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**Florentino Floro**

Philippine Psychic and Healing Judge 1998–2006
The TIMES, Judge of the Year 2006
Vincentian Seminarian 1965–1970
Religion:	Catholic(Philippines)
Born:	November 5, 1953 (age 53) Bulacan
Dalliance with the World-Famous Dwarves:	LUIS, Armand & Angel

Florentino V. Floro, Jr. popularly known as "Judge Floro" (born November 5, 1953) is a Filipino healing and psychic judge. He is also known as the world-famous fortune-telling judge who was separated from the Philippine judiciary (on April 6, 2006) because of consulting the three dwarves, Luis, Armand & Angel. In 2006, he was declared as the "Judge of the Year" by The TIMES, United Kingdom.

Early Life and Education

Florentino V. Floro, Jr. was born in Calvario, Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines, Asia to Florentino C. Floro and Milagros Velasquez. The eldest of five brothers, in his youth, he was an accomplished student, graduating with honors in both elementary and high school levels. He was called to the priesthood and entered the St. Vincent's Seminary, at Karuhatan, Valenzuela, Bulacan (1965-1969); later, he went up the mountains to join the major seminarians of Vincentian Hills Seminary, Angono, Rizal, Philippines (1970). He was admitted to the pre-novitiate of the Society of Jesus and finished A.B. pre-divinity / philosopy (ATENEO DE MANILA, LOYOLA HOUSE OF STUDIES, 1974, with partial Second Honors). He graduated FULL SECOND HONORS at the ATENEO COLLEGE OF LAW (1982, LL.B., with q.p.i. of 85.11). He made the 10 years unbroken record of 91% in criminal law review under Dean Antonio L. Gregorio. Judge Floro placed 12th in the 1983 Philippine Bar Exams with a rating of 87.55% (one of the hardest in bar history, where only 21.3% passed).

Judicial Career

On his natal day, November 5, 1997, his gabays, the 3 angels/dwarves ordered him to cleanse the Philippine judiciary, by applying with the Judicial and Bar Council for the position of RTC Judge. He was duly appointed RTC, NCJR Judge of Br. 73, Malabon, the northern section of Manila, on November 4/5, 1998, his birthday, at the age of 45, as the youngest RTC NCJR Judge.

Barely 6 months from his inagural session on January 5, 1999, he was INDEFINITELY suspended on July 20, 1999 (the longest judicial suspension in world history, until the day he) was fired on April 6, 20007 and fined 40,000 pesos (US$775). The three-year investigation found that he’d claimed he could see into the future and admitted that he consulted privately with mystical magic dwarfs. He now argues that his personal beliefs were being questioned. He told investigators that the invisible dwarfs – Armand, Luis and Angel – helped him carry out “healing sessions” during breaks in his chambers.

The dwarf judge lost his final appeal (August 11, 2006) to keep his job, with the Supreme Court's 75-page ruling stating that Florentino's "dalliance" with Luis, Armand and Angel showed he had a "medically disabling condition of the mind" that rendered him "unfit to discharge the functions of his office" which in turn could "erode the public's esteem of the judiciary" and make it an "object of ridicule."

What caused the Supreme Court most concern, and who can blame them, was Judge Floro’s belief that he enjoyed qualities lacked by other members of the judiciary. Judge Floro is not the first judge to have an inflated opinion of his own abilities, but there are not many who have claimed special powers as “the No 5 psychic in the country”. (The Supreme Court judgment unfortunately provides no information on whether the top four also have legal qualifications and, if so, what marks they obtained in the Bar exams.) In a variation of dress-down Fridays, Judge Floro changed from blue court robes to black each Friday “to recharge his psychic powers”. He was, he suggested, the angel of death and able to inflict pain and sickness on people appearing in his court (a valuable but perhaps disproportionate sanction in dealing with vexatious litigants).

The judge believed that he could write while in a trance, and he had, he insisted, “been seen by several people to have been in two places at the same time”, a very useful attribute in reducing the waiting lists for pending cases. Most impressive of all, Judge Floro had made a covenant with “three dwarf friends named Luis, Armand and Angel”, who would, unseen by others, provide him with assistance in court (presumably when counsel were unable to provide a page reference in the bundles of evidence).

