Legal & Judicial Ethics, 2018 Bar — Question IV

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Atty. Cornelio Carbon, 36 years of age, had always dreamed of becoming a judge, and eventually, a justice, but his legal career took a different turn. Upon graduation, he joined a government-owned financial institution where he worked in the Loans and Claims Division. He also taught Negotiable Instruments Law in a nearby law school at night. He has been active in his IBP Chapter and other law organizations. However, in his 12 years of practice, he has never done trial or litigation work. (a) Is Atty. Carbon engaged in the “practice of law”? (b) Is Atty. Carbon qualified to become a Regional Trial Court Judge?

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