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2012-09-24 |
VELASCO JR., J. |
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| A judge cannot be held administratively liable at every turn for every erroneous decision. The error must be gross and deliberate, a product of a perverted judicial mind, or a result of gross ignorance of the law. This is as it should be, for no one tasked to determine the facts in light of the evidence adduced or interpret and apply the law, following prescribed rules, can be infallible.[30] All that is expected from a judge is to "follow the rules prescribed to ensure a fair and impartial hearing, assess the different factors that emerge therefrom and bear on the issues presented, and on the basis of the conclusions he finds established, adjudicate the case accordingly."[31] As We have held in Dantes v. Caguioa:[32] | |||||