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Act No. 396 Section 4

Section 4

SEC. 4. Any judge of a Court of First Instance, including the judges of the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila, may be transferred from one judicial district to another by order of the Civil Governor, with the advice and consent of the Commission. Any judge so transferred shall, upon such transfer, cease the performance of judicial duties in the district to which he was originally appointed, and shall be the regular judge thereafter, in the judicial district to which he has been so assigned, and shall be entitled to the compensation of a judge of the Court of First Instance of the district to which he is assigned instead of that appertaining to the district to which he was originally appointed.

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CitationAct No. 396 Section 4 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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