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Facts: A retired Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge, who remains a member of the Philippine Bar, is engaged to represent a client in a petition for certiorari before the Supreme Court challenging a Court of Appeals decision. The RTC judge presided over the RTC proceedings in the case underlying the CA ruling, but did not participate in the CA decision under review. (a) State the controlling rule under RA 910, as amended, governing the practice of law by retired judges and justices, with emphasis on appearances before courts. (b) Analyze whether the retired RTC Judge may appear as counsel before the Supreme Court in this petition, considering the scope of the restriction and the facts. (c) If the same client later files a different case in the Court of Appeals challenging another CA decision, determine whether the retired RTC Judge may appear in the Court of Appeals in that separate matter, and explain.