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SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS WATCH |
The
Judicial and Bar Council
The authority to
nominate appointees to the judiciary is vested in the Judicial and
Bar Council (JBC). It handles the whole process of screening of
nominees. From among a list of at least three candidates,
the President makes appointments to vacant judicial positions within
90 days from the JBC’s submission of the list. Such appointments
need no confirmation. In the case of Chief Justice Hilario Davide
Jr., the President must appoint a new Chief Justice ninety days from
his retirement on 20 December 2005.
The President with
the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoints members of
the JBC. The JBC is composed of the following:
Ex-officio:
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Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court (Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr., Ex-officio
chairman)
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Department of
Justice Secretary (Sec. Raul Gonzalez)
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Representative
from the Congress (Senate Justice Committee Chairman, Sen. Francis
Pangilinan and House of Representatives Justice Committee
Chairman, Rep. Simeon Datumanong, share a vote)
Representing the
different sectors:
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Retired Justice
of the Supreme Court (Retired Justice Regino Hermosisima)
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Academe (Dean
Amado Dimayuga)
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Integrated Bar of
the Philippines (Atty. J Conrado Castro)
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Private Sector
(Retired Justice Raul Victorino)
Ex-officio
secretary
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