p$n $ni ion on o* r$pon"$nt a*t$r a !an"alou in!i"$nt "urin& an $!lui$ Fun Run ponor$" y t%$ %ilippin$ Ju"&$ Ao!iation )%$r$ r$pon"$nt rou&%t alon& a )oman. %$n C%i$* Juti!$ pull$" r$pon"$nt ai"$ to ali"at$ t%$ *a!t aout t%$ latt$r illi!it r$lation%ip )it% t%$ )oman, r$pon"$nt !an"i"ly a"mitt$" t%at %$ %a" $$n liin& )it% t%$ )oman nam$" Ma$ Ta!al"o, *or t%r$$ 43 y$ar alr$a"y. /urin /urin& & in$ in$t ti& i&at atio ion, n, r$po $pon" n"$n $ntt "$ni "$ni$" $" all all t%$ t%$ all$ all$&at &atio ion. n. #o)$ #o)$$ $r, r, t%$ t%$ $i"$n!$ in!lu"in& a p%on$ ill a""r$$" to t%$ r$pon"$nt not to t%$ir !onu&al ")$llin& ut to t%$ a""r$ o* t%$ all$&$" mitr$, a irt%"ay !ar" )%i!% r$a" MT !ar$ a lot, you 8no) an" a $%i!l$ an" it inuran!$ poli!y un"$r t%$ nam$ o* ot% t%$ r$pon"$nt an" %i all$&$" mitr$, amon& ot%$r, pro$" r$pon"$nt in+" in+"$l $lit ity y. T%$ T%$ matt matt$r $r o* t%$ t%$ illi illi!i !itt r$lat $latio ion n%i %ip p )a )a $$n $$n pul puli i%$ %$" " in t%$ t%$ n$)pap$r.
ISSUE: %$t%$r or not r$pon"$nt iolat$" t%$ Co"$ o* Ju"i!ial Con"u!t HELD: ;<=. Canon 2 o* t%$ Co"$ o* Ju"i!ial Con"u!t man"at$ t%at t%$ !on"u!t o* a u"&$ u"&$ mut mut $ *r$ *r$$ o* a )%i> )%i> o* impro propri pri$ty $ty not not onl only )it% )it% r$p$ $p$! !t to %i p$r*orman!$ o* %i u"i!ial "uti$, ut alo to %i $%aior outi"$ %i ala an" a a priat$ in"ii"ual. T%$ Co"$ "i!tat$ t%at a u"&$, in or"$r to promot$ puli! !on+"$ !on+"$n!$ n!$ in t%$ int$&r int$&rity ity an" impar impartia tiali lity ty o* t%$ u"i!i u"i!iary ary,, mut mut $%a$ $%a$ )it% )it% propri$ty at all tim$. ?$in& t%$ u$!t o* !ontant puli! !rutiny, a u"&$ %oul" *r$$ *r$$ly ly an" an" )ill )illin in&l &ly y a!!$ a!!$pt pt r$tr $tri! i!ti tion on on !on"u !on"u!t !t t%at t%at mi&% mi&%tt $ i$) i$)$" $" a ur"$nom$ y t%$ or"inary !iti@$n. $$pin& a mitr$ i !$rtainly not an a!t on$ )oul" $p$!t o* a u"&$ )%o i $p$! $p$!t$" t$" to po$ po$ t%$ %i&%$ %i&%$tt tan"ar tan"ar" " o* morali morality ty an" "$!$n! "$!$n!y y. (* a u"&$ u"&$ *ail *ail to %a$ %a$ %i&% %i&% $t%i $t%i!a !all tan tan"ar "ar", ", t%$ t%$ !on+ !on+"$ "$n! n!$ $ an" %i&% %i&% r$p$ $p$!t !t *or t%$ t%$ u"i!iary "imini%$ a %$ r$pr$$nt r$pr$$nt t%$ u"i!iary u"i!iary.. Ju"&$ '$r"inan" '$r"inan" J. Mar!o %a "$montrat$" %im$l* to $ )antin& o* moral int$&rity. #$ %a iolat$" t%$ !o"$ o* Ju"i!ial Con"u!t, )%i!% r$Buir$ $$ry u"&$ to $ t%$ $mo"im$nt o* !omp$t$n!$, int$&rity, an" in"$p$n"$n!$ an" to aoi" t%$ app$aran!$ o* impropri$ty in all a!tiiti$ a to promot$ puli! !on+"$n!$ in
t%$ int$&rity an" impartiality o* t%$ u"i!iary. #ain& tarni%$" t%$ ima&$ o* t%$ Ju"i!iary, r$pon"$nt )a or"$r$" "imi$" *rom $ri!$.
