SC CIRCULAR NO. 4-99, January 12, 1999

For your information and guidance, we invite your attention to the PHILJA Memorandum Circular No. 1-99 dated January 7, 1999, Re:
Rules and Requirements Pertaining To Inclusion Of PHILJA Educational
Programs In All Conventions/Conferences Of Judges And Court Personnel, to wit:

“Section 12 of Republic Act No. 8557, establishing
the Philippine Judicial Academy and defining its powers and functions,
provides that “All conventions of Judges and Court personnel shall
include pertinent Academy educational programs under such rules and
requirements as the Academy may prescribe.” This provision, in effect,
reiterates the provisions of Supreme Court Administrative Circular No.
11-96 dated October 10, 1996, as amended by Circular No. 13-96 dated
November 28, 1996, requiring the inclusion in all
conventions/conferences of Judges and Court personnel of educational and
training programs of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) to enable
participants to avail themselves of the benefits of such programs and
keep them updated on the law, current jurisprudence and administrative
policies, judicial techniques and suggested remedies to problems in
trial and procedure.

Pursuant, therefore, the above-cited provision of
law giving the Philippine Judicial Academy the responsibility of
providing educational programs during conventions/conferences involving
Judges and court personnel, the following rules and requirements are
hereby formulated for the guidance of all concerned:

1) All conventions/conferences involving Judges
and Court personnel shall include pertinent educational and training
programs to be formulated and conducted by the Philippine Judicial
Academy and, for this purpose, all officers of the different
associations of Judges and Court personnel are directed to coordinate
with the Philippine Judicial Academy at least three (3) months before
the date of the activity, for the planning, formulation and
implementation of the proper training programs to be included in their
proposed conventions/conferences;

2) Before coordinating with PHILJA regarding these
training programs above-mentioned, the officers of the Associations
concerned must first obtain the corresponding authority to hold such
convention/conference from the Office of the Court Administrator,
conformably with the prescribed guidelines provided for in Circular No.
23-98, dated February 18, 1998, issued by Court Administrator Alfredo L.
Benipayo

3) This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.”

January 12,1999.