Code of Judicial Conduct / Ethics
SECTION 5. Recommendation for outright dismissal of complaint. - If the JIO finds no factual basis to proceed on a verified or anonymous complaint, it shall no longer docket the complaint and instead recommend its outright dismissal.
Moreover, if the complaint, on its face, appears to be baseless and was filed only to harass or embarrass the respondent, or to hinder the respondent's qualification for promotion, or to unduly delay the release of retirement benefits, the JIO shall recommend to the Supreme Court that the complainant be required to show cause why he or she should not be cited in contempt. Furthermore, if the complainant is a lawyer or is assisted by one, the counsel shall also be required to show cause why he or she should not be administratively sanctioned as a member of the Bar and as an officer of the Court.
Litigants and/or counsel who have a record of filing vexatious or harassment complaints against judges shall be presumed to have abused the court processes and, if found guilty, shall be sanctioned for contempt of court and/or under the pertinent administrative rules, whichever is applicable.