Legal & Judicial Ethics, 2011 Bar — Question 6

MULTIPLE CHOICE

In a verified complaint, Kathy said that Judge Florante decided a petition for correction of entry involving the birth record of her grandson, Joshua, who happened to be child of Judge Florante's daughter, Pilita. Judge Florante insisted that he committed no wrong since the proceeding was non-adversarial and since it merely sought to correct an erroneous entry in the child's birth certificate. Is Judge Florante liable? (A) Yes, because Florante breached the rule on mandatory disqualification. (B) No, because Judge Florante has no pecuniary interest in the proceeding. (C) No, because it is true the proceeding was non-adversarial so it prejudiced no one. (D) Yes, since the correction in the child's record affects the details of birth of the child.

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