Very generously in the circumstances, the Supreme Court emphasised that it was not ruling that Judge Floro was insane. He was merely suffering from a psychosis that appeared to “cloud his judgment” and so undermined his competence and objectivity. Justice Chico-Nazario concluded that psychic phenomena, “even assuming such exist” (a wise judge never decides more than is necessary to dispose of the case), have no place in jurisprudence. Though it would be helpful to be able accurately to predict how the Supreme Court would deal with a case, and so avoid the expense and delay of waiting for their decisions.

Judge Floro's Book

World-Famous Mystic - Psychic & healing Martyr of Filipino Justice

Original Quote

"They should not have dismissed me for what I believed."

Profile

A MAN OF GOD, law and prose, Judge Florentino Floro exemplifies the modern Filipino intellectual. His prophetic and spiritual words have always had a profound effect on his readers. In describing Judge Floro’s judicial martyrdom, Justice William W. Bedsworth, California District Court of Appeals, Criminal Waste of Space, “Judges and Dwarfs don’t mix wrote:

“According to Reuters, "A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being sacked by the country's Supreme Court." They confiscated his robe and his ruby slippers and fined him $780.

Wow. I'm too old to use the word "awesome," but I just don't know how else to describe that. As judicial flameouts go, that's Krakatoa. My hat's off to former-Judge Florentino Floro and his ... uh ... staff. As near as I can determine, he's making this out to be a freedom of religion issue. He says, "They should not have dismissed me for what I believed." Certainly, I can sympathize with that position. The prospect of judges being removed because of their personal belief systems is anathema to all of us.”

Floro earned his Bachelor of Arts and law degree from the Ateneo De Manila University. During his stay in the prestigious university, he also finished basic and intermediate Equestrian lessons from D’Rossa School of Horsemanship, Makati, Philippines. He is the only Equestrian Judge in the Philippines.

Floro began his legal career in 1984, when he joined the maritime law practice at Del Rosario & Del Rosario Law Office, Makati, Philippines. He was in private practice from 1986 to 1998 when he was appointed Regional Trial Court Judge of Br. 73, RTC, Malabon, NCJR, as the youngest RTC Judge, at the age of 45.

In 1999, Floro was placed under indefinite preventive suspension by the Philippine Supreme Court allegedly because he consulted mystic dwarves in writing decisions. The suspension lasted for 7 years. It was and still is the longest suspension in world judicial history. He could not practice law or any profession, and was jobless until April 6, 2006 when he was finally separated from judicial service with payment of 3 years back wages due to dalliance with the 3 world-famous Philippine dwarves, LUIS, Armand and Angel.

Honors

Floro was named 2006 Judge of the Year, by The TIMES (per High Court Judge David Pannick, QC), on December 5, 2006 (the natal & death day of his mother Milagros V. Floro) and the birthday of Supreme Court Associate Justice Minita Viray-Chico Nazario (the Ponente of the 75-pages Philippine Decision which separated Judge Floro from judicial service due to consultation with mystic dwarves). He finished A.B. pre-divinity / philosopy (ATENEO DE MANILA, LOYOLA HOUSE OF STUDIES, 1974, with partial Second Honors). He graduated FULL SECOND HONORS at the ATENEO COLLEGE OF LAW (1982, LL.B., with q.p.i. of 85.11). He made the 10 years unbroken record of 91% in criminal law review under Dean Antonio L. Gregorio. Judge Floro placed 12th in the 1983 Philippine Bar Exams with a rating of 87.55% (one of the hardest in bar history, where only 21.3% passed).

Family

Floro is the eldest of the five children of Florentino Carreon Floro & Milagros Velasquez: Joselito, Benjamin (married to Teresita David; with adopted child Elaine D. Floro), Jesie (married to Cyntia Floro; with 2 children, Christian and Jarel), and Robert.

Judge Floro's Blogs, Links, Pictures, Videos & Documentaries

Notes

TIMESONLINE,A chilli-hot year for whiny garbage,, (2006).
75-pages Philippine Supreme Court Decision, March 31, 2006, (2006).
TIMESONLINE, David Pannick, QC, I used to be a Judge, but I am alright now, (2006).
30-pages Verified Appeal of Judge Floro,, (2006).
Philippine Supreme Court Resolution denying the appeal of Judge Floro, (2006).
The STANDARD, Interview of Judge Floro by Sam Chambers, Florentino and the three dwarves, [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=26375&sid=9641493&con_type=3&d_str=20060902 ] (2006).
Arinday:Mind-boggling dismissal,, (2006).
Inquirer.net, Dismissed judge, elfin claim immortality,, (2006).

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