The Office of the Court Administrator (, abbreviated OCA) is a department of the Supreme Court of the Philippines tasked primarily with investigating judicial misconduct in the lower courts through audits and filing administrative cases against judges whom they find guilty of corrupt practices, gross negligence, and/or ignorance of the law, which are then heard and ruled on by the Supreme Court en banc. Cases brought by the court administrator can lead to sanctions starting at warnings and finesOffice of the Court Administrator v. Gutierrez (2012-02-15), A.M. No. P-11-2951, Supreme Court of the Philippines all the way up to disbarment from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, forfeiture of benefits, and banning from serving in any public office or government-owned corporation.Office of the Court Administrator v. Judge Indar (2012-04-10), A.M. No. RTJ-10-2232, Supreme Court of the Philippines
The office was established in 1975 by then-President Ferdinand Marcos.Presidential Decree No. 828, series of 1975, Office of the President of the Philippines, via Malacañang Records Office The court administrator is appointed by the chief justice of the Philippines and oversees more than 2,600 judges and 25,000 court personnel.
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