TO SPEEDY DISPOSITION OF CASES: THE COURT MAY GRANT EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE MEMORANDA, BUT THE NINETY (90) DAY PERIOD FOR DECIDING THE CASE SHALL NOT BE INTERRUPTED THEREBY.

     No less than the Constitution sets the limits on this all-important aspect in the administration of justice.  It mandates that lower courts have three (3) months or ninety (90) days within which to decide cases or matters submitted to them for resolution. Also, the Code of Judicial Conduct requires judges to dispose of the Court’s business promptly and decide cases within the prescribed period.  (Tilan vs. Piscoso-Flor A.M. No. RTJ-09-2188 January 10, 2011 Brion, J.